Every summer, Statistics Canada releases crime rate and crime severity data for the previous year. This year, Canada's Crime Severity Index (CSI) increased by 4.3 percent, the violent CSI increased by 4.6 percent, and the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2023
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Publishing in the journal Nature Sustainability, a team of conservationists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society say that providing a "Conservation Basic Income" (CBI)—of $5.50 per day to all residents of protected ...
Environment
May 18, 2023
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Canada's food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain disruptions, price inflation and extreme weather events. Canadians are feeling the effects of these stresses: in 2021, nearly 16% of provincial households ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2023
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There is reasonably broad support among Dutch voters for a basic income, according to new research by sociologists at Tilburg University. However, this must be subject to conditions. Most proponents favor a "participation ...
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Universal Basic Income (UBI), a program in which all adult citizens are given a regular amount of money to spend on what they choose, dominates the debate on the future of social policy. It is based on the idea that in the ...
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2023
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Homelessness is an increasing problem across the developed world, and existing policy responses are failing to make an impact. In Australia, for instance, homelessness has increased despite growing investment in (predominantly ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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A new study finds that while most crime types declined across Canada and internationally as a result of the COVID-19 social restrictions, mental health-related incidents remained relatively stable, counter to claims that ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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The cost of living crisis is affecting people around the world. Although it's been building for some time, the fact that this crisis comes hot on the heels of an ongoing pandemic only makes matters worse.
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2022
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Rosalba Hernandez and her husband both work full time at a restaurant, but with five kids, soaring inflation rates and a San Diego apartment that keeps jacking up rent, the family is living day to day.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2022
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When fathers in economically struggling families show symptoms of depression, the effects may be particularly damaging to the couple's relationship, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2022
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