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March 25, 2020

Messaging Dilemmas in a Pandemic: Communicating Risk During COVID-19

One of the certainties of the COVID-19 public health crisis is just how inconsistent public health messaging has been over the past few weeks. While the virus ripped through China and Europe before arriving to... More

January 30, 2020

Research Takes Grad Students to the Arctic Circle

Last summer, graduate student Jamie Desautels travelled to Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, an Inuit hamlet on King William Island above the Arctic Circle. She was there to conduct focus groups on the importance of “country food”... More

January 13, 2020

How to Fix the Climate: Accelerate Social Change

After decades of watching Canada pursue a half-hearted climate policy, James Meadowcroft says something significant happened during the recent federal campaign. “The Liberals released a platform that committed Canada to achieving net zero greenhouse gas... More

April 23, 2019

Debunking the Myths of a Carbon Tax

The recent election of Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party in Alberta underscores the dislike some voters have for a carbon tax. Not only has the premier-elect promised to cancel Alberta’s existing tax, he’s... More

February 3, 2017

Climate Policy Champions

The issue of climate change is often viewed as primarily a challenge for scientists. But over the past twenty-five years, we’ve seen many instances where policymakers have been unable to uphold their part of the... More