Ever since the trucker occupation in Ottawa, I have been puzzling over the lack of civic literacy coupled with the rise of populism. And are there ways to overcome mis and dis-information, and
We have certainly come through another difficult pandemic year that no one could have imagined. So, let us imagine an opening up of our communities in the coming year as we regain our freedoms. Let us
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced more ambitious climate targets during an April 2021 climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. While the much-anticipated federal budget
You may wonder after the year we have just experienced why I would pick that title? The pandemic has given the world a pause, and ideally, a pause in which we have learned what is truly important to
COVID-19 cases and deaths have been concentrated in nursing homes, homeless shelters and other overcrowded housing situations. Just as we crowd and encroach on wildlife habitats, a major cause of the
Dr. Rob Newell and I will be presenting at a conference in the United Kingdom, November 30 to December 3, 2020. Rob is a former graduate of MEM, my former post-doc and Banting Fellow and is now the
Public dialogue and civic literacy are more important today than ever, yet our space for discussion is shrinking due to decreasing civility and violence over differing perspectives. I am reminded of
To increase awareness for World Mental Health Day, United for Global Mental Health curated The Museum of Lost and Found Potential. On display in London, UK, their goal was to create empathy, action
When I first won my Canada Research Chair (CRC) in 2004, I began to explore how the notions of place, scale, limits and diversity influenced sustainable community development. This article on the
A new University of Victoria study on the consumption of microplastics revealed that humans consume between 70,000 and 121,000 particles per year. Microplastics are just under 5 millimetres in