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Tomorrow, all Starbucks in the United States will shut down so employees can take part in what the company calls a “learning session on race, bias and the building of a diverse welcoming company.” Canadian employees receive their raining on June 11. Today in The Conversation Canada, Javeed Sukhera of Western University tells us about “implicit bias training” and the impact it’s had in the health sector.
Grant Dawson, a Canadian academic currently at the University of Nottingham, provides an analysis of how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s personal behaviour is starting to have negative impacts on important policies like the influx of immigrants who are seeking asylum in Canada.
And finally…when legal immigrants come to Canada, what kind of services are available for LGBQT newcomers? Sulaimon Giwa of Memorial University of Newfoundland has done research in this area and shares his findings.
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Employees of Starbucks Coffee in the United States and Canada will receive “implicit bias” training.
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Javeed Sukhera, Western University
Starbucks is implementing implicit bias training for its employees in the United States and Canada. Even though we are not aware implicit biases, they lead to discriminatory behaviours.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to local residents at a public barbecue ahead of the G7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec.
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Grant Dawson, University of Nottingham
Justin Trudeau's pattern of bizarre behaviour is coming into focus, previously obscured by his progressive politics and human rights activism at home and abroad.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer immigrants are generally not considered by policymakers and settlement providers.
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Sulaimon Giwa, Memorial University of Newfoundland
A recent study reveals that immigrant-serving organizations in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador do not demonstrate an awareness of racially diverse LGBTQ immigrants.
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Culture + Society
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Claire Pierson, University of Liverpool
It had looked like the vote would be close but, in the end, the people opted resoundingly for repeal.
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Business + Economy
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Mariano L.M. Heyden, Monash University; Mathew Hayward, Monash University
Positive emotions, such as passion, have an established foothold in airport books on great leadership and executive coaching seminars. However, overemphasising "positive" emotions can be problematic.
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Health + Medicine
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Eric Goemaere, University of Cape Town
Treatment for drug-resistant TB remains problematic as the painful daily injectable patients receive for at least six months leaves more than 60% deaf.
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