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This rural Saskatchewan town is offering $30,000 to anyone who builds a home there

Michael Haan was interviewed as part of an article about a small community in Saskatchewan bucking the national trend of population decline in rural municipalities. CBC News

Tackling digital sexual violence in Canada requires updated policies and procedures

Kaitlynn Mendes co-authored a new article calling for Canada to update its policies to address technology-facilitated sexual violence. The Conversation

Who gets the goods? Disentangling the effects of parliamentary representation and collective action on social spending

David Calnitsky and Ella Wind published in the European Sociological review.

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