British Columbia, Northern Ontario, California: the headlines in these regions are dominated by ongoing forest fires. Today in The Conversation Canada, Edward Struzik of Queen’s University reports on how some communities are doing proper planning for wildfires, but that funding for wildfire science in Canada and the United States “is miserly compared to the generous amounts that are allotted to disaster recovery.”

Ever heard of Jean Monnet? Trygve Ugland of Bishop’s University tells us the history of the young Frenchman who travelled across Canada in the early 20th century and was inspired by its unique form of federalism. He became a proponent of a European-North American “Atlantic community,” which is the vision of the current Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU.

A trio of academics – Daniel Goldowitz and Jean-Paul Collet from the University of British Columbia and Keiko Shikako-Thomas of McGill University – explain a new report that emphasizes the importance for children with disabilities to become more physically active. And it’s not just for physical fitness – it’s also good for the children’s developing brains.

And finally…a recent Ontario court ruling between a divorced couple found that a frozen embryo created when they were still married can be considered “property.” Alana Cattapan of the University of Saskatchewan looks at the implications of the court case.

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