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In some parts of this country, the hint of spring is in the air. So imagine you’re out for a walk in a park. On one side of the park, you see a dog walker with 10 friendly canines. On the other side, there’s a couple of people with 10 kids from a daycare enjoying the afternoon. Which one of those caregivers - the dog walker or the day care supervisors - needs a licence?
Today in The Conversation Canada, three University of Toronto researchers provide the answer to that question. Unlicensed day care is a big problem in this country, but one that no government appears ready to take on. "Because of this lack of oversight, we have no idea how many children are cared for or by how many unlicensed providers,“ write Linda A. White, Adrienne Davidson and Michal Perlman. "We know virtually nothing about what is going on in these homes.”
Also today, Roberta K. Timothy of York University provides a startling analysis on the health impacts of racism. “We see loved ones, friends, ourselves and respected community leaders struggle with the emotional and physiological impacts of racism on a daily basis,” writes Dr. Timothy, who says more research on race-based health issues is needed in Canada.
And finally…Sunday is the Academy Awards and if you’re filling out your Oscar pool, be sure to read Charlie Keil’s piece. The University of Toronto film scholar takes a historic look at how critically acclaimed movies have often been shunned by the Academy, but that the critics and Oscar voters are now more closely aligned.
Regards,
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Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s minister of Families, Children and Social Development, plays with children at a licensed YMCA daycare in downtown Toronto on March 29, 2017.
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Linda A. White, University of Toronto; Adrienne Davidson, University of Toronto; Michal Perlman, University of Toronto
Until all child care facilities are licensed -- and required to undergo criminal record checks, fire safety inspections and first aid training -- children will continue to die.
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Health impacts from anti-Black racism and anti-Indigeneity are often dismissed or kept silent by health scholars and health care workers.
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Roberta K. Timothy, York University, Canada
A health and human rights researcher, therapist and professor explains why racial justice is a public health issue.
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Some of Hollywood’s greatest movies have never won an Academy Award. But there’s an indication that critically acclaimed movies are now being recognized with Oscar nominations.
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Charlie Keil, University of Toronto
Throughout its history, the Academy Awards has picked some questionable winning films. But there are signs the Oscars are more often recognizing quality filmmaking.
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Education
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Jeff Daniels, West Virginia University
As the nation searches for ways to prevent the next school shooting, one scholar says answers can be found in a forgotten study the Secret Service did after the Columbine massacre.
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Politics
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James Newell, University of Salford
He's barred from public office but this former prime minister isn't going to be held back by the small matter of a conviction for tax evasion.
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Science + Technology
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Nicola Henry, RMIT University; Anastasia Powell, RMIT University; Asher Flynn, Monash University
People can now use artificial intelligence to swap the faces of actors in pornographic videos with those of people they know, raising fears about a new form of revenge porn.
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