The coronavirus doesn’t exist in isolation — it feeds on other diseases, crises
Tiff-Annie Kenny, Université Laval
We may be in self-isolation, but the COVID-19 pandemic is clearly not.
It isn’t isolated from other social, environmental and health crises...
Cell tower vandals and re-open protestors — why some people believe in coronavirus conspiracies
Jeremy Cohen, McMaster University
The existential threat we’re facing right now might explain the proliferation of conspiracy theories, extreme political ideologies and #Reopen protests.
People defy...
Los números de la política canadiense durante la pandemia
Pocos meses atrás, un resultado electoral excepcionalmente ajustado que se sumaba al continuado descenso en la popularidad que habían sufrido el Primer Ministro Justin Trudeau y su partido a lo largo de...
Governments must resist coronavirus lobbying and focus on long-term transformation
Mark Winfield, York University, Canada
Reports recently emerged that the Ontario government is quietly setting up an online portal where businesses can ask for regulation or rule changes to...
Hecatombes*, anomalías y sorpresas en una ciudad canadiense
Canadá busca comprender las causas de la hecatombe provocada por el Covid-19 en Montréal, titulaba Le Monde el 10 de mayo.
Dos días después, el corresponsal de The Guardian...
More than food banks are needed to feed the hungry during the coronavirus pandemic
Elaine Power, Queen's University, Ontario; Jennifer Black, University of British Columbia, and Jennifer Brady, Mount Saint Vincent University
COVID-19 is revealing critical weaknesses in how we care for each...
Celebrate Mother’s Day with feminist solidarity
It’s critical to acknowledge that global health of women impacts the health of a nation. Here, Tohono O’odham women lead the Tucson 2019 Women’s...
Esta historia se hace contigo. Y con nosotros
Si algo ha demostrado esto que nos hemos acostumbrado a llamar pandemia y que quizás deberíamos llamar pan-incertidumbre, es que las crisis de liderazgo de las que se ha estado hablando durante...
Nova Scotia mass shooting shows how deadly unlicensed gun owners can be
R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University
The federal government has announced a ban on assault weapons following the recent mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The man who killed 22...
When will the coronavirus restrictions end in Canada?
Catharine Chambers, University of Toronto
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Since then, many regions around the world — including all...
