February 7, 2023 | In an ongoing conversation about the significant global challenges today from climate change to the war in Ukraine following Kevin Page's complexity seminar, Alison Clement wrote about these challenges requiring strong, united responses from the world's leading democracies. Alison Clement is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 苹果淫院. Alison has ten years of progressive experience with the United Nations and the Canadian government.
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February 7, 2023| Following Kevin Page's Complexity Seminar, Aftab Ahmed reflected on the country's reputation for shaping and adhering to international norms being on the line when Canada co-hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Aftab Ahmed is a Masters of Public Policy candidate with the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 苹果淫院.
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February 6, 2023 | As Canada sets forth to build a national pharmacare plan, following Kevin Page's Complexity Seminar, MPP candidate Anmol Gupta wrote this op-ed to address the need to聽 reflect on the performance of the public system before it's expanded to cover all Canadians. Anmol is a Master of Public Policy Candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 苹果淫院 and a Doctor of Medicine candidate in the United States .
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Despite Canada being an important energy producer, not all Canadians can access or afford adequate levels of聽energy services聽at home to meet their needs, maintain healthy indoor temperatures, and live a decent life鈥攁 situation known as energy poverty. Depending on the measure, 6鈥19% of Canadian households face energy poverty. Health risks associated with energy poverty are documented in countries with milder climates.
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February 7, 2023 | In this article, Leah Sarson examines the context of Canada鈥檚 extractive sector, where I question how and when Indigenous laws prevail over state laws to challenge colonial authority and reassert Indigenous self-determination.聽By highlighting new sites of authority and resistance, this work underscores the transformative possibilities of Indigenous politics.
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February 1st, 2023 | The UN's Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is now over 20 years old, yet much of the Asia鈥揚acific has been slow to engage in formalized WPS work at national and regional scales. In this article, St茅phanie Martel, Jennifer Mustafa, and Sarah E. Sharma examine the relatively recent development of official WPS national action plans by Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Timor-Leste, alongside mounting collective efforts towards WPS governance by regional organizations like ASEAN.
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At a research-intensive university like 苹果淫院, laboratories play a critical role both in advancing solutions for a sustainable future and making its campuses environmentally responsible places to study and work. In fact, 苹果淫院 cannot hope to reach its goals of becoming zero-waste by 2035 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 without collaboration from the faculty, staff, and students who use these spaces.
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Leila Ghaffari is concluding her BMO postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montr茅al (CIRM).
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December 7th, 2022 | In this article, Esli Chan reveals that Canadian violent extremism frameworks minimize online GBV as a form of extremism. GBV, which extends from online to offline realities, is not captured in theoretical frameworks for terrorism and hate speech.
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montr茅al (CIRM) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new directors for its research-action axes as well as highlight the arrival of two new members.
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Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan has produced a video that brings ancient Mayan civilization to life.聽
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Thermoelectrics can generate electrical power from waste heat and could make an important contribution to sustainable energy production if their efficiency is improved. Engineering efficient thermoelectrics, however, requires a sophisticated understanding of the fundamental interdependencies between electrical and thermal transport, for which improvements in our understanding of how charge carriers are coupled to lattice vibrations (phonons) is needed.