Prof. Robert Morrison edited Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” for Harvard University Press. On the classic’s 200th anniversary, he explains how Austen’s rhythmic words on loss, love and hope still resonate.
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Bold leadership is needed to adapt Canada’s expensive and mediocre health-care system for an aging population struggling with chronic disease.
Le système canadien est cher et peu efficace. Confronté au vieillissement de la population et à l’augmentation des maladies chroniques, il a besoin d’initiatives audacieuses pour être réformé.
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PhD Student in Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economic & Financial Policy, and Director of the John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, Department of Economics, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Ontario
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Smith Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Student in Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Public Administration, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor of Finance, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD student, Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Dean, Indigenous Health, York University, Canada; Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Special and Inclusive Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Student in History, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor and Toller Family Fellow of Finance, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Queen's University, Ontario