COVID-19 has shown us that we are not “all in this together” despite what politicians may want us to think.
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A new study finds that women influencers over the age of 50 engage in style activism to combat ageist and sexist fashion and beauty industries.
Variants of the original SARS-CoV-2 are now in wide circulation. That means the third wave of COVID-19 has come with new questions about the variants, their effects and what might come next.
The system turns employers into immigration enforcement officers and generates a population of people without status who live and work in Canada without a clear path to security of presence or livelihood.
Fifteen Asian academics discuss the roots of anti-Asian racism and limits of multiculturalism in Canada while charting a path forward.
Canadian Jewish scholars have released a statement to express alarm at attempts to intervene in campus activities relating to Israel and Palestine.
A young reader asks: What is the sky?
Canada’s new governor general will have to fuse the British, French, American and Indigenous elements of Canada that together are the core of the country.
It’s possible to prevent homelessness, but it will take a commitment and dedication to understanding the conditions that produce it.
Les effets de la solitude chronique sont comparables à la consommation de 15 cigarettes par jour et sont pires que l’obésité, le manque d’activité physique et la consommation excessive d’alcool.
With four COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada, it’s time to answer FAQs about efficacy, immunity, eradication and variants.
Cette attente constante voulant que les filles doivent toujours être souriantes les « dépolitise » et les positionne comme des êtres dociles, alors qu’elles sont au front de combats importants.
Thousands of racialized women around the world run mutual aid co-ops to help each other and develop their communities.
Telling girls to smile pressures distracts them from the very real, dangerous and sometimes deadly challenges that girls around the world face.
The judgment document in the Toronto van attack case pointed out that the attacker’s motivations were unclear but related to other ideologically informed violent acts.
Le fait que la première rencontre de Joe Biden avec un dirigeant étranger ait eu lieu avec Justin Trudeau en réjouit plusieurs. Mais les Canadiens ont appris, en 250 ans, à se méfier de leur voisin.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought further suffering to migrant workers in Canada already experiencing the abuses of discriminatory immigration policies and poor working conditions.
Many have looked to Asia for lessons on successful pandemic management. However, recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Thailand and nearby countries also offer warnings about what not to do.
Many Canadians see it as positive that Joe Biden’s first meeting, albeit virtually, was with Justin Trudeau. Nonetheless, Canadians have learned over two centuries to be wary about their neighbour.
A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights and consultation with Indigenous communities, and consider them important to the value of their investments.
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Professor, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate in Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada
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Professor emeritus, Department of Politics, York University, Canada
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Contract Faculty, Communication & Media Studies, York University, Canada
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Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Inclusion, Disability and Education, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate in applied linguistics, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor and Ann Brown Chair in Organization Studies, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate, Socio-Legal Studies, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor of Adult Education, York University, Canada
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education and in Critical Disability Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
