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After the 2014 Parliament Hill shooting, we turned to men like Kevin Vickers, the then-Sergeant at Arms, who is credited with taking down the shooter and bringing an end to the crisis.
After catastrophic events, we look for heroes; for those who run towards danger. But as the weeks and months go by, we forget about our heroes but they don't forget about that moment.
Today in The Conversation Canada, this piece by Thompson Rivers University professor Annie St. John-Stark reminds me that being called a 'hero' doesn't always mean being treated like someone who has survived a horrific time.
Also today:
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Kevin Vickers, former House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms, receives the Star of Courage at Rideau Hall from Gov. Gen. David in February 2016 to pay tribute to security services members who responded to the 2014 shooting on Parliament Hill. Vickers was lauded as a hero.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Annie St. John-Stark, Thompson Rivers University
We do a disservice to survivors of major tragedies when we call them "heroes." Instead, we should change our policies and attitudes to help them truly survive the disaster.
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The Rim Fire burned 256,000 acres of the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park in 2013.
(USDA Forest Service, Chris Stewart)
François-Nicolas Robinne, University of Alberta; Dennis W. Hallema, North Carolina State University; Kevin D. Bladon, Oregon State University
Wildfires reduce the reliability of city water supplies in North America. But active forest management provides a key to the solution.
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In this March 2018 photo, Venezuelan children wait for a meal at a migrant shelter set up in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil.
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto
If Brazil can find an efficient, pragmatic way to welcome, protect and integrate hundreds of thousands of forced migrants arriving at its border, so can more affluent states.
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‘Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club,’ is an extraordinary debut novel set on Valentine’s Day in St. John’s during a blizzard.
(House of Anansi Press)
Linda M. Morra, Bishop's University
The novel is timely in light of the fact that, increasingly, readers are invited to consider what responsibilities they need to assume in the face of women's disclosures about their life stories.
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La Commission de l'agriculture, des pêcheries, de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles (CAPERN) déposera sous peu son rapport sur l'utilisation des pesticides.
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Maude Benoit, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Paul Treille, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Le scandale des pesticides a mené à une commission parlementaire dont le rapport est attendu sous peu. Mais au-delà du poids des lobbys, il reflète une diminution du rôle de l’État dans l'agriculture.
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Arts
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Agata Lulkowska, Staffordshire University
It's the first non-English language film to win best picture – here's hoping this is the start of something big for world cinema.
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Education
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Renee Morrison, University of Tasmania
Most students think they know how to use the internet to search for information, and teachers agree. But this isn't always the case.
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Health + Medicine
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Edward Parker, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
A new tool has been developed to track the history of the novel coronavirus and other recent outbreaks.
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