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Today in The Conversation Canada, Michael Lynk of Western University, a Special Rapporteur for the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation in the Palestinian territory, weighs in on the vow by the new Israeli coalition government to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. That pledge has been widely condemned and is contrary to international law.
In 2015, Lynk writes, Justin Trudeau announced that “Canada is back” on the world stage and promised to support a rules-based international order. Yet, curiously, the Liberal prime minister has maintained the previous Conservative government’s pro-Israel stance – and that could spell trouble for Canada’s hopes for a seat on the UN Security Council.
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People keep social distance amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak during a protest against the coalition deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz and government corruption in Tel Aviv on May 2, 2020.
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Michael Lynk, Western University
In 2015, Justin Trudeau announced that 'Canada is back' and promised to support a rules-based international order. Yet Canada has maintained the previous Conservative government's pro-Israel stance.
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Many LGBTQ+ people at risk for overdose are left out of harm reduction efforts.
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Trevor Goodyear, University of British Columbia; Rod Knight, University of British Columbia
The overdose crisis — coupled with a lack of accessible harm reduction services — represents a growing concern for young queer and trans men who use drugs.
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A worker takes the temperature of a visitor to Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn., April 10, 2020.
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Jean Slick, Royal Roads University
One of the first tasks of disaster management is to listen to those affected. When the pandemic forced courses online, I turned to my students to adapt the program in a way that would work for them.
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‘The Queens Closet Opened,’ first published in 1655, shared recipes and support for the deposed monarchy. Here, portrait of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria, by Anthony van Dyck, 1632.
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Madeline Bassnett, Western University
Recipe sharing is all the rage in the pandemic as in other times of turmoil. English cookbooks of the 16th and 17th centuries promised recipes for comfort with a dash of glamour.
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Maryam Sadat Montajabi, centre left, and her daughter Romina Khaksar, 15, who both moved to Canada from Iran in 2015, wait to have their photo taken with dignitaries after becoming Canadian citizens during a special Canada Day citizenship ceremony, in West Vancouver on July 1, 2019.
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Carlo Handy Charles, McMaster University
Immigrants and other newcomers to Canada are worried about maintaining their relationships and staying afloat, and need government consideration and support.
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Les mères ressentent la pression de devoir à la fois travailler et assumer la plupart des tâches parentales.
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Megan Frederickson, University of Toronto
La fermeture des écoles et des services de garde en raison de la pandémie a eu un impact sur les mères universitaires. Elles sont moins en mesure de mener des recherches et d’écrire des articles.
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Health
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Sheila Leddington Wright, Coventry University
Whether it's a pulled muscle, sore ankle, or shin splints, here's the best way to get back on track.
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Arts
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Ben Saunders, University of Oregon
Little Richard honed his craft as a teenage drag queen. In everything from his hairstyle to his lyrics, we see the influence of gay contemporaries like Esquerita and Billy Wright.
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Environment + Energy
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Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
US and international law conflicts about who would be in charge if a private company established a Moon base or colonized Mars.
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