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Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.
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Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.
Human Rights Observatory
By Deniz Torcu, Adjunct Professor of Globalization, Business and Media, IE University
On September 6, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)‘s 17.2%. Turnout was 77.8%, the highest in the state’s history of free elections. The party campaigned on a platform that included a deportation…The Conversation (Full Story)
By Émile Baril, Professor, Department of Geography, Planing and Environment, Concordia University
Juliana Tinoco Sampedro, Assistant Researcher on Skilled Migration, Concordia University
Low freight rates, unpaid working time and immigration rules can leave some drivers with little room to push back against difficult working conditions.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Joy Kehinde Adebisi, PhD Student, Geography and Environment, Western University
Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Julia Kam, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
Caitlin Mills, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science Program, University of Arizona
Different types of thoughts are meaningfully tied to our emotional well-being. By understanding these connections, we can identify new ways to support and improve our mental health.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Carson Phillips, Faculty, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
Regan Lipes, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and English, MacEwan University
To combat the rise in antisemitism, we need to accurately name what it is and continually confront it as a country.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Sarah Burton, PhD candidate, Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Michael Karanicolas, Associate Professor of Law and James S. Palmer Chair in Public Policy & Law, Dalhousie University; Institute for Humane Studies
By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Guilherme Casarões, Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
After ten months of investigation, the Banco Master case points to banker Daniel Vorcaro managing to take the country’s political system hostage.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Ian McDonough, Associate Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually becomes less precise, not entirely forgotten. Our study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, shows how the brain blends related experiences as you age rather than replaying the exact one you need.

Memory is a complicated process. Even when everything’s working as it should, the way people remember specific events has many parts.

Say…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Audrey Rouyre, Enseignante-chercheuse en Management Stratégique, Montpellier Business School, Montpellier Business School; European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Paris’ International Space Summit was an opportunity to understand what and who Europe needs to reliably sustain its launch ambitions and become a world-class leader in Space.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Men are turning to fillers to increase penis size. But the evidence is limited, the effects fade and complications can be serious.The Conversation (Full Story)
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