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Admit it: even if you aren't a basketball fan, you've fallen in love with the Toronto Raptors. In a special weekend article for The Conversation Canada, Ryan Snelgrove and Vinu Selvaratnam of the University of Waterloo explain how Canada's changing demographics are one reason why basketball is becoming more popular here. And of course, the Raptors making the NBA Finals has helped too!
In keeping with the Canadian theme of the Raptors piece, I've included a selection of all-Canadian-themed stories for your weekend pleasure.
And finally...I know many readers of our daily newsletter come from the academic sector. If you're attending this week's Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of British Columbia, please drop by and visit our booth or see us at one of our workshops.
Have a great weekend and we'll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Toronto Raptors fans sing the Canadian anthem at what’s dubbed “Jurassic Park” before the first game of the NBA Finals.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Ryan Snelgrove, University of Waterloo; Vinu Selvaratnam, University of Waterloo
Hockey is often considered Canada's national sport, but with the changing demographics of the country and the rising success of the Toronto Raptors, basketball is also seen as a national sport.
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Great Canadian Weekend Reads
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Tessa Plint, Western University
Scientists studied the fossilized bones of giant beavers to understand what they ate and whether the species could keep up with environmental change.
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John Bergeron, McGill University
Only one Canadian discovery has brought home a Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. But, like winning another Stanley Cup, Canadians should not give up hope.
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Harrie Vredenburg, University of Calgary
An Indigenous-led initiative to acquire partial ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline could be a step towards reconciliation.
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Frank Deer, University of Manitoba
The presence of Indigenous peoples in conversations in Canada about the flourishing of Indigenous languages and critical Indigenous education is essential.
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Erika Chamberlain, Western University
Proposed new legislation in Ontario will make it much harder to sue the provincial government for its negligence or bad faith.
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Michael Lynk, Western University
Treating Israeli settlements as part of Israel in the new Canada-Israel free-trade deal entangles Canada in serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
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Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin/Unsplash
Scott White, The Conversation
If you're taking part in the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, drop by to meet the editorial staff of The Conversation Canada.
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