The new Bob Woodward book, Rage, revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump knew how deadly COVID-19 was early on in the pandemic, and that it could be transmitted through the air, while he publicly downplayed the coronavirus and discouraged mask use.

Could the revelations represent Exhibit A in a formal prosecution of the president on criminal negligence charges? J.M. Opal, a history professor at McGill University, explains today in The Conversation Canada that Trump has a number of get-out-of-jail free cards at his disposal. But Jared Kushner — his son-in-law and senior White House adviser who, as a private, unelected citizen, was involved in a task force on the coronavirus response that allegedly favoured Republican states over those that vote Democrat — doesn’t have those same defences.

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White House adviser Jared Kushner listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus at a White House briefing in April 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Prosecute Donald Trump for coronavirus crimes? No, but maybe Jared Kushner

J.M. Opal, McGill University

Could Trump's remarks about the coronavirus to Bob Woodward become Exhibit A in a formal prosecution of the president on criminal negligence charges? Or is it Jared Kushner who should be worried?

After a six-month delay, the Supreme Court of Canada is hearing arguments against the federal carbon pricing system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Supreme Court case on carbon price is about climate change, not the Constitution

Jason MacLean, University of New Brunswick; Nathalie Chalifour, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

The Paris climate change agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures — and the federal carbon pricing plan was meant to help Canada meet its commitments.

COVID-19 has not influenced a change in some students’ partying behaviors. Here, two young people talk at a bar in Marseille, France, Sept. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

COVID-19 outbreaks at universities: Students need safe places to socialize, not partying bans

Leo Erlikhman, Queen's University, Ontario

Both university and government policy-makers need to re-tool their messaging to students about off-campus socializing to shape more positive mental health and COVID-19 outcomes.

Despite monitoring the same drugs, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States issued the same drug warnings only seven per cent of the time over a 10-year period. (Pixabay)

Drug Safety: Health Canada must act faster when approved medications show risks

Joel Lexchin, University of Toronto

Health Canada devotes far more resources to getting new drugs onto the market compared to making sure that drugs already being sold are safe.

La Conversation Canada

En ces temps de pandémie, faire des conserves, c’est détenir une compétence, un savoir-faire. C’est avoir une prise sur le concret. Shutterstock

En temps de pandémie, voici ce que dit notre engouement pour les conserves

Geneviève Sicotte, Concordia University

Dans des temps incertains et difficiles, la cuisine devient une valeur refuge. Elle propose un but simple à atteindre, scande le temps, nous plonge dans le concret et stimule nos sens.

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