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David Stewart, MD; Head, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Ottawa; Author, A Short Primer on Why Cancer Still Sucks

Dr. Stewart received his MD degree from Queen’s University, Kingston, followed by training in internal medicine at McGill University and in medical oncology in the Department of Developmental Therapeutics at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. He first moved from MD Anderson to the University of Ottawa in 1980, and served as Chief of Medical Oncology at the Ottawa Civic Hospital from 1989 to 1999. He returned to the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2003 to 2011 where he served as Chief of the Section of Experimental Therapeutics (2003-2005), Chair Ad Interim (2005), Deputy Chair (2006-2009), and Director of Translational Research (2009-2011). He was also the Principle Investigator of MD Anderson’ phase II N01 contract with the National Cancer Institute, and was the clinical leader of a number of other federally-funded translational research projects. In 2011, Dr. Stewart returned to Ottawa from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) in 2011 to assume the position of Head of the Division of Medical Oncology at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa.

John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research Group

John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group. He is leading ongoing, in-depth research initiatives on integrated health systems, accountable care organizations, and value-based care models. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the graduate College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.

John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is pursuing certification as a Fellow.

About Darwin Research Group

Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

Welcome to Strive podcast, a production of IPS News. My name is Marty Logan.

The largest ever settlement in Canadian legal history, 40 billion Canadian dollars, occurred in 2022, but it didn’t come from a court – it followed a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. In 2016 the Tribunal affirmed a complaint that the Government of Canada’s child welfare system discriminated against First Nations children. (First Nations are one of three groups of Indigenous people in Canada).

When I heard about that amount and subsequently how the government was negotiating the details of that settlement, I was astounded. Although I’ve had an interest in and reported regularly about human rights in the past three decades, my most intense experience has been here in Nepal, where for a couple of years I worked at the United Nations human rights office.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission has a long history of having its recommendations virtually ignored by the government of the day. In fact, since 2000, only 12% of the NHRC’s 810 recommendations have been fully implemented. So when I compared the situation in Nepal to the tribunal’s decision and aftermath in Canada, my first question was ‘how’? How could the human rights situation in the two countries be so different that one government was compelled to pay out $40 billion for discrimination while another could virtually ignore recommendations?

First, I have to confess that my understanding of the human rights framework in Canada and Nepal was lacking. As today’s guest, Professor Anne Levesque from the University of Ottawa, explains, Canada, like Nepal, has a federal human rights commission (as well as commissions in its provinces). But Canada also has the tribunal, a quasi-judicial body that hears complaints and can issue orders. Nepal however, lacks a human rights body that has legal teeth.

But is that the whole story, or are there other reasons why the Government of Canada must – and does – pay up when it loses a human rights case while the Government of Nepal basically files away the NHRC’s recommendations for some later date? Nepal, by the way, is not a human rights pariah. It is serving its second consecutive term on the UN Human Rights Council and the NHRC has been given an ‘A’ rating by an independent organization for conforming to international standards.

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As a lawyer who’s helped fight for the rights of First Nations children, here’s what you need to know about the $40 billion child welfare agreements – article by Anne Levesque

Ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Public advocacy for the First Nations Child Welfare complaint

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Many people have an idealized vision of Canada as a gentle, kind and accepting society. However, last year, as a Muslim Canadian family took their evening stroll during lockdown in London, Ont., a white man rammed his pickup truck into them. Four of the five family members were killed.

The incident sparked horror and outrage. But the truth of the matter is anti-Muslim sentiment has been on the steady rise in the 20 years since 9/11.

According to a report from July 2021 by the National Council of Canadian Muslims, more Muslims have been killed in Canada in targeted attacks and hate crimes than in any other G7 country.

Our guest today says that instead of deterring anti-Muslim hate, Canadian laws are actually making it worse - in essence, legalizing Islamophobia.

Natasha Bakht is an award-winning legal scholar who has spent the past five years researching the rise in anti-Muslim attitudes in North America. She is a professor in the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa and the author of In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab Wearing Women in Canada.

In her book, Natasha explores the stories of niqab-wearing women who have faced discriminatory laws.

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In this episode Dr Jameel Abdulrehman and David Airdrie are joined by Dr Yan Xu, one of the authors of a recently published review paper entitled Evaluation of definitions for oral anticoagulant-associated major bleeding: A population-based cohort study, co-authored by Yan Xu, Tara Gomes, Philip S. Wells, Priscila Pequeno, Ana Johnson, and Michelle Sholzberg. The paper was published in Thrombosis Research (Thrombosis Research 213 (2022) 57–64) available here: https://www.thrombosisresearch.com/article/S0049-3848(22)00055-X/fulltext

Dr Xu provides an overview of how the ISTH, BARC, and TIMI definitions for major bleeding on anticoagulation differ and the impact that has on research outcomes. His review explores the study results and what they may mean for future studies.

Biography:
Dr. Yan Xu, is a subspecialty fellow in Adult Thrombosis Medicine at the University of Ottawa, having completed his medical school at Queen’s University, internal medicine training at the University of Toronto and hematology fellowship at The Ottawa Hospital. Yan’s research interests involve the use of routine clinical data to better understand the safety of anticoagulant therapy, and how to optimally manage bleeding complications that arise from their use. His work has been supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the American Society of Hematology, and the CanVECTOR Network.

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Welcome to the first episode of A Manner of Speaking.

In today’s episode, What is Environmental Law?, host Cheryl Gerhardt McLuckie talks to Professor Lynda Collins from the University of Ottawa.  They discuss a number of concepts that shape environmental law, including toxic torts, ecological rights, liability issues, significant progressions in environmental law, nuisance claims, toxic battery, the future of environmental law and more. 

Link to The Ecological Constitution, by Professor Collins.

Get in touch: cheryl.mcluckie@mannlawyers.com

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Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of high-profile figures accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity, of being “Pretendians.” These cases have become big news stories, but they have big real-life consequences, too. Misidentifying as Indigenous can have financial and social consequences, with the misdirection of funds, jobs or grants meant for Indigenous peoples. Vinita delves into it all with two researchers who look at identity and belonging in Indigenous communities: Veldon Coburn from the University of Ottawa and Celeste Pedri-Spade from Queen’s University.

Show notes:
https://theconversation.com/stolen-identities-what-does-it-mean-to-be-indigenous-dont-call-me-resilient-podcast-ep-8-166248

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In this episode, host Gwen Madiba (MA ’12; BSocSc ’08), is joined from Los Angeles by celebrity fitness trainer alumna Jeanette Jenkins, founder and president of the Hollywood Trainer. Jeanette talks about her journey to reaching millions online with her workouts and the evolving landscape of the fitness industry. She shares inclusive fitness tips for individuals of all abilities and backgrounds to motivate, build confidence and embrace healthy living. This episode also includes a special spotlight question by alumnus Trevor Monaghan (Gee Gees Men’s Football ’97-’01) member of the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, and fitness manager of the Chisasibi Fitness Center located on the eastern shore of James Bay in Northern Quebec. (In English only with English and French transcript available).

Transcripts of this episode are available in English and French.

Guest: Jeanette Jenkins, Faculty of Health Sciences Alumna 

Spotlight Question: Trevor Monaghan, Gee Gees Men’s Football ’97-’01

Host: Gwen Madiba, MA ’12; BSocSc ’08

Production: University of Ottawa’s Alumni Relations team

Producer: Rhea Laube

Sound Engineer: Nathalie Nadeau Mijal

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Please send your questions and comments to alumni@uottawa.ca. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

Nancy did her undergrad at the University of Waterloo in Legal Studies, Arts and Business.  She's currently at the University of Ottawa in her 1st year of law school.  Nancy talks about the shift from high school to university, co-op jobs for non-STEM students at a school known for STEM and the process to getting into law school.

Today on Unpublished Cafe-- Doug Ford was seen as the most toxic of choices when it came to the Ontario PC leadership race, but he prevailed. His provincial disapproval rating was almost as high as Kathleen Wynne's yet he prevailed. How did it happen? What does it tell us about Ontarians?

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Research Associate with the Angus Reid Institute

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Ontario Green Party Leader and Ontario’s first Green MPP

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Director, Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa

What challenges do parliamentarians face in executing their fiscal scrutiny functions, including the review, approval or rejection of their government’s national revenues and expenditure plans? How does information asymmetry between the Executive and the legislative branch influence their ability to effectively fulfill this responsibility? What institutions or practices can be adopted to facilitate this?

One of parliament’s fundamental roles is their fiscal scrutiny functions which include the review, approval or rejection, of a government’s national revenues and expenditure plans (including its expenditure estimates, budget and taxation proposals, and public accounts). Parliaments often face challenges in effectively fulfilling this role due to lack of technical capacity, political intervention and inefficient systems. The information asymmetry that exists between executive and legislative branches creates an important gap, along with the tendency to focus debates on new programs rather than sustainability and the reluctance to change.

To address these challenges governments and parliaments can start to re-think transparency by focusing on the publication of relevant information in a format that can easily be understood rather than overwhelming parliaments and the public with unnecessary data. It can consider developing new institutions such as Independent Fiscal Institutions (IFIs), also known as Parliamentary Budget Offices (PBOs), to support parliament with independent fiscal analysis. Finally, it can examine the entire financial process to understand where the core issues lie to fix a dysfunctional system.

This intervention was recorded during the workshop on Strengthening Accountability through Fiscal Transparency Practices that took place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on September 6, 2017. This workshop, which was partly facilitated by Mr. Page, explored transparency and accountability practices within the parliamentary financial cycle to analyze challenges and identify opportunities for improvement, with particular attention to the role of parliamentary budget offices and fostering public participation in fiscal policy.