Sequencing three crocodilian genomes to illuminate the evolution of archosaurs and amniotes

The International Crocodilian Genomes Working Group (ICGWG) will sequence and assemble the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) genomes. The status of these projects and our planned analyses are described

Quintessentially Un-American? Comparing Public Opinion on National Identity in English Speaking Canada and the United States

This paper examines national identities in Canada and the United States in 1995 and 2004, a period of considerable change in both countries. Drawing on data from the International Social Science Programme National Identity modules and on research from social psychology, the central argument forwarded is that in several respects the national identities of Canadians are becoming more similar to those of Americans over time. These similarities have often been overlooked in previous Canadian research, which tends to emphasize the differences between the two countries while downplaying their shared characteristics.Cet ouvrage porte sur les identités nationales au Canada et aux États-Unis en 1995 et en 2004, deux périodes de changement fondamental pour ces deux États. Cette étude se fonde sur des données extraites des modules de l’International Social Science Programme National Identity et sur la recherche en psychologie sociale. Son principal argument est que, à plusieurs égards, les identités nationales des Canadiens sont devenues de plus en plus similaires à celles des Étatsuniens au fil du temps. Au Canada, ces similitudes ont souvent été omises dans des recherches antérieures, lesquelles étaient axées sur les différences entre les deux pays et où on minimisait leurs caractéristiques communes

The rise of the civic citizen: a comparative study of political identity in the EU and Canada

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Addressing Violence and Harassment in Canada’s Senate: Critical Actors and Institutional Responses

The global movements of #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #BlackLivesMatter have brought the issues of gender and race-based violence into the public domain. The realm of politics is no exception. Over the last several years (and predating #MeToo), Canadian politicians and staffers at all levels of government and from all political stripes have faced sexism, racism, homophobia, harassment, and threats of violence from members of the public and from their colleagues. Since the 2019 federal election, this has included an armed trespasser apprehended on the grounds of Rideau Hall who made threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the vandalism of Minister Catherine McKenna’s constituency office window which was spray-painted with a vile, misogynistic word, and the street harassment of NDP leader Jagmeet Singh that was widely shared on social media. Although white, heterosexual, cisgender male politicians and staffers also experience violence, women, Black, Indigenous and persons of colour (BIPOC) and members of the LGBTQ+ community are disproportionately more likely to be on the receiving end of such acts and threats both on social media and in real life.</p

#MeToo turns 5: Taking stock of gender-based violence in Canadian politics

Five years ago, women around the world began publicly disclosing their experiences of sexual assault and harassment on social media using the hashtag #MeToo. This milestone provides us with an opportunity to reflect on how Canada has dealt with its own supposed #MeToo reckoning and misogyny in Canadian politics more specifically. The events of 2017 came 11 years after Tarana Burke founded the #MeToo movement to raise awareness about the violence Black women and girls experience in the United States. The #MeToo hashtag went viral in October 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein became public. Five years later, what lessons have we learned about gender-based violence in Canadian politics?</p

Harassment and violence are threats to local democracy; it’s time for Ontario to take them seriously

This fall Ontario voters will head to the polls again, this time to elect their municipal and school board leaders. Heading in to these elections, women councillors and municipal staffers have been speaking out about their experiences of sexism, harassment, and violence for some time. The province needs to listen to them.</p

The Problem With Canadian Politics Is Written Across Catherine McKenna's Window

Women in power receive a staggering amount of hate, online and off. </p

Green with rage: Women climate change leaders face online attacks

Women leaders who support climate action are being attacked online with increasing regularity. These attacks should be viewed as a problem not only for the planet, but also to the goals of achieving gender equality and more inclusive, democratic politics. Catherine McKenna, Canada’s environment and climate change minister, recently announced that she’s had to hire security to protect herself and her family while in public. With an election now on, it’s likely she’ll face further abuse in the weeks to come. McKenna hired security after she was out with her children and a driver rolled down his window and shouted: “F-k you, Climate Barbie.” This sexist taunt was popularized by Conservative MP Gerry Ritz, who once used the slur in reference to McKenna on Twitter. It resulted in a tsunami of #Climatebarbie hashtags and variations of the slur ever since. Ritz has since apologized and deleted the original tweet.</p

Breaking the White Male Status Quo in Parliament

It’s more than just gender parity. Approaches that challenge settler colonialism and patriarchal values are key.</p