These investments are also a signal of an abundant and confident society ready to attract high-value immigrants and global corporate investment.

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As a global centre and hub for the Middle East, investments in high-speed rail and even the humble bus are critical to meeting the needs of a growing population in the UAE.

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Therefore, these regulatory changes may be further exacerbating potential vulnerability among these higher-risk populations.

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Neighborhoods with a higher prevalence of lone parenthood, low educational attainment, and government transfer recipients exhibited a higher exposure to risky substances compared to the general population.

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, members of the HEAL @westernu.ca found geographic accessibility to alcohol and cannabis increased substantially across the province, while there were minimal reductions in geographic access to tobacco.

So how did these changes affect geographic access to risky substances, and who is most affected by these changes in access?

People can now buy takeaway alcohol from any restaurant or convenience store. Cannabis retail sales were privatized. However, external advertising of all tobacco products, especially vapes, were banned.

I am excited to be on the founding Editorial Board alongside colleagues from Canada and around the world. Think about Urban Transitions for your next manuscript, as there are no APCs on submissions made to the journal before December 31, 2026!

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Arguably, it's a better way to organize local community governance of higher education than other financing models. Have seen these town-gown partnerships work really well among rural state university branch campuses too

Exactly. I imagine their new salary with the exchange rate, lower taxes, and better institutional outlook have all more than balanced out any downsides.

Meanwhile, all levels of government here fiddle while the proverbial Rome burns.

Oh the DC shenanigans are entirely the province's creation. Zero sum thinking with that one!

This is the same goofy math that Wilmot pulled for decades, which finally caught up to them as a 50.87% tax increase over three years to account for the real cost of capital infrastructure.

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That's all fine but the main problem still is using one set of projections to do one side of the equation, and a different set to do the other. They're going to not balance one day, especially when underestimating infrastructure need, which means even steeper tax increases later.

When I need to show up or submit something to a call for public comment