Doug Ford continues to put his own stamp on the Ontario government. Today in The Conversation Canada, Mark Winfield and Sheila Colla of York University have teamed up with Faisal Moola of the University of Guelph to examine Ford’s recent decision to curtail the power of the Ontario environment commissioner – a move our authors say is equivalent to shooting the messenger.

The number of farms – and farmers – is declining in Canada. Abdul-Rahim Abdulai lives in Newfoundland and has interviewed farmers in that province to better understand the reasons why people are finding it difficult to stay in the business.

Arthritis is among the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Alan Rosenberg, Hassan Vatanparast and Sarah Finch of the University of Saskatchewan tell us about their research that shows children with low vitamin D blood levels are more likely to be afflicted with arthritis.

In the U.S., applications for MBA programs are going down. The opposite is happening in Canada. Julia Christensen Hughes of the University of Guelph explains one reason why: “Canada offers an attractive destination for international students looking for a progressive environment in which to study.”

And finally…there was outrage across the country when convicted child killer Terri-Lynne McClintic was transferred to an Indigenous healing lodge. Anita Grace of Carleton University looks how the emotion around female child killers has led to some bad policy decisions that have far-reaching implications.

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