Nuclear energy often sparks heated debates—yet few realize Canada ranks among the world’s top uranium producers and is home to a major nuclear power plant in New Brunswick. As controversies swirl around Indigenous lands, environmental impact, and spent nuclear fuel, we take a closer look at the facts. Is nuclear truly ‘green,’ or are we …
In the middle of 2023, the University of New Brunswick launched a review of the School of Graduate Studies’ policies. Two external examiners, Dr. Gayle MacDonald (Mount St. Vincent University) and Dr. Noreen Golfman (Prof. Emeritus, Memorial University), oversaw this review. Although the review was not exactly about the Douglas Mastriano affair, it was announced …
The University of New Brunswick has been facing a scandal of international proportions. In September 2022, media outlets broke the news of alleged fraud in the doctoral dissertation of Republican Pennsylvania State Senator Douglas Mastriano. What ensued was a litany of confusion, silence, and mixed responses from UNB. Who is Douglas Mastriano? Douglas Mastriano is …
