http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=13&L=en Social Issues Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:13 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=8393&L=en Valentine’s Day rituals often begin in the classroom, where the holiday serves both as an enjoyable arts and crafts activity and as a pedagogical tool, teaching children about structuring love and friendship into a concrete, prescribed form. The ritualization of love continues throughout our lives, not only on Valentine’s Day, but through weddings, anniversaries, and Mother’s and Father’s Day. One popular critique of this type of celebration is that it seems to limit to one day the expression of an emotion that ought to be manifested throughout the year. Moreover, these feelings are expressed through material gifts: “To get a sentiment across you must spend money,” Maillé comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues Miriam Rabkin http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=57830&L=en In Canada, the proportion of women aged 40 to 44 who have a university degree more than doubled in 20 years, climbing from 11% in 1986 to 23% in 2006. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=55237&L=en Families with parents who work particularly long hours surprisingly earn less than parents who work standard work years, according to a study published online. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=51669&L=en More Canadian seniors who are eligible for Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits are actually receiving them, as both take-up rates and application rates have improved. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=51511&L=en Aboriginal adults accounted for 22% of admissions to sentenced custody in 2007/2008, while representing 3% of the Canadian population. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=51510&L=en Police-reported crime in Canada continued to decline in 2008. Both the traditional crime rate and the new Crime Severity Index fell 5%, meaning that both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity decreased. Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=48699&L=en Despite changing family structures, the geographic dispersion of families and increased dependence on the Internet as a source of information, Canadians identified the family as the most helpful resource in an individual's social network during times of major change. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=45002&L=en In Feyenoord, veiled women can be seen everywhere, darting like a flash through the streets of the neighborhood. They avoid any sort of contact, even eye contact, especially with men. Feyenoord is the size of a city, and there are seventy nationalities coexisting there. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues Giulio Meotti http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=29429&L=en Eating out has gained attention as a potential contributor to the rising prevalence of obesity. Research has shown that people who often eat out tend to consume more calories than do those who usually eat meals prepared at home. The greater frequency of eating out among men with a higher income may be associated with their relatively high odds of being overweight. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=28240&L=en Inuit adults were less likely to report excellent or very good health than were their counterparts in the total Canadian population, according to a survey by Statistics Canada released on December 3, 2008. Only 50% of Inuit adults stated that their health was excellent or very good in 2006. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=13272&L=en Hannah struggles with her fertility; she wants a child and hasn't been able to bear one. It's painful for her to be around other people's babies, and we all know it because she doesn't shy back from expressing it. Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues Tara Bognar http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=8052&L=en On a rainy December day in 2007 the editors of the local newspaper Amsterdams Stadsblad received a reader’s letter. It caused a big quarrel. Should it be published in the reader’s section? Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues Tijdo van der Zee http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=111&L=en In April 2004, Concordia alumnus and humanitarian aid worker Fadi Fadel was kidnapped in Iraq and, after 10 harrowing days, released. While the ordeal brought him his 15 minutes of fame, the story of his true heroism began years ago and continues still. Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues Derek Cassoff http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=110&L=en Recent reports say Canada is near the bottom of NATO countries in military spending, equipment is outdated and capabilities limited. To find out how well armed our forces really are, we turned to historian and military expert McGill Professor Desmond Morton. Professor Morton has written several dozen books on Canada's military and social history, its labour and industrial relations, and its politics. A graduate of Royal Military College who served in the Canadian Army for ten years, he was founding director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. Tue, 04 May 2004 00:00:00 -0500 Social Issues Sylvain Comeau