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The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how quickly and efficiently workers in some industries and businesses can work remotely — including Canada’s federal government employees.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Loleen Berdahl of the University of Saskatchewan asks the question: If work doesn’t need to be done in Ottawa-area offices, does it need to be done in Ottawa at all?
Berdahl makes a compelling argument that thousands of federal public service positions could be moved out of the capital region, citing research that suggests decentralizing public service jobs reduces costs, strengthens national security by spreading government functions across the country and reduces cynicism toward government.
Also today:
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that many jobs can be performed remotely. It’s time to consider moving federal goverment positions into other regions of the country.
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Loleen Berdahl, University of Saskatchewan
If work doesn't need to be done in Ottawa-area offices, does it need to be done in Ottawa at all?
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Eating less animal proteins may help reduce the risk of future zoonotic viruses.
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Kurtis Boyer, University of Saskatchewan
Pandemic viruses arise from raising, harvesting and eating animals. Policy strategy for averting the next pandemic should include supporting those already seeking to make plant-based dietary changes.
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Police clear a homeless camp in Montréal’s east end May 3, 2021.
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Amie Tsang, University of Toronto
A key component in any planning around encampments is the voice of people with lived experience. It is clear the go-to response of policing is not working.
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The point of divestment is to send a negative message, to undermine the oil industry’s social licence.
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Susie O'Brien, McMaster University
As public funding disappears, corporations have moved to the head of the table of higher education.
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Women from racialized communities in STEM education face the double bind of race and gender.
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Jennifer D. Adams, University of Calgary
Diversity in STEM fields means higher quality research and innovation. To ensure that Canada can compete globally, marginalized students must be supported through STEM education and careers.
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La Voie lactée. Si des civilisations humaines ou humanoïdes ont peu de chance d’exister, peut-il y avoir dans l’espace d’autres formes de vie qui pourraient survivre?
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Predrag Slijepcevic, Brunel University London; Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, University of Buckingham
Une nouvelle étude soutient que nous devrions rechercher une vie microbienne plutôt que des extraterrestres de type humain.
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COVID-19
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Bruce M Biccard, University of Cape Town
Outcomes for critically ill Covid-19 patients in Africa are poorer than any other region in the world.
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Arts
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Tiziana Ferrero-Regis, Queensland University of Technology
The fashion industry was already experimenting with technology on the catwalk, from drones to 3D glasses. Then along came the pandemic.
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Culture + Society
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Ryan Burge, Eastern Illinois University
Fox News viewers sway religious. A dive into who exactly is watching shows that it is a favorite among white evangelicals, Mormons and members of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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