Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

Published: 22 April 2025

While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don鈥檛 work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand...

Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier to chair expert panel on Indigenous science and food sovereignty

Published: 16 April 2025

The Canadian Council of Academics (CCA) has formed an expert panel to examine how Indigenous science can be supported to advance policy and governance in a way that achieves reciprocal benefits for...

Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated

Published: 16 April 2025

Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News聽reports....

Quebec town introduces tax for treeless yards鈥擠avid Wees comments

Published: 9 April 2025

A small town in Quebec's Mont茅r茅gie region is trying a novel approach to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and accelerate the greening of the community, reports CBC News.聽...

Dairy tariffs鈥擯ascal Th茅riault weighs in

Published: 9 April 2025

US President Donald Trump says Canada has聽been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault, Director of the Farm Management and...

Is eating Canadian better for your health?

Published: 9 April 2025

In a recent article,聽La Presse investigates whether boycotting American products could improve our health. Experts interviewed for the article said it's possible鈥攂ut only if we change other eating...

Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange鈥擠avid Bird weighs in

Published: 26 March 2025

An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, CBC News reports.聽Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief....

Canada invests in 黑料不打烊 project to protect Lake Simcoe

Published: 18 March 2025

The Government of Canada recently announced an investment of over $1 million in three freshwater projects for the protection of Lake Simcoe,聽including聽$412,700 to 黑料不打烊 University to demonstrate...

Quebec adopts new code to regulate 'forever chemicals' in biosolids鈥攃omments from Prof. Grant Clark

Published: 19 March 2025

The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in聽fertilizing residual materials聽will be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to...

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