Sciences, Publics, Politics: Lessons From Canada’s Climate Wars | Issues

Published: 11 February 2020

When Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau took office in 2015 as Canada’s prime minister, a top priority was to establish Canada as a global leader on climate change. At the United Nations’ climate...

We are at war with COVID-19. We need to fight it like a war | The Globe and Mail

Published: 8 April 2020

April 8, 2020 | From restrictions on civil liberties, to the command economy, to the rationing of key supplies, to the hoarding of food and medicine, to the daily body counts — the world is gearing...

Chris Ragan on Climate Change and Carbon Pricing | Culture at Crossroads

Published: 16 April 2020

April 16, 2020 | With climate change being one of the most contentious issues in the 2019 federal election, it has become evident that Canadians are concerned with reducing the national carbon...

Opinion: The dangers of governing Quebec by decree | Montreal Gazette

Published: 22 April 2020

April 22, 2020 | History has shown that human rights do not co-exist easily with states of emergency. With Quebec’s declaration of a state of emergency, Pearl Eliadis expresses the need to consider...

Give me liberty, and give me death? The enduring legacy of America’s penchant for freedom | The Globe and Mail

Published: 27 April 2020

April 23, 2020 | For centuries Americans have battled others, and each other, in the name of freedom, sometimes weaponizing the word, sometimes twisting the notion out of recognition. David...

Do not allow Saudi Arabia’s flogging ban to distract from the repression that still exists | The Globe and Mail

Published: 5 May 2020

April 30, 2020 | In this op-ed, Irwin Cotler argues that while the recent reforms in Saudi Arabia should be welcomed, the international community, Canada included, cannot give Saudi Arabia a pass.

The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media | OSF Preprints

Published: 21 May 2020

May 4, 2020 | This research investigates the relationship between media consumption, misinformation, and important attitudes and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Professor Taylor...

Forget about schools – open the summer camps in spring | The Globe and Mail

Published: 7 May 2020

May 6, 2020 | Camps are the solution to many of the problems the school reopening is designed to solve, while significantly mitigating the risks of exposure and transmission. Going to camp gets...

Video: Monitoring Health Systems Responses

22 May 2020

In this webinar, Dr. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée comments on the diversity of health system responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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