Academics Urge Government Climate Action

December 17, 2009

More than 500 university faculty members from universities all over Canada signed a letter to the Canadian Government calling for immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The letter points out that the time frame of reductions is critical, dictated by earth′s physical environment and not by political or short-term economic considerations. The scale is global: climate knows no boundaries; Canada′s emissions harm people everywhere.

Although the danger has been recognized for decades, governments′ reaction has been inadequate. Dr. Chandler Davis, an emeritus professor of mathematics, points out that the uncertainties in the scientists′ predictions were no excuse for inaction. As it turned out, emissions have been increasing rather than decreasing, and the effects of climate change exceed the worst-case predictions of a few years ago. Societies now face threats of unprecedented severity due to climate change, as detailed in the letter: unprecedented droughts, melting of mountain glaciers vital to major rivers, rising sea levels that threaten island nations and the deltas in Bangladesh and Egypt, and much more. Climate change and other contributing human activities are now causing species extinction at about a thousand times the natural rate.

The letter reviews recent data showing an added imminent danger of a qualitative alteration of climate. Higher than expected warming of the Arctic now leads to melting of the ice cap whose reflectivity cuts Earth′s absorption of solar radiation, and to melting of permafrost that risks venting significant amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane. These changes would aggravate the greenhouse warming seriously and are not reversible in human time scale. The letter reviews paleoclimate results to calibrate the task. The last time the world was 1oC warmer than pre-industrial levels for an extended period, sea level was likely five meters higher than today. Expert opinion is cited for the view that, to be safe from such a catastrophe, atmospheric CO2 must be held to 350 parts per million — a level which has already been surpassed!

The statement therefore calls for a precise timetable taking Canada to zero fossil fuel emissions in the near future. This means setting a time-profile of maximum allowable emissions, falling quickly to zero. The limits need to be absolute and not subject to trade-offs of any kind. This will inevitably mean winding down the tar sands project, and sizeable reductions of the military. It will require deep readjustment of society. Canada has shown in the past that it is capable of quick response to emergencies, and this is an emergency.


For more information contact:
Dr. Helmut Burkhardt,
Professor of Physics Emeritus,Ryerson University,
Science for Peace Board member
Tel: 416-694-8385
Email: h.burkhardt@rogers.com

Dr. Chandler Davis,
Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto,
Treasurer of Science for Peace
Tel: 416-535-6670
Email: davis@math.utoronto.edu

Science for Peace website: www.scienceforpeace.ca

Open Letter and signatures on the website: www.scienceforpeace.ca/open-letter-on-climate-change-to-the-government-of-canada

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Open Letter

To the Honourable Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Canadian Government:
To the leaders of the Opposition Parties:

The undersigned Canadian university faculty members call on the Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Canadian Government and on the leaders of the Opposition Parties to respond to the planetary emergency of climate change. As we will argue, greenhouse gas emissions must be drastically reduced, and soon. The time frame is critical, and it is dictated by the physical environment, not by political or economic considerations. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, you can't fool the environment any of the time.

It is unacceptable and horrifying by the standards of public health and morality that many industrialized nations are doing the opposite of what is required, by actually increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The Canadian government is particularly culpable, as it has persistently obstructed cooperative global action and even continues to invest in the growth of a carbon-based economy. The Energy Information Administration of the U.S. government predicts that Canada will continue to have the highest per capita carbon emissions in 2030 at 19 metric tons per person, whereas by contrast the continent of Africa will remain at current levels of 1.0 metric tons per person. The physical environment does not know national boundaries: our emissions bring premature death and hardship worldwide, especially to the people who did not cause the problem.

There is so much at stake. Societies are already facing threats of unprecedented severity as climate change is occurring faster than predicted. More intense and longer droughts occur over larger areas, extreme weather events are more frequent and have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, melting mountain glaciers threaten water systems vital to agriculture, sea level rise begins to inundate island nations and now causes increased salinity in the Nile Delta which is the breadbasket of Egypt, the Inuit people are losing their means of subsistence, extreme heat waves cause thousands of deaths, there is altered distribution of diseases, and higher temperatures have led to massive forest fires and to the costly pine beetle infestation in western Canadian forests. Climate change and other contributing human activities are now causing species extinction estimated to be about a thousand times the natural rate.

The danger is imminent of an irreversible alteration of climate. The tipping point that must be avoided at all costs is the melting of the polar ice-sheets and of the permafrost. Should this happen, the danger is that the loss of global reflectivity and the release of additional greenhouse gases may send the temperature skyrocketing. The last time the world was only 1oC warmer than pre-industrial levels for a sustained period of time, sea level may have been five meters higher than today. Such a rise would submerge coastal areas and inundate low-lying fresh water systems. When the climate was last 2oC to 3oC warmer, sea levels were perhaps 25 m higher than today. Such a catastrophe is admittedly some decades in the future, but preventing it calls for action now.

New data from paleoclimate studies, using ice and sediment cores, indicate how much atmospheric CO2 the world can live with. When it stood above 450 parts per million, the polar ice was gone. To be safe from the tipping point, the level must be kept below 350 ppm; this estimate by the eminent NASA scientist James Hansen (See especially James R. Hansen et al, 2008. Open Atmospheric Science Journal, vol 2, 217-231) is endorsed by the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

At present the concentration is 390 ppm. That is, we have overshot the target. To save a world in which humanity can thrive, it is essential to rapidly reduce carbon fuel emissions to zero and then pass to negative emissions by reabsorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. This is believed to be feasible by using various means including reforestation and underground sequestration. The required changes in energy use and generation will need to persist far beyond our lifetimes, but that must not blind us to the need to begin these changes immediately. If we postpone these very significant reductions we may slide past the tipping point to profound and essentially permanent climate change which might doom human civilization and even humanity.

Canada can still step aside from the path of ecological collapse, but the time is short. It is known that energy from renewable sources -- wind, water, and solar -- can be enough for the world to have a modified but still comfortable way of life. What is uncomfortable is making the transition so suddenly. Rapidly reducing to zero carbon emissions will inevitably incur substantial short-term dislocations and human insecurity. The need is everyone's, and all of us must share in meeting it. Jobs lost in energy and extractive industries must be replaced by jobs in conversion to a sustainable economy, and unemployment during the changeover be cushioned by government support. With good leadership, Canada has shown it can make such rapid changes -- for example, at the outbreak of World War II. We call on you to provide such leadership now, while there is still time. The big immediate task is to put in place a precise timetable taking Canada to zero fossil fuel emissions in the near future. This means setting a precise time-profile of maximum emissions, falling quickly to zero (Hansen et al. propose, for example, a linear decrease with time, leading to zero by 2030). The chosen schedule of emission reduction needs to be absolute and not subject to trade-offs of any kind. Various detailed studies have shown how to proceed on the path toward an eventual completely renewable energy society. The huge emissions associated with the military industry cannot be tolerated; transportation and housing arrangements will have to be reconfigured; agricultural practices will have to become less carbon-intensive. The tar sands project is inconsistent with the requirement of zero emissions: tar sands extraction is ruinous to the atmosphere, to the Athabasca water system, and to a large tract of boreal forest. Even in the short term it has not benefited Canadians or Albertans because of the very low royalty rates and large federal subsidies.

Fortunately there are many people in Canada, including academics, who have long studied these problems and who are eager to help the government find the best solutions to each problem. We call on the Canadian government to acknowledge the gravity of the current climate crisis, to safeguard the future of our children and grandchildren who are at great risk here in Canada and worldwide, by taking the appropriate actions without further delay.

Sincerely,

Danny Harvey, Professor, Dept. of Geography, University of Toronto, Convening Lead Author and Contributing Author to various IPCC reports
Helmut Burkhardt, Professor of Physics Emeritus, Ryerson University
Chandler Davis, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Derek Paul, Professor (Emeritus), Dept. of Physics, University of Toronto
Dr. Edwin E. Daniel, Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta - Now is the time to act on greenhouse gases!
Peter H. Russell, Professor, University of Toronto
Pierre Jasmin, professeur titulaire, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, president des Artistes pour la Paix
Sam Lanfranco, Professor Emeritus & Senior Scholar, York University
Arminjon Paul, Professor, Universite de Montreal
Shahrzad Mojab, Professor, University of Toronto
Michael D. Wallace, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Jon Thompson, Professor Emeritus, UNB
Franklyn Griffiths, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Margrit Eichler, Professor, University of Toronto (OISE/UT), FRSC and Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
Lisa Jeffrey, Professor, Mathematics Department, University of Toronto
Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg, MES, PhD, Lecturer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Dr. Beth Savan, Professor, Director of the Centre for the Environment, University of Toronto
Alex C. Michalos, Chancellor, University of Northern British Columbia
Florin Diacu, Professor, University of Victoria
Dr. Joanna Santa Barbara, McMaster University (retired)
John Warkentin, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar, York University
Nancy Holmes, Professor, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Shaun Lovejoy, Professor, McGill
Paul Olson, Professor, University of Toronto
André Gombay, Emeritus Professor, University of Toronto
Natalie Zemon Davis, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Toronto
Jan D. Huizinga, Professor, McMaster University
Dr. D.W. Livingstone, Canada Research Chair of Lifelong Learning and Work, Univeristy of Toronto
Dr. Laura Westra, Professor Emerita, University of Windsor
Bernd Baldus, Professor, University of Toronto
Marion Blute, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto at Mississauga
George B. Spiegelman, Professor, University of British Columbia
Roger I Simon, Professor, University of Toronto
Paul Montpetit Gauthier, Adjunct Professor, Universite de Monteal
Dr. Edmund O'Sullivan, Professor, University of Toronto
Jack Quarter, Professor, University of Toronto
Peter Flood, Professor emeritus, University of Saskatchewan
Lorne Tepperman, Professor, University of Toronto
Dr. David V. J. Bell, Professor Emeritus, former Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Roy D. Savia, Professor, School of Advancement, Centennial College
Christopher Hrynkow, Distance Education Instructor, University of Manitoba
Roxana Ng, Professor, University of Toronto
Deborah Harrison, Professor (ret'd) and Adjunct Professor, University of New Brunswick, Sociology
John Miller, Professor, University of Toronto
Stephanie Westlund, PhD Candidate, University of Manitoba
Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Professor, Simon Fraser University
Richard Lebrun, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba
Sarah Power, Student, Adult Education and Community Development, University of Toronto, OISE
Jim Prentice, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Toronto
Patrick Howard, Associate Professor, Cape Breton University
Weiguo Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Alison Prentice, Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria
Wariri Muhungi, Student, OISE, University of Toronto
Jean-Paul Restoule, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (OISE/UT)
Daniel Schugurensky, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, OISE
Nancy Jackson, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Catherine Stewart, Assistant Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
Diana L. Gustafson, Associate Professor, Memorial University
Joseph M. Bryant, Professor, University of Toronto
Dieter Misgeld, Professor emeritus, University of Toronto
Wendy Loudon, M. Ed., University of Toronto
Frangess Kohi, Student, OISE, University of Toronto
Paul Antze, Associate Professor, Social Science, York University
Barbara Godard, Professor Emerita and Senior Scholar, York University
Ellen Judd, Professor, University of Manitoba
Hilda Swirsky, Registered Nurse, OISE Alumni, Environmental Activist
Dr. Darlene Clover, University of Victoria
Dr. Jennifer Dyer, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Lisa Wood, Associate Professor, Laurier Brantford
Dr. Yanqing Yi, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Jill Allison, Lecturer, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. David Maxwell, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine
Paul J. Eisenbarth, Asst. Clinical Professor (Emeritus), McMaster University
Louise Gagne, M.D., University of Saskatchewan
Reade Davis, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Eva Kushner, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Patricia Betts, Assistant Professor, Cae Breton University
Dr. Donald Betts, FRSC, Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University
Graham Reynolds, Professor of History, Cape Breton University
James Valcour, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Craig Hanyan, Professor Emeritus, Brock University
Karen Mundy, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Robin Whitaker, Associate Professor (Anthropology), Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Mark Hudson, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Claudia Malacrida, Associate Professor, University of Lethbridge
Meg Luxton, Professor, York University
Holly Platz, M.Ed Candidate, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Heather Green, Manager, BSW/MSW Programs, FNTI
Al-Nasir Peera, Student - MEd Program, University of Toronto
Dr. Tara Goldstein, Professor, University of Toronto
Gayle MacDonald, Professor, Sociology and AVP Research, St. Thomas University
Catherine Donovan, Associate Professor, Public Health, Memorial University
Roberta Edgecombe Robb, Professor Emeritus, Brock University
Olga Netchaeva, M.Ed. Candidate, University of Toronto
Jason Laurendeau, Assistant Professor (Sociology), University of Lethbridge
Sally A. Ludwig, Sessional Instructor, University of Gueph, Couple & Family Therapy Program
Arun Mukherjee, Professor, York University
Graham M. Simpson, Professor Emeritus, Saskatchewan
Nicole Chapman, M.Ed., University of Victoria
Alison Burkett, Graduate Student and Teacher, University of Toronto
Dr. Sharon Dale Stone, Professor, Lakehead University, Department of Sociology
Faiz Ahmed, Graduate Student, University of New Brunswick
Daryl King, Student Mentor, FNTI/Ryerson University
Eimear O'Neill, PhD affiliate, Transformative Learning Centre, OISE, University of Toronto, International Indigenous Education Network
Ganesh Harilal, Professor, Political Science, Vanier College
Dr. Christopher John Doran, Professor, University of New Brunswick
Roanne Thomas-MacLean, Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Aysan Sev'er, Professor, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Dr. Stan R. Blecher, University of Guelph
Agi Lukacs, Senior Lecturer, University of Toronto
Stephanie Bruce, Ph.D. candidate, Sociology, University of New Brunswick
Shannon Butcher, Youth Justice Worker, First Nations Technical Institute
Fiona Hanley, Professor of Nursing, Dawson College
Abby Lippman, Professor, McGill University
Rachel Welham, University of Toronto
Chris Kaposy, Assistant Professor of Health Ethics, Memorial University
Christiane Rousseau, Full Professor, Universite de Montreal, Mathematics
Pierre Biron, Honorary Professor, Universite de Montreal, Faculty of Medicine
Iva Kinclova,OISE, University of Toronto
Jennie Hornosty, Professor, Sociology University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Ann McGoey, Nurse Practitioner, Lakehead University
Erika Simpson, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
Charlene Mayes, Senior Teaching Associate, University of New Brunswick
Tim Quigley, Professor of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Gary Warrick, Associate Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford
Youngblood Henderson, Research Director, University of Saskatchewan
Sergei Plekhanov, Associate Professor, York University
Felix Hoehn, Assistant Professor, Law, University of Saskatchewan
Glenis Joyce, Extension specialist, University of Saskatchewan
Lucinda Vandervort, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law
Brent Cuthbertson, Associate Professor and Director, Lakehead University, Ontario
Glen Luther, Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Markus Gehring, Vice-Dean Research University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Mary Pat MacDonald, MA, Student, Liaison, University of Winnipeg, Faculty of Theology
Roy J. Adams Sallows, Chair of Human Rights, University of Saskatchewan
Robin Hansen, Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Ariane Burke, Professor, Universite de Montreal
Heather Heavin, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Sandra Hoenle, University of Calgary
Michelle Drapeau, Associate Professor, Universite de Montreal
Rakhi Ruparelia, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Martha Jackman, Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Norman Zlotkin, Associate Dean, Academic University of Saskatchewan, College of Law
Shelley AM Gavigan, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Faisal Moola, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Rick Schmidt, Instructor, University of Winnipeg, Conflict Resolution Studies
Carly Adams, Assistant Professor, University of Lethbridge
Briony Penn, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Victoria
Theriault, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Susan Boyd, Professor, UBC
Stuart Houston, OC, SOM, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan
Louis Lefeber, Professor (emeritus), York University
Elaine Newman, Professor Emeritus, Concordia University
Dr. William R. Adamson, Professor of Pastoral Theology (Retired), University of Saskatchewan
James Deutsch, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Deborah van Wyck Professor of Nursing, Dawson College
Robert Korol, Professor Emeritus, McMaster, Civil Engineering
Bruce E. Dunn, Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary
Dr. Jim Harding, Retired-Adjunct Professor of Justice, University of Regina
Ralph C. Martin, Professor, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Nonita T. Yap, Professor, University of Guelph
Jean Turner, Associate Professor Emerita, University of Guelph
Alan Slavin, Professor, Physics & Astronomy, Trent University
Doug Surtees, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Tom Whillans, Associate Professor, Trent University
Robert M. Pike, Professor Emeritus, Queen's University
Elaine Gibson, Associate Professor, Law, Dalhousie University
Susan Wurtele, Associate Professor, Trent University
Luis Sobrino, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
Lee Lorch, Professor Emeritus & Senior Scholar, York University, Mathematics & Statistics
Helmar Drost, Professor Emeritus in Economics, York University
John A. Boan, Professor Emeritus, University of Regina
Trudy Bruyns, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario, on leave
Bill Atkinson, Professor of Physics, Trent University
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David Lyon, Professor, Queen's University
Michael Bradfield, Professor, Economics (retired), Dalhousie University
Stanley Jeffers, Associate Professor Emeritus, York University
Richard Collier, Professor Emeritus, Mount Royal
Ben-Z. Shek, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Colleen Shantz, Assistant Professor, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto
John Kirk, Professor, Dalhousie University
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Colleen O'Manique, Chair, Women's Studies, Trent University
Richard Julien, Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Cathy Holtmann, St. Thomas University
Kenneth Flegel, Professor of Medicine, McGill University
June Larkin, Senior Lecturer, University of Toronto
Celeste Johnston, Professor, McGill University, School of Nursing
Dr. Gerhard Stroink, Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University
Robert Regnier, Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Colin Stuttard, Professor (Retired), Dalhousie University
Sheelah McLean, Seconded Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Yvonne Cuttle, Associate Prof. (Retired), University of Saskatchewan
Gordon McBean, Professor, University of Western Ontario, CM, FRSC
Nico Koenig, University of Toronto
JoAnn Jaffe, Professor, University of Regina
Jean L Freed, Lecturer, Concordia University
Shelley Cooper-Stephenson, RN, BSN, M.C.Ed, University of Saskatchewan
Aline Deckers, Part-time faculty, Department of Education, Concordia University
Dr. Irene Novaczek, UPEI
Cate Ahrens, Student, University of Toronto
Cathy Vakil, Assistant Professor, Queen's University
Jessica Senehi, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Ruth Hayhoe, Professor, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Tracy Swan, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Peter Camfield, MD, FRCP(C), Professor, Department Pediatrics Dalhousie University
Radoslav S. Dimitrov, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
Larry Schmidt, Dr., University of Toronto
Stephen Hill, Assistant Professor, Trent University
Dr. Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan
Jane Griffiths, Physician/ Assistant Professor, Queen's University
Liisa L. North, Professor Emerita, York University
Janet McVittie, Assistant Professor, Science Education, University of Saskatchewan
Elvi Whittaker, Professor Emerita, UBC
Steffanie Scott, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Emma Cunliffe Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Robert, Sessional Lecturer, University of Saskatchewan
Geoffrey Hodgetts, Professor, Queen's University
Susan Phillips, Professor, Queen's University
Tracey Fallak, Course Leader â€" Instructor, Red River College
Dr. Geraldine Balzer, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Michael J Sylvester, Queen's University
Eric Mykhalovskiy, Associate Professor, York University
Karen Schultz, MD, Associate Professor, Queen's University
Carl Boyd, Professor, Dalhousie University
Meyer Brownstone, Professor Emeritus, Political Economy, University of Toronto, Trent University
Maria Jimenes, Assistant Professor, Spanish, Dalhousie University
Norman Epstein, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Patricia Palulis, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Dr. Audrey Giles, Assoc. Professor, University of Ottawa
Linda Radford, Part-time professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Margaret Critchlow, Professor, York University
Paul Parker, Professor, University of Waterloo
Andrew P. Lyons, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
Will C. van den Hoonaard, Professor Emeritus, University of New Brunswick
Pat O'Riley, Associate Professor, York University
Dr. Shelley Butler, McGill
Marlene R. Atleo, Assistant Professor, Manitoba Education
Dr., Rupa Patel, Queen's University
Phillip Vannini, Associate Professor, Royal Roads University
Dot Bonnenfant, CHNET-Works! Animateur, University of Ottawa
Patricia Watt, Graduate Student, University of Ottawa
Dr. Steven E. Noble, Faculty Member, University of Ottawa
Peter Cole, Associate Professor, University College of the North
Dr. Jason Price, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria
Dr. Josette Déléas, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dr. Randolph Haluza-DeLay, The King's University College, Edmonton, AB
Carole Farber, Associate Professor, The University of Western Ontario
R.S. Ratner Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Dr. Myra Hird, Associate Professor, Queen's University
Jacie Foy, Curriculum Designer, Brandon University
Dr., Kenneth Little, Associate Professor,York University
Dr. Karolyn Waterson, Professor, retired, Dalhousie University
Dr. Ken Deacon, Assistant Professor formerly, Lakehead University, Biology
Daphne Winland, Associate Professor, York University
Bill Bavington, Honorary Research Professor (retired), Memorial University of Newfoundland
Christina De Simone, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Teresa Holmes, Associate Professor, York University
Natividad Urquizo, Environmental Planner, Ottawa University
Barrie M. Morrison, Professor Emeritus, UBC
Kathleen Mahoney, Professor, University of Calgary
Dr. Barbara Spronk, Visiting Graduate Professor, Athabasca University
Greg Michalenko, Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kathryn McNaughton, University College of the North
Celia Haig-Brown, Professor, York University
Joan Bell, Alumni member of U of S, Past senator and member of the Board of Governors, University of Saskatchewan
Kathleen Buddle, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba
Dr. Chris Ferns, Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Anna Smol, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Jean M. Mills, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS
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Meg Raven, Librarian, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Alex Khasnabish, Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dr. Rhoda Zuk, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dr. Katherine Darvesh, Associate Vice President (Academic), Mount Saint Vincent University
Blake Poland, Professor, University of Toronto
Dr. David Heap, University of Western Ontario
Trudie Richards, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Belinda Dodson, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
Bernie Hammond, Dr., King's University College, UWO
Laara Fitznor, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Joyce Ellen Kennedy, Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Joshua Schuster, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
Bharat Punjabi, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Natasha Patrito Hannon, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Jennifer McLaren, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Ian Colquhoun, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Western Ontario
Kerry Daly, Professor, Associate Dean (Research - SS), University of Guelph
Shane ONeill, Sessional Lecturer, University of Western Ontario
Jennifer L. Otto, RN BN, Clinical Education Facilitator, Red River College
Marilyn Norman, Lecturer, University of Western Ontario
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Dr. Jane Gordon, Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Brent Sinclair, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
Michiya Kawai, Associate Professor, Huron University College
Susan Church, Part-time faculty member, Mount Saint Vincent University
Scott MacDougall-Shackleton, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
Slobodan P. Simonovic, Professor, University of Western Ontario
Patricia M. Gray, Lecturer, University of Western Ontario
Elizabeth MacDougall-Shackleton, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
R Greg Thorn, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario, Department of Biology
James Staples, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Christopher G. Guglielmo, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
Louise Milligan, Associate Professor, Biology, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Mark A. Bernards, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario
Lisa Hodgetts, Assistant Professor -- Anthropology, The University of Western Ontario
Tamie Poepping, Assistant Professor, The University of Western Ontario
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Ann Bigelow, Lecturer, University of Western Ontario
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Marc-Andre Lachance, Professor, University of Western Ontario
Joanne St. Lewis, Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Jacqueline Mary Huston, Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Dr. Michelle Owen, The University of Winnipeg
Shayna Watson, Assistant Professor/Physician, Queen's University
Victor Neufeld, Professor Emeritus, McMaster University
Jeremy N. McNeil, Professor, The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Sheila Harms, McMaster University
Dr. Penny Powers, Thompson Rivers University
George M. Johnson, Associate Professor, Thompson Rivers University
Dr. Anne Gagnon, Thompson Rivers University
Dr. Fernando Nunes, Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Peter Tsigaris, Associate Professor, Thompson Rivers University
David Webster, Assistant Professor, University of Regina
Elizabeth Sheehy, Professor, University of Ottawa
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Erica Dodd, Professor, University of Victoria
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Dr. Benjamin Isitt, Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Victoria
Dr. Leonora C. Angeles, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Ruth W. Sandwell, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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Tony Weis, Assistant Professor University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography
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Nancy Killick, Lecturer, Thompson Rivers University
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Ray Zabulionis, Lecturer, University of Western Ontario
Margaret D. Sanborn, Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster University
Martin Foster, Professeur associé, Universite du Quebec a Montreal
John Schellenberg, Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Kathleen Kerr, MD, University of Toronto
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Donna Varga, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Margaret Little, Full Professor, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Kari Brozowski, Associate Professor, Wilfred Laurier University, Health Studies
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Bonnie Fox, Professor, University of Toronto
Notebaert Eric, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Montreal
Dr. Andrew Pinto, Lecturer, University of Toronto
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