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Seeds of Sustainability: An Analysis of Small-Scale Commercial Seed Producers in Ontario
(2023-04-21)
Food and agriculture are an important part of Ontario’s economic and social identity. Seeds are some of the most basic and important inputs of these systems, both in Ontario and globally. Despite this, there is a noticeable ...
Beyond the Implementation Gap: A Narrative Analysis of Nova Scotia’s Endangered Species Act
(2023-04-24)
Many species continue to decline in numbers in Canada, despite a complex tangle of laws related to the conservation and protection of biodiversity. Nova Scotia’s standalone legislation, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has ...
'SUP with Nova Scotia: Characterizing Nova Scotia's Single-Use Plastic Waste within the Canadian Federal Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Ban
(2023-04-24)
The use of single-use plastics (SUPs) has increased rapidly over the years, and the contribution of SUPs to global waste quantities has been rising steadily (Xanthos & Walker, 2017). In 2019 alone, Canada produced an ...
Ethics and Effectiveness in Climate Change Communication Handbooks: A Close Reading Analysis
(2023-04-24)
The field of climate change communication (CCC) seeks out ways to effectively communicate climate change topics to a less scientifically expert public. To assist climate communicators in crafting messages that have high ...
Food For Thought: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Food Deserts and Childhood Academic Performance in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
(2023-04-25)
This study explores the relationship between geographic food deserts and sixth grade academic performance in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Nova Scotia. An ArcGIS Pro Network Analysis was used to map geocoded grocery ...
The Impact Assessment Act of 2019: Meaningful Participation of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, or Surface Level Engagement?
(College of Sustainability, 2023-04-25)
The aim of this thesis was to research the extent to which the Impact Assessment Act of 2019 achieves its goal of improving Indigenous involvement in the environmental assessment process across Canada. It does so by ...