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To date, most postsecondary music teacher education courses in Canada have not held substantive space for Indigenous knowledge. In this paper, we first examine the broader efforts of Canadian universities to decolonize their institutions, then discuss issues that Indigenous scholars have raised that are relevant to embedding Indigenous knowledge in postsecondary music education classes. We describe one course at the University of Victoria dedicated to the process of decolonizing and Indigenizing music education and share our study’s findings regarding the course’s effect on the teaching practices of some of the educators who took the course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Voice Your Celebration was a public computing installation at Canada's National Music Center, which offered a re-staging of computer code as a heterotopic form of participatory theatre. In the same way that the stage and the script can stand in between the audience on one hand, and actors and creators of a play on the other, in performances involving live digital art, pre-written code can also separate the coder and creators from the interacting audience. In this paper, we illustrate how Voice Your Celebration sought to address this divide by creating opportunities for the audience to become participants in the code itself by incorporating their voices and stories as integral parts of a widely used computational algorithm (Reynolds's algorithm) for simulating flocking behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the impact of the crisis in asset-backed commercial paper financing on Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., a Canadian company that sought short-term financing through the investments. Factors leading to the collapse of the Canadian commercial paper market are discussed, including lack of transparency and the inability of credit rating agencies to evaluate the assets.

Reports on the challenge of making paper without pollution that faces pulp and paper mills throughout Canada. Pouring of toxic effluent into the nation's waterways; Effects of effluent on environment; Complicated technology of papermaking; De-inking process; Recycling legislation.

The article discusses the collapse of the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market in Canada. One company holding frozen ABCP wants the government to investigate ABCP dealers, including Coventree Inc. A memorandum issued to dealers by Coventree on July 24, 2007 may have provided material information investors say should have been shared with them.

Discusses the emerging threat to Canada's boreal forest. Threat posed by the oriented strandboard (OSB) industry; Exploitation of Canada's hardwoods; Resource Information Systems Inc.'s (RSI) forecast of an increase in demand for OSB and its impact of the environment; Overexpansion of the OSB industry; Public concern over forestry practices; Health and safety issues.

A complex dynamical network (CDN) can be considered as the composition system with the nodes subsystem (NS) and the links subsystem (LS), and both subsystems are coupled with each other. Therefore, the dynamics of NS affects the dynamics of LS, and vice versa. In this paper, two vector differential equation (VDE)s are employed to describe the dynamics of NS and LS, respectively, in which the dynamics of NS is proposed as the VDE with the second derivative term (SDT) for more realistic engineering applications. Compared with the existing literature, the key advantage is that the dynamics of links is utilized to assist synthesizing the tracking controller of NS. The results show that when the state of LS tracks asymptotically the synthesized auxiliary tracking goal (ATG), the state of NS tracks asymptotically the given reference signal. Observing the eventual topology of CDN, all eventual links between nodes depend on the proposed ATG when NS achieving the tracking target, in which one special case is that if all target signals determined by ATG are not zero, all nodes are not isolated. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme is verified by a numerical simulation example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses Canada's new federal and provincial crackdown on pollution caused by pulp and paper mills. Comments by environmentalists and paper industry executives; Pollutants such as organochlorines, furans, and dioxins; Cost of complying with the new regulations; Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.; Friends of the Athabasca (Athabasca, Alta.).

The article discusses the environmental impacts associated with soft paper manufacturing, noting the acreage of Canada's boreal forest trees lost to paper-making for newspapers and soft toilet tissue. Such paper reportedly is made from wood pulp in virgin or live timber. The effect of clear-cutting such timber on the Blackburnian warbler and other birds is discussed. Other animals potentially affected include caribou, bears, moose, and lynx. Also noted is the high degree of carbon sequestration provided by boreal forests. The Natural Resources Defense Council is cited regarding virgin trees that could be saved with greater use of toilet tissue manufactured from recycled paper.

The article reports on the economic woes in Canada stemming from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, in the form of problems with asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market. This is part of the global tightening on short-term lending between banks. David Dodge, governor of the Bank of Canada, comments on the issue.

"Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World" is a collection of papers presented at a 2019 conference at McGill University. The book explores the long-term human history of northern North America, with a focus on Indigenous peoples' history and encounters with European colonialism. The essays cover diverse topics such as social networks in Beringia, the Apache people's migration, Inuit intercultural exchanges, European cultures in northern North America, and European-Indigenous exchanges. The book also raises important ethical considerations regarding the inclusion of Indigenous voices in the study of early Canadian history. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on developments in conserving Canada's boreal forests. Named for Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind, the boreal forest is a critically important breeding ground for North American birds. The Canadian boreal holds a quarter of the world's forests and most of its unfrozen freshwater, and sequesters 1.3 trillion metric tons of carbon. Caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, and wolverines thrive in these dark woods. More than 300 species of birds breed here, and as many as five billion individual birds fly south from the boreal each autumn. intense grassroots and political pressures are having an impact on some retailers. In 2004 ForestEthics launched its Victoria's Dirty Secret campaign, designed to shame the company into using better paper practices.

The article discusses the importance of promoting school psychology in Canada to address the mental health needs of children and youth. It highlights the pressing concern of poor mental health among Canadian children, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of mental health professionals. The article emphasizes the need to raise awareness about school psychology and its role in supporting children's mental health care. The Advocacy Committee of the Educational and School Psychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association has published a Position Paper advocating for equitable and accessible psychological and mental health services in the public education system. The committee has also created outreach materials and organized webinars to improve the training and recruitment of school psychologists. The next steps involve sharing the Position Paper with relevant stakeholders and finding ways to improve diversity within school psychology training. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the effect of technological changes on paper and pulp mills employees in Canada. High-tech intimidation; High-tech boredom; Challenges for unions.

Reports on the soaring cost of paper prices in Canada. Increasingly bitter struggle between cash-strapped publishers and the pulp-and-paper industry that supplies them; Impact of rising paper prices on readers; Decline in number of trees to be harvested; No sign of any newsprint supplies emerging to relieve the pressure on publishers.

Focuses on John Weaver, president and chief executive officer of Abitibi-Consolidated, the world's largest newsprint producer. Problems that have hit the industry; Biographical information; His short term and long term plans for the Canadian company. INSET: From mills to millstones.

• Bibliometric techniques identify the productivity and influence on research. • Fuzzy systems are an area of study with potential for further research. • Zadeh is known as the most influential author in fuzzy research in North American. • The United States is the most productive and influential country in fuzzy research. The objective of this paper is to apply bibliometric techniques to analyze the evolution of fuzzy systems research (FSR) in the United States of America and Canada. The aim is to visualize the progression of FSR since Zadeh's first publication of fuzzy sets and the regional impact that these ideas have in the scientific community. This work obtains data retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) scientific database. Using a hybrid methodology designed to maximize the obtention of representative results, we analyze 20,317 documents published between 1965 and 2020. The main findings show that Zadeh is the most influential author and that Pedrycz is the most productive author at FSR. Journals such as Fuzzy Sets and Systems (FSS) and IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (TFS) publish most of the FSR articles. The results show a greater contribution by the United States of America compared to Canada in FSR. This analysis contributes to visualization and evolution in the field of study of FSR in diverse regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Explains how Canada's pulp and paper makers have grown fat on cheap trees, cheap power and political largesse, and describes how to make them more competitive in the 90s. Niche marketing; Embracing new technologies; Diversification; Modernization; Environmental pressure; What is weakening the industry; Integration; Globalization; Conservation.

The article mentions the popularity of the luxurious wool cashmere which comes from the Asian mountain goat, chyangra. Karl Spilhaus, president of the Boston-based Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute, says "It's probably the finest animal fibre that's really in commercial production. It is also a finite resource--less than 20,000 tons annually--so you can't find a bargain in cashmere, any more than you could in gold or diamonds." The wool also makes great men's clothing. "The most common items are the cashmere sweater, the cashmere scarf and the cashmere sports blazer," says Larry Rosen, chairman and CEO of Canadian men's wear retailer Harry Rosen. Cashmere is so universally associated with luxury that it seems marketers will try to tie any product in with its allure. In 1999, Canadian paint company Sico Inc. launched a high-end interior latex line called Cashmere. Last year, Scott Paper launched a new toilet paper called Cashmere from Cottonelle. The company commissioned eight Canadian designers to come up with the "White Cashmere" collection for the launch of the toilet paper last August, their extravagant one-off runway creations got plenty of attention. Scott Paper now plans to change its brand name from Cottonelle to Cashmere by 2007. Toronto designer Tam Boyko of Heaven Cashmere was one of the contributing designers. Her shawl-collared women's wrap cardigan is the only piece from last year's White Cashmere collection that's available for sale.

Profiles Canada-born media baron Conrad Black. Reputation for both his acquisitiveness and devotion to great historical figures; Views on the 'tall-poppy syndrome'; Lawsuit filed against Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien for passing legislation which prevented Canadians from being appointed to the British House of Lords; Renunciation of his Canadian citizenship paving the way for acquiring the title of Lord.

The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association reports in 2004 that Canadian exports of paper products are continuing to increase, and 'world demand is projected to rise by 50% over the next 20 years.' Some of the indicators mentioned in the association's annual review are the 200 million personal printers sold since 2001 and the new daily newspapers being provided free to subway riders in major cities.

The article discusses the history of the Bank of Montreal and the bank's influence on Canada's financial and economic history. It looks at how the Bank of Montreal was the first to introduce paper banknotes in Canada in 1817 and how it changed the country's financial system. Particular attention is also given to Edwin Henry King, who became president of the bank in 1869 and was known for his contributions to the business aspects of banking.

Evaluates the paper and forest products industries in Canada as of July 8, 2002. Topic of stock prices in the industries; Mention of the Toronto Stock Exchange Paper and Forest Index; Suggestion that Domtar Inc, a producer of paper, might present fewer risks for investors; Discussion of the lumber industry.

Presents information on the performance of stocks in the paper and forest products industry in 2001 in Canada. Discussion of how real consumption of pulp and paper products has continued to fall since January 2001; Concern that profits in the industry could sink even further; Mention of Slocan Forest Products Ltd.; Performance of Bowater Inc.

Reports on the upcoming opening of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. Programs that the institute will offer; Comment on the Bible as history; The graduate program in biblical studies; Description of the scrolls; The Great Isaiah Scroll; The `Jesus Seminar'; More. INSET: High-tech tools of the trade, by J.W..

Focuses on the impact of the publication of the book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" on the publishing industry in Canada. Process of making ancient-forest-friendly paper; Effort for acid-free paper.

This article presents the author's views on Canada's asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) trusts. ABCPs are short-term papers for funding investments in longer-term assets. The author reflects on problems with Canadian ABCP trusts in the frozen market and why investors are angry and want to know who to blame for their losses. The author also notes the importance of confidence in Canada's financial system.

The article discusses that a financial crisis in Canada has begun because non-bank asset-backed commercial paper has become illiquid in the amount of about $7 billion Canadian dollars. Investors are unable to get their money out for use causing major write-downs. No new investors are stepping up to allow rollover to occur and more paper to be issued.

Reports that the Canadian government has become the first customer for a novel form of optical data storage known as digital paper. Characteristics of the paper; Difficulty of focusing a laser onto a surface as flexible as paper; Development of ways of incorporating the paper into tape and disc drives.

Reports on the impact of technological change on Canadian pulp and paper industry workers. Concerns of paper workers on the automation of equipment; Benefits of technological change; Impact of production.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the approach of the bio-fibre industry to reuse material, the ban of plastic bags in France, and The Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada.

Focuses on the expropriation of property of the Anishinabe people of Sagkeeng in Manitoba by Abitibi-Price's paper mill. Protection of property under Treaty Number 1 in 1871; Formation of mill town in 1926; Enforcement of unofficial boundaries; Exploitation of human and natural resources for the sake of progress; Violation of environmental regulations.

Cites a report indicating the decrease in number of jobs and increase in hours of overtime in the pulp-and-paper industry in British Columbia. Estimated number of jobs eliminated since the mid-1980s; Employers' refusal to pay all unnecessary overtime; Reasons and need for working overtime.

This paper examines the relationship between the church and the state in Canadian society within the contextualization of the "Sacred Polity." The terminological differences between the church and the state become one basis for the consideration here. The paper centrally argues for the fundamentally religious nature of the religious and the secular with claims taken on faith. Claims on faith-building worldviews fundamentally different in titles and content, but similar in ways of knowing: faith. In essence, a polity is a Sacred Polity by the nature of the views held by all, whether "secular" or "religious," being, fundamentally, religious worldviews. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines Alberta's shiny new paper mills which are expected to cash in when prices for pulp and paper rebound next year. Shipments of pulp and paper component down; Alberta Newsprint Co. of Whitecourt breaking even by deferring depreciation costs; Campaign of then-Premier Donald Getty to lure international investors to Alberta's largely unallocated forests; Cost to taxpayers; The long-term.

Looks at the deal between paper companies Grande Alberta Paper Ltd. (GAP) and Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd. (MDFP), over a supply of timber from northern Alberta. Each company's concern of bankruptcy, if it did not get the lumber; The compromise, which was supported by the government.

This article describes the teaching of testing in an undergraduate software specialization in a computer engineering curriculum and in a graduate course of Verification and Validation (V&V) in Canada. The specific example of the undergraduate program is taught at the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada since 1992. In the RMC program, software engineering is spread over eight key courses. These are the: Computer Program Design; Software Work Products and Maintenance; Software Process and Quality; Real-Time Embedded System Design; Software Architecture and Distributed Systems; Design Project; Object-Oriented Techniques; and Principles of Operating Systems. In the winter term of 1992-1993, a graduate course on software V&V was introduced at RMC. The course includes four assignments. The first assignment is a software inspection exercise where students apply different inspection techniques to examples of industrial software. The second assignment examines the test apparatus of an existing software system for adequacy, understandability, repeatability, maintainability, completeness, and automation effectiveness. In the third assignment, the students are asked to evaluate a commercial testing tool for a list of capabilities. The last assignment assigns students with a research paper in the area of V&V and are asked to summarize and present the paper to the class.

The article reports on a group of small investors in Canada, many of them retired people, who organized to force some financial services companies to repay the investments they lost in asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP). Organizing via the social networking web site Facebook, they have also been able to influence government plans to restructure the ABCP market.

Informs that paper company Millar Western is buying back the 60 percent of its paper mill in Whitecourt, Canada that the Canadian government owns. The sale being for much less than the government spent for the mill; The number of jobs created by the mill; Details of the government's relationship with the mill; Other government-industry partnerships in Canada. INSET: Who's next?..

The article reports on a four-year project which aims at alleviating the stress on carbon-rich forests and demonstrating to the magazine industry and the pulp-and-paper producers in Canada that high-quality magazine-grade paper can be made from a mix of fibres, including wheat straw. Markets Initiative, a Canadian environmental group devoted to the protection of the boreal forest, suggests that it is time for Canadians to begin harvesting the boreal forest in a more sustainable manner.

Offers information about Cascades Inc., a paper company that supports paper recycling programs in Kingsey Falls, Quebec.

The article offers information on how paperless billing or electronic billing helps in mitigating the effects of pollutants and greenhouse gases emission in Canada. It notes on the survey conducted in the U.S. that reveals that if all the households in the country opted to electronic billing, 2. 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents emitted through the air will be prevented. It also discusses the effect of the method to the pulp and paper industry.

Comments on a report released in October 1995 by green-leaning scientists that warned that Alberta (Canada) is running out of trees and no new forestry projects should be launched. Recommendations in the report; Grande Alberta Paper Ltd.'s proposed project; The views of Environmental Protection Minister Ty Lund; Comment by Liberal forestry critic Nick Taylor. INSET: Log-nappers beware (illegal logging and smuggling), by G.K..

Discusses how Canada's Alberta pulp mills want to streamline the enviro-reporting system. Proposal to merge data collection for Environment Canada and Alberta Environment; Each has different reporting forms and different data; New Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act doesn't address duplication problem.

This paper aims to incorporate a high order diffusion term into a SIQR epidemic model with transient prophylaxis and lasting prophylaxis. The existence and uniqueness of the global positive solution is proven and we find a condition ensuring the extinction of an infectious disease. The existence of a stationary distribution for the stochastic epidemic model is investigated as well. Numerical simulations are conducted to support our theoretical results and an example of application with COVID-19 data from Canada is used to estimate the transmission rate and reproduction number associated with the stochastic model, while constructing a model fitting the data. • A stochastic SIQR epidemic model with higher-order perturbation is investigated. • The existence and uniqueness of the global positive solution are studied. • A stochastic threshold is established for extinction. • COVID-19 data from Canada are used to estimate the transmission rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the recent donation of Louis Riel's private papers by his descendants, offering a poignant glimpse into the Métis leader's emotional and financial challenges during his exile. Topics include the acquisition of the manuscripts by the University of Calgary, and the digitization of the collection, providing a rare opportunity for the public to explore the personal and intimate life of Louis Riel and gain insight into the historic struggles of Métis people in Canada.

The article presents statistics on a variety of topics including the estimated sales and consumption of toilet paper in the U.S. compared to India and Canada. Statistics comparing the population of the U.S. with India and Canada are presented along with a comparison of the number of people who have access to adequate sanitary toilets in the U.S., India, Canada and Ethiopia.

The article offers the author's facetious views about the changed design of the Canadian $20 bill as of February 2013. Topics include how the banknotes are printed on a polymer material rather than paper, the Bank of Canada's deputy governor Tiff Macklem, and concerns that the leaf depicted on the notes is a Norway maple leaf instead of a Canadian sugar maple leaf.

This article focuses on the news that a pulp mill was going bankrupt and how it would affect the community. Even though I work in New Brunswick--not exactly crime central in Canada--we've had our share of murderers, pedophiles and pot-carrying premiers. Since the province's economy is largely based on natural resources, I've edited my fair share of boom-and-bust stories from here and elsewhere. Stories about disgruntled forestry workers in northern New Brunswick replaced by mechanical harvesters and stories about angry protests over the closure of the cod fishery in Newfoundland. Along with the 400 direct jobs, economists predicted at least another 200 indirect jobs would shortly disappear. I envisioned people sitting at their kitchen tables, crunching numbers: the mortgage, car payment, groceries, electricity, Christmas presents, kids' clothing.

The article discusses investigation into the Canadian Border Services Agency's (CBSA) handling of refugee claimant cases, focusing on the organization's conduct regarding immigrants who died in its custody. Topics include the suicide of deported hotel maid Lucia Vega Jimenez, the death of illegal immigrant and convicted fraudster Maxamillion Akamai, and allegations that the CBSA released Akamai in order to avoid dealing with his imminent death.