Brand versus reality: Trudeau’s style of governing must now change
Julia Rodgers, Dalhousie University
Historically, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has often made decisions in the absence of the opinions of citizens and other legislative bodies.
From depression to Parkinson’s disease: The healing power of dance
Adrianna Mendrek, Bishop's University
Why do we stop dancing when we grow up? Why do we disconnect and alienate ourselves from the body? It is surprising to me that...
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...
Fake news grabs our attention, produces false memories and appeals to our emotions
Rachel Anne Barr, Université Laval
“Fake news” is a relatively new term, yet it’s now seen as one of the greatest threats to democracy and free debate. In the...
¿Cuándo comenzar a enseñar un segundo idioma a nuestros hijos?
Yelly Hernandez, Université Paris Descartes
Las familias de niños pequeños que emigran a otro país, que van a pasar una larga temporada en el extranjero o que están compuestas...
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,...
Will Canada finally get pharmacare?
Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph
When I had lymphoma 12 years ago, I needed to take the drug pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) to get my white blood cell count high enough...
What a minority government could mean for affordable housing in Canada
Carolyn Whitzman, University of Ottawa
Along with climate change, affordable housing was one of the big issues of the recent Canadian federal election, with political parties scrambling to catch...
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...
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...
