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When Danielle Smith took to the stage early Tuesday morning to celebrate her victory in the Alberta election, she had a message for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, basically warning him and his caucus to watch out.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Lisa Young of the University of Calgary delves into what the populist politician’s win means for the rest of Canada. She looks back at how Smith resurrected her political career after years as a radio host by capitalizing on Alberta’s resentment of Ottawa and particularly Trudeau, including those opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and says there could be important lessons for other conservative politicians in her victory.
Young writes: “It may offer reassurance that centrist voters are willing to look past a leader’s association with the so-called Freedom Convoy if the party offers a good enough economic proposition.”
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UCP Leader Danielle Smith makes her victory speech in Calgary on May 29, 2023. Alberta’s United Conservative Party rode a wave of rural support to win a renewed majority in the provincial election — but not before the NDP took a big bite out of its support.
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Lisa Young, University of Calgary
Danielle Smith’s win in the Alberta election can be traced to her decision to moderate her stance on some extreme issues that had helped her win the leadership of the United Conservative Party.
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A homeless person lies in a tent pitched in downtown Toronto in April 2020. New research suggests we need to focus less on new technologies to streamline social services and more on the people entwined in these systems.
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Aron Lee Rosenberg, Trent University; Mary Anne Martin, Trent University; Naomi Nichols, Trent University; Sarah Cullingham, Trent University
While technology can be a useful tool, it can also divert funding and attention from the root causes of the social welfare issues it aims to address.
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Initially, inclusion in schools meant bringing students with disabilities, who had previously been educated in segregated institutions, into mainstream school. A classroom seen in Vancouver, B.C., April 2023.
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Melissa Dockrill Garrett, University of New Brunswick; Andrea Garner, University of New Brunswick
Research about how New Brunswick education has envisioned inclusion since the 1980s offers lessons in rethinking how to realize schools that celebrate all students’ strengths.
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Human activity, through the emission of greenhouse gases, has caused the Earth’s energy imbalance.
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Marta Moreno Ibáñez, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
An expert in atmospheric science sheds light on Earth’s energy imbalance and its consequences for humankind.
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Si l’on souhaite améliorer la vie des filles au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, il faut d’abord réfléchir aux raisons pour lesquelles on a tendance à rejeter et à invalider leurs préoccupations.
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Alexe Bernier, McMaster University
La santé mentale des jeunes filles est précaire. Normes de beauté irréalistes et pression des médiaux sociaux sont en cause, mais aussi, le fait qu’elles ne sont écoutées ou prises au sérieux.
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Arts
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Robyn Muir, University of Surrey
In The Little Mermaid, audiences finally get to see Ariel in all her powerful, adventurous glory.
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Culture + Society
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Jan Nyssen, Ghent University; Biadgilgn Demissie, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Emnet Negash, Ghent University; Hailemariam Meaza, Mekelle University; Sofie Annys, Ghent University; Tesfaalem Gebreyohannes, Mekelle University; Zbelo Tesfamariam, Mekelle University
Even though the Tigray war front moved past Dabba Selama several times, the community suffered less than other nearby villages.
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Science + Tech
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John Michael Streicher, University of Arizona
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small quantities to specific locations.
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