Roberta Lexier

Nov 1, 2024 | albertaviews.ca | Roberta Lexier |Emily Eaton

The Canadian fossil fuel sector is failing. Not, as western premiers claim, because federal Liberals are desperate to curtail provincial revenues and powers, or radical environmentalists refuse to accept the harsh realities of modern-day extractive capitalism, but because the increasingly devastating consequences of human-caused climate change require the urgent shift to a low-carbon economy and the global system is already in transition.

May 14, 2024 | calgaryherald.com | Roberta Lexier

•   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentClearing pro-Palestinian encampments and subjecting their charges to police violence violates not only the Canadian Constitution and the stated purpose of higher education, but offers young people a terrible lesson in how power operates to quash certain forms of dissent. Universities are viewed as sites of learning, discussion and debate.

May 4, 2024 | scroll.in | Roberta Lexier

The recent violent crackdowns on pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses across the United States have reignited a long debate about the role of law enforcement on university grounds. For those north of the border – despite similar encampments cropping up in recent days at McGill University in Montréal – they may have also reinforced a familiar sense of superiority about our supposedly peaceful nation.

Apr 30, 2024 | winnipegfreepress.com | Roberta Lexier

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Apr 29, 2024 | theconversation.com | Roberta Lexier

The recent violent crackdowns on pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses across the United States have reignited a long debate about the role of law enforcement on university grounds. For those north of the border — despite similar encampments cropping up in recent days at McGill University in Montréal — they may have also reinforced a familiar sense of superiority about our supposedly peaceful nation.