Author The Conversation The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, from the academic and research community, delivered directly to the public. For more information, visit theconversation.com. The's Latest Articles Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super‑raccoons? By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● May 12, 2026 Survey trolls are skewing our sense of how many people actually believe conspiracy theories — and the “Lizardman constant” explains why. $10 billion a year wasted because of Canada’s sorry electronic health records: Study By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● May 5, 2026 Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research Public grocery stores won’t fix Canada’s food affordability crisis By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● April 21, 2026 There are better ways to deal with this crisis than trying to put together public infrastructure from scratch. Food prices are already high in Canada. Will the Iran war make them worse? By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● April 14, 2026 Oil‑driven cost pressures may ripple through Canada’s food system — but not as sharply as past global shocks. Diaspora communities carry the burden of watching war from afar By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● April 10, 2026 How “split belonging” shapes the daily lives of immigrants navigating crises from afar Ontario is closing its supervised consumption sites, calling them a failure. So what counts as ‘success?’ By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● April 3, 2026 Ontario’s plan to replace supervised consumption sites with recovery‑focused hubs ignores evidence about who these services keep alive. The crisis of youth aging out of care is why Canada needs a children and youth commissioner By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● March 27, 2026 Canada’s child welfare system leaves care‑experienced youth behind — a national commissioner could finally change that Do you love sleeping with your pet? Science reveals there’s a tricky trade‑off By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● March 26, 2026 Why sharing a bed with your pet feels good — even when it quietly disrupts your sleep How governments can help Indigenous communities disproportionately impacted by wildfires By The Conversation ● Climate Change ● March 19, 2026 Why wildfire evacuations keep failing Indigenous communities — and what governments can fix now OP-ED: Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum By The Conversation ● Op-Ed ● March 3, 2026 The Tumbler Ridge shooting exposes a dangerous policy void as AI firms navigate life‑or‑death disclosures without legal guidance. Posts pagination Previous 1 2 3 … 5 Next