By Karin Neufeld, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Sidney Robert Stacey, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University & Chair Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton, McMaster University
Our society needs to talk more openly about suicide. However, public discussion of suicide carries risks, and it’s crucial that such discussion be informed, sensitive and alert to potential harm.
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By Aftab Erfan, Associate Member, School of Public Policy & Executive Director, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University
In 2015, I saw Jewish and Muslim students forge a set of group agreements so they could dialogue on the Middle East conflict. Initiatives like this or a ‘Semester in Dialogue’ program are promising.
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By Kerri Anne Froc, Associate Law Professor, University of New Brunswick
New Brunswick’s proposed Compassion Intervention Act could motivate the Supreme Court of Canada to impose restrictions on the notwithstanding clause.
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By Eloise Stevens, Host, The Conversation's Curious Kids podcast
Wildlife scientist and whale snot expert Vanessa Pirotta joins us on the first episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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By Sifiso Ndlovu, Lecturer of Political Science, University of Mpumalanga
At 88 the artist Esther Mahlangu is world famous and is the subject of a major exhibition in Cape Town.
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By Jeremy Kiszka, Associate Professor, Institute of Environment, Coastlines and Oceans Division, Florida International University
Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there are only around 5,000 to 15,000 blue whales left in the world.
Their populations experienced a 89-97% decline due to commercial whaling activities worldwide that started in the North Atlantic in 1868. Blue…
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By Sandy Africa, Associate Professor, Political Sciences, and Deputy Dean Teaching and Learning (Humanities), University of Pretoria
The security services that watch over South Africans today are a far cry from the instruments of minority rule of the apartheid era. They are subject to the constitution and the rule of law.
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By Oluwaseyi Omowunmi Popogbe, Lecturer II, Crawford University
Social inclusion gives slum dwellers a voice to advocate for their rights and interests, leading to more inclusive and equitable policies and practices.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese will trek the Kokoda track on Tuesday and Wednesday, before attending the Anzac Day Dawn Service. The trek is a favourite with politicians.
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By Bob Bussel, Professor Emeritus of History and Labor Education, University of Oregon
Despite making similar efforts for decades, the UAW union had never before managed to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in a Southern state like Tennessee.
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