April 22, 2020 | History has shown that human rights do not co-exist easily with states of emergency. With Quebec鈥檚 declaration of a state of emergency, Pearl Eliadis expresses the need to consider how these extraordinary measures will impact the most vulnerable among us.
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Published on: 22 Apr 2020
With jobs lost, internships evaporating and the prospect of summer employment fading, many students say they鈥檙e just trying to get through the first phase of the crisis without fumbling their final exams. Particularly for those who were already on the edge financially, the shift to remote learning has not been easy. For students who had relied on computers in school labs, for example, or campus internet connections, the rapid transition to online learning created expensive hurdles.
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Published on: 21 Apr 2020
April 16, 2020 | With climate change being one of the most contentious issues in the 2019 federal election, it has become evident that Canadians are concerned with reducing the national carbon footprint. Despite this, policy responses to this issue have not been united. In this podcast, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan elaborates on the nuances of environmental policy, and how it serves both the economy and the climate.听
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Published on: 16 Apr 2020
April 15, 2020 | In public health discourse, there is a lack of contrarianism, dubbed heterodoxy, that is almost completely missing from the national conservation. Andrew Potter elaborates on the need to question the official response to the pandemic, and the narrowness of the options that we are being given for getting back to normalcy.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2020
April 9, 2020 |听Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic stands in marked contrast to that of the United States, and the crisis seems to be helping to unite Canadians like no other event in years. Read what听Peter Loewen,听Taylor Owen and Derek Ruths had to say.
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Published on: 15 Apr 2020
A group of medical students in Montreal have raised about $30,000 to deliver hot meals to health-care workers 鈥� in turn helping to support the local restaurants preparing them.
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Published on: 13 Apr 2020
FORBES | BCG against Coronavirus: Less hype and more evidence, please
By Madhukar Pai
I was born and raised in India. On the day I was born, I am told I got my first jab, a vaccine called BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin). Kids born in India today still get this vaccine.
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Published on: 12 Apr 2020
April 8, 2020 | From restrictions on civil liberties, to the command economy, to the rationing of key supplies, to the hoarding of food and medicine, to the daily body counts 鈥� the world is gearing up to fight the war against COVID-19. Andrew Potter discusses the framing of this idea, and the potential for readjusting our resources and mindsets.
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Published on: 8 Apr 2020
Now, a new study has found that听birds听that are able to change their behavior in this way are less likely to become听extinct听than those that do not adapt.
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Published on: 7 Apr 2020
Keeping a routine is important for everyone, including children and adolescents, says pediatric sleep expert Reut Gruber, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at 缅北强奸. Your brain needs 鈥渮eitgebers鈥� (time givers), or cues from the environment, to recognize day from night, she says. These zeitgebers include having breakfast and exposing yourself to daylight in the morning, for instance, Dr. Gruber says. At night, the body produces melatonin when it gets dark, which tells your brain it is time to go to sleep.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2020
A diverse group of eight scientists whose work has offered insight into how cells interact with each other and their environment, the genetic underpinnings of neurological disease and the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, have been named this year鈥檚 winners of the Gairdner Awards 鈥� the country鈥檚 most prestigious biomedical research prizes. Among the winners is Guy Rouleau, director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, who is this year鈥檚 recipient of the Gairdner Wightman Award, which recognizes scientific leadership in Canada.
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Published on: 1 Apr 2020
March 16, 2020 | In an attempt to alleviate the blow that COVID-19 has taken to the Canadian economy, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has plans to release a fiscal stimulus package. Kevin Page, Canada鈥檚 First Parliamentary Budget Officer, discusses how this stimulus package will come into fruition.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2020
March 16, 2020 | The world has been swept by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with various governments drafting immediate contingency measures. Andrew Potter presents his analysis of the Canadian government鈥檚 current initiatives.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2020
March 14, 2020 | Canadian soldiers have been at the forefront of the Afghanistan Mission for almost 13 years now. Nearing the end, Andrew Potter, a professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, comments on Canada鈥檚 under-recognition of military service.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2020
A new evidence-based clinical guideline has been released to help connect Canada鈥檚 homeless population with necessary services. The Homeless Health Research Network and a team of experts and researchers, including Dr. Anne Andermann from 缅北强奸, are behind the guideline. Andermann said the guideline is geared towards front-line physicians. She said there鈥檚 evidence these healthcare specialists can work collaboratively to create better access to services, which she says is imperative for helping homeless populations.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2020
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