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Featured News

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Horgan Doesn’t Have to ‘Hem and Haw’ on Restricting Interprovincial Travel, Say Some Experts

 
In an article about interprovincial travel, Professor Gerald Baier (UBC Political Science & CSDI Acting Director) and other legal experts says Horgan should already know that travel restrictions are possible.

UN Committee Rebukes Canada for Failing to Get Indigenous Peoples’ Consent for Industrial Projects

 
In response to a letter regarding Canada’s failure to comply with the UNDRIP, Professor Sheryl Lightfoot (SPPGA & UBC Political Science) urges the federal government to take advice from the UN’s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Former U.S. Regulator Questions Small Nuclear Reactor Technology

 
In an article about small nuclear reactor technology, SPPGA Director Allison Macfarlane raises doubts about the feasibility of storage, alluding to the complexity of the shorter-term radioactivity of nuclear waste.
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Featured Events

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The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Michael Sandel

 
January 21, 2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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The Time is Now: Canadian and Global Recognition of the Right to a Healthy Environment

 
January 26, 2021
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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U.S. Foreign Policy in 2021 and Beyond – A Talk with U.S. Consul General Brent Hardt

 
January 28, 2021
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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