Precarious employment in education impacts workers, families and students
Por: Michael Mindzak *
Recent announcements in Ontario about public education have been controversial, with changes including larger classroom sizes, mandatory online courses and curriculum revisions. However, perhaps most...
If in doubt, let them out. Children have the right to play
Mark S. Tremblay, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Mariana Brussoni, University of British Columbia
New research from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Health Measures Survey reaffirmed the dramatic decline in Canadian...
Society for the Fight Against Cancer
Karla came back thrilled with the work she accomplished, the new friends she made and her new perspective to community service
Las consecuencias de la paz truncada en Colombia
Silvia Otero Bahamón, Universidad del Rosario y Sandra Botero, Universidad del Rosario
Al grupo de países latinoamericanos que en los últimos meses han vivido oleadas masivas de protesta social...
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...
Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too
Leslie E. Roos, University of Manitoba and Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, University of Calgary
For most parents, to say the the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful would be a dramatic understatement....
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...
Why Ontario must rethink its nuclear refurbishment plans
MV Ramana, University of British Columbia and Xiao Wei, University of British Columbia
Ontario is working to refurbish 10 nuclear reactors at the Darlington...
Green with rage: Women climate change leaders face online attacks
Tracey Raney, Ryerson University and Mackenzie Gregory, Ryerson University
Women leaders who support climate action are being attacked online with increasing regularity. These attacks should be viewed as a...
4 hours/day; 20 hours/week; 80 hours/month; 960 hours/ year = COMMUTING TIME
Like thousands of people do every day, I spend part of mine travelling to and from my job using a combination of modes of transportation: car, bus, train, street-car, metro, my own feet. Viva Sustainable Mobility, as it make things easier. No way to drive to Toronto.
