The Evan Bray Show - James Cairns - July 14th, 2025

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We're living in a time where the word "crisis" is thrown around everywhere: climate crisis, housing crisis, mental health crisis, the list goes on. But while it can feel like the world is living on edge, humans manage to push through. James Cairns, professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice at Wilfrid Laurier University and writer of In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times, explores this in his latest essay. He joins Evan to share what inspired him to write this essay and how we can all stay grounded in uncertain times.
14 Jul 2025 1PM English Canada News Commentary

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