By Mejgan Shefa Edited by Claire Posno and Ifrah Ikram The term environmental racism gained notoriety in 1994 in a statement made by former United States President Bill Clinton. In addressing the nation, he stated, “All people, regardless of race, national origin or income, are protected from disproportionate impacts of environmental hazards.” Nearly thirty years…
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Canada’s Failing Battle for Net-zero Emissions
By Ruolan Ma Edited by Claire Posno and James Yeretsian Image Attribution: Smart Home Perfected sourced under CC BY 2.0. Canada’s ambitious emission reduction targets, aiming for a 40 to 50 percent decrease from 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, are facing significant challenges, according to recent audits. The current strategy is…
Checking-In with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: A Human Library Experience
by Myra Lisselle Wein On Thursday, November 22, 2018 the Gender, Diversity, and Public Policy Initiative (GDPP) and the Intersectional Feminist Collective (IFC) at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy hosted a Human Library for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Both the GDPP and IFC are student-led initiatives out of the Munk School…
Alternative Methods to Food Waste: New Policy Interventions Supporting Canadian Food Security and Nutrition
Priscilla Mak As we move into 2017, there are many pressing issues surrounding food security in Canada, especially as we work to ensure a more food secure future across the country in the short and long term. According to a report from Value Chain Management International, Canadian food waste amounts to $31 billion lost each…
Web Summit 2015: The Davos of Geeks
Shelby Challis This month marked the 6th annual Web Summit, the largest technology conference in the world, held annually in Dublin, Ireland. The conference welcomed a record-breaking 42,000 attendees from 134 countries across the globe. On offer were hundreds of speakers discussing a range of topics that included Big Data, cybersecurity, clicktivism, neuroscience, and, of…
Why Local Food Matters in Ontario
Matteo Pirri With the constant barrage of attack ads, Twitter hashtags, and political commentary leading up to Election Day next Thursday, you would be forgiven for failing to notice that Ontario is currently in the midst of its first official Local Food Week, which began today and runs until June 8. Local Food Week was…
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