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Whether it’s your boss or your spouse, trust is an essential element to any successful relationship. Today in The Conversation Canada, Victoria Handford of Thompson Rivers University looks at the research into trustworthiness and how it focuses on three major attributes: ability, integrity and dignity.
Another author from Thomson Rivers, Jeffrey Meyers, explains how Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s crusade to reduce the size of Toronto’s city council shows how municipalities have very few constitutional rights.
As the cleanup from Hurricane Florence continues, Sameer Shah, Devyani Singh and Scott McKenzie of the University of British Columbia have analyzed the Trump administration’s performance on climate-related disasters. Trump’s promise to put forward an “all-out” response to hurricanes isn’t reflected by his government’s policy on climate change.
And finally…in a society where ageism is becoming more prevalent, Arvind Gupta of the University of Toronto and AJ Tibando of Ryerson University present a convincing case that tech firms should be hiring more mid-career people to tap into their experience, business acumen and maturity.
Regards,
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Research shows that trustworthiness involve three major attributes: Ability, integrity and dignity.
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Victoria Handford, Thompson Rivers University
Research shows that trust is 'knowable' -- you can calculate whether you can trust an individual, based on their behaviours.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s threat to wield the notwithstanding clause reveals flaws in Canada’s Constitution in terms of how municipalities are completely unprotected.
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Jeffrey B. Meyers, Thompson Rivers University
Ontario's recent threat to use the notwithstanding clause to reduce the size of Toronto's city council is a reminder that municipalities have little protection under the Constitution.
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Floodwaters surround farm equipment in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence near Trenton, N.C., on Sept. 16, 2018.
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Sameer H. Shah, University of British Columbia; Devyani Singh, University of British Columbia; Scott McKenzie, University of British Columbia
Donald Trump claims his administration has carried out an "all-out effort" in preparing for the effects of climate change. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Mid-career workers have solid business skills valuable to the tech industry.
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Arvind Gupta, University of Toronto; AJ Tibando, Ryerson University
Tech companies that have been wary to hire anyone over 30 are missing out on skilled workers.
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Education
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Peter Siminski, University of Technology Sydney; Isaac Swensen, Montana State University; Jason Lindo, Texas A&M University
Reports of sexual assault increase by as much as 41 percent when the local college football team plays, according to researchers who say the increase is related to the drinking culture on campus.
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Health + Medicine
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Alex Ezeh, Drexel University
Empowered women make millions of decisions that add up to a better demographic situation for themselves, their children and for Africa.
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Science + Technology
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Brian Keating, University of California San Diego
This year's Nobel Prize for literature was nixed because of a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria for winning is reassessed?
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