Election shows Canadians still don’t understand what it means to be racist
Tamari Kitossa, Brock University
In the wake of recent events during the federal election, it seems to me that if Canadians are to address the continuing significance of race...
How progressive voters can truly win in future Canadian elections
Jeffrey B. Meyers, Thompson Rivers University
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have won a minority government. They hung on in Québec, Atlantic Canada and Ontario sufficiently to forestall a Conservative government...
The ebola virus and the elections in Toronto
ORESTE NARDI
Sooner or later the Ebola virus will show up in Toronto, the largest and most diverse Canadian city, with the busiest international airport in the country. Federal authorities have already set up emergency...
How we rely on older adults, especially during the coronavirus pandemic
Sally Chivers, Trent University
“Unprecedented” might be the word of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for many, especially older adults, life has taken many abrupt turns. Maybe it’s their first...
Las mentiras de los niños son engañosamente complejas
Alison O'Connor, Brock University y Angela Evans, Brock University
Muchos padres se preocupan cuando observan que su hijo dice mentiras.
Sin embargo, las mentiras pueden...
Children in childcare are not getting enough moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity
Trish Tucker, Western University and Leigh Vanderloo, Western University
Many children are now enrolled in some type of childcare while their parents work, many for multiple hours a day,...
La urgencia de un plan de alimentación para la pospandemia en América Latina
Martín Arboleda, Diego Portales University
Uno de los aspectos más alarmantes de la expansión del Covid-19 es el hecho de que amenaza con generar una crisis alimentaria aguda. Cadenas...
Air pollution in global megacities linked to children’s cognitive decline
Amedeo D'Angiulli*
In megacities across the world, including Mexico City, Jakarta, New Delhi, Beijing, Los Angeles, Paris and London, humans are polluting air at a rate that Earth can...
High school dropouts cost countries a staggering amount of money
Louis Volante, Brock University; John Jerrim, UCL, and Jo Ritzen, Maastricht University
Recently, the Ontario government proposed educational reforms that collectively amount to savings of almost $1 billion, according...
Andreescu’s meteoric rise shows what happens when we value women’s sport
Katie Lebel, Ryerson University and Ann Pegoraro, Laurentian University
Sometimes the stars align and allow for an unexpected, seemingly impossible feat to occur. But more often, a series of...
