Leaving the nest
As a young Latin American, who was raised in Canada, I feel privileged to have been exposed to the diverse values, opinions and way of living
About that spare room: employers requisitioned our homes and our time
Julie P. Smith, Australian National University and Fiona Jenkins, Australian National University
Working from home during COVID-19 appeared to cost us little.
Yet employers effectively requisitioned...
A spanish poem written by a latin american immigrant
We make today an exception and publish the poem you will read below in Spanish, as it was originally written in Spanish by bolivian writer Camila Uriona –who lives in Mississauga
Coronavirus: How behaviour can help control the spread of COVID-19
Peter Hall, University of Waterloo
Amid the carnage of the First World War, a flu epidemic took hold in the front-line trenches and subsequently spread around the world, infecting...
The Immortal Cantinflas
MARTIN BOYD*
Throughout the Spanish-speaking world and in Mexico in particular, Cantinflas is a cultural icon. With Cantinflas, the Mexican comedian Mario Moreno created a character who featured in more than 50 films and became an...
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...
OPINION: Unconscionable abuse of Quebec crime by Trump administration
PASTOR VALLE-GARAY* / Guest columnist
It was a tragedy that hurt the soul and fiber of every Canadian. Alexander Bissonnette, a 27 year-old white French-Canadian walked into a mosque an coldly assassinated 6 Muslims and...
¿Trauma o crecimiento personal? Futuros posibles tras una pandemia
Carmelo Vázquez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Un tranquilo sábado, 27 de Febrero de 2010, un terremoto seguido de un tsunami devastador arrasó una buena parte del sur de la...
¿Hemos pecado de optimistas ante el cambio climático?
Antonio Figueras Huerta, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
“El cambio climático es el mayor desafío de nuestro tiempo y ahora nos encontramos en un momento decisivo para hacer...
Making youth soccer less competitive: Better skills or a sign of coddled kids?
Ryan Snelgrove, University of Waterloo and Daniel Wigfield, University of Waterloo
With summer ablaze and recent World Cup fever stoking inspiration, soccer fields are sites of athleticism, friendships and...
