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We are not all equal when it comes to climate change. The impacts are and will be disproportionately felt by poorer countries, poorer people, youth and marginalized groups such as those who are homeless, have chronic illnesses and Indigenous and Black populations. Focusing our climate change response efforts on these groups offers the best route […]
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National research on discrimination in Canada has been slim. Discrimination impacts many areas of life including health, social and economic participation. This paper reports the prevalence of everyday discrimination experienced by Canadians and uses multivariate regression analysis to explore its socio-demographic and health related predictors. The implications of these findings for social policy are discussed. […]
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We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.