The Conversation News Archive
Research and International
Better income assistance programs are needed to help people with rising cost of living
October 4, 2022 —
A more generous income assistance program should also have more frequent regular payments. Expanding the GST credit might be more helpful, but other ways to supplement or replace provincial social assistance programs, such as a guaranteed basic income for working-age Canadians, might provide better support for those in need.
Research and International
Reckoning with the history of public schooling and settler colonialism
September 26, 2022 —
Part of the “complex truth” behind reconciliation is understanding that public schooling has also played an important role in settler colonialism in Canada.
Research and International
New ‘hydrogen alliance’ offers Canada an opportunity to export ammonia to Europe
August 31, 2022 —
The Hydrogen Alliance proposes a “transatlantic Canada-Germany supply corridor” to start exporting hydrogen by 2025
Research and International
Lessons from a cancelled marathon: Athletic events, heat and the effects of climate change
August 9, 2022 —
As record high temperatures continue, investment in emergency preparedness is necessary to ensure communities can stay safe while sharing meaningful experiences together
Research and International
The manipulation of Uber’s public image profoundly impacted the lives of taxi drivers
August 3, 2022 —
Uber’s controversial behaviour during its aggressive global expansion didn’t just help the company build its global empire, it put taxi drivers’ livelihoods at risk and negatively impacted their lives.
Research and International
Canada’s reckoning with colonialism and education must include Indian Day Schools
July 13, 2022 —
Many Canadians are finally coming to terms with the truth that the Canadian government, in co-operation with Christian churches, ran a genocidal school system intended to 'kill the Indian in the child' for more than a century
Research and International
Showered in sexism: Hockey culture needs a reckoning
July 5, 2022 —
Rather than finger-pointing, the hockey community needs to consider the ways entrenched hierarchies, rewarded performances of masculinity and enforcement of a “bro code” encourage sexism, misogyny, homophobia and hypermasculinity.
Faculty of Science
New prehistoric plant discovery highlights the unexpected diversity of non-flowering plants
June 13, 2022 —
The renowned Apple Bay fossil locality of northern Vancouver Island is helping us reimagine seed plant diversity in the Early Cretaceous, the last of three geologic periods comprising the Mesozoic Era
Faculty of Arts
Call out anti-Black racism every day, not as a campaign tactic
May 27, 2022 —
The tactic of uncovering anti-Black racist “indiscretions” during an election campaign is an effort to villainize politicians while upholding a colour-blind version of racism.
Research and International
Denying abortion access has a negative impact on children and families
May 19, 2022 —
As abortion access is limited, the consequences at the individual level ripple through society as, on average, people denied abortions and their children are more likely to experience negative economic, social and health effects.