The University of Saskatchewan has created a new research chair position to explore how Mtis culture and tradition can inform governance and policy de.
A task force at the University of Saskatchewan is creating an Indigenous verification policy. The policy is meant to ensure Indigenous programming and funding goes to people who are actually Indigenous.
By Kurtis Boyer for The Conversation Viruses like Covid-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases. Yet, these diseases do not really “come from animals.” After all, it is not like animals conspire against humans, throwing Covid-19 over the backyard fence. When we
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kurtis Boyer, Faculty Lecuture, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases.
Yet, these diseases do not really “come from animals.” After all, it is not like animals conspire against humans, throwing COVID-19 over the backyard fence. When we say this pandemic “comes from animals,” it means that these diseases come from the way society raises, harvests and eats animals.
A well-rounded policy strategy for avoiding the next pandemic should include reducing the demand for animal products. Fortunately, an effective approach need not imply government telling people what they should or should not eat.