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Background: Due to the increased drug-related harms that Canada is facing, a stronger emphasis has been placed on harm reduction strategies, such as supervised consumption sites (SCSs).There is a lack of literature on emergency department (ED) registered nurses’ (RNs’) perceptions of SCSs and substance use disorders (SUDs), especially in small- to mid-sized Canadian cities.Objective: This descriptive study aimed to determine ED RNs’ perceptions of SUDs and SCSs.Methods: A 27-question survey was sent to RNs currently working in EDs in Southwestern Ontario using an online Qualtrics® link. The research explored ED RNs’ perceptions of SCSs and SUDs.Results: Quantitative results indicated that ED RNs (n = 146) were empathetic toward drug use and SUDs, but felt neutral towars SCSs. They indicated positive impacts and potential concerns of SCS implementation. However, despite their apprehensions, most ED RNs reported that they would still refer their patients to such sites if one was available.Discussion: The findings from this study provided recent data on ED RNs’ perceptions of SUD and SCSs in small to mid-sized Canadian cities. It also identified services that SCSs and their EDs should offer from an ED RN perception.Conclusion: This multi-site research offers an opportunity to compare perceptions from other disciplines, share new knowledge, and improve patient care and safety. Recommendations include a harm reduction referral partnership between the ED and community partners. It is essential to practice reflexively, decrease the influence of stereotypes and stigma-based decisions and care, and encourage legislation that supports ethical policies and procedures that increase the use and access to SCSs.

Keywords: harm reduction, Réduction des méfaits, service des urgences, emergency department, personnel infirmier des urgences, emergency nurses, sites de consommation supervisée, supervised consumption sites, troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances, substance use disorder

In Tunisia, the 2016 national strategy against terrorism introduced the concept of preventive measures, which legitimized tighter state control over religious discourses and practices. To bring a local perspective to the study of international preventative measures, I build upon the concept of “vernacular security” to examine how Tunisian imams involved in preventing violent extremism (PVE) programs understand security, violent extremism, radicalization, and their role as non-traditional security actors. To achieve this, I observe how imams describe their own experiences of security, in their own words and through their own understandings. Through ethnographic interviews conducted with local imams between 2019 and 2020, this research focuses on the way in which they perceive, re-enact, and influence security practices, with a particular focus on the relationship between religion and security, a central subject in post-revolutionary Tunisia. In so doing, this paper argues that local imams involved in PVE programs reproduce local and global security discourses, while at the same challenging their role in community policing.

Keywords: radicalization, religion, preventing violent extremism, religious leaders, civil society, Tunisia, vernacular security, imams, terrorism

English occupies a central position in scholarly publishing, but using a lingua franca for scholarly publishing has consequences for scholars, science, and society. For instance, non Anglophone researchers may need longer to read and write in English and may face more manuscript revisions and rejections, potentially leading to a lower volume of research output, which could negatively affect career advancement. To what extent can machine translation (MT) tools (e.g., Google Translate) help to support a more multilingual scholarly publishing ecosystem? To find out, we undertook a scoping review of the literature to investigate how MT tools are being used for multilingual scholarly publishing. Following a multilingual search in nine bibliographic databases, 875 papers were retrieved and screened, and 39 were included for closer investigation. Analysis reveals that MT tools are being actively developed, tested, applied, and evaluated in the context of scholarly publishing. However, at present, these tools are not displacing English from its central position; the main use of MT tools currently is to reduce the burden of publishing in English for scholars with limited English proficiency. This suggests that technology alone cannot create or sustain a multilingual scholarly publishing ecosystem. Hence, meaningful policies, in addition to improved MT tools and language resources, are needed to create a more linguistically diverse and equitable scholarly publishing landscape.

Keywords: traduction automatique, machine translation (MT), communication savante, scholarly publishing, outils de traduction, multilingualism, scoping review, multilinguisme, diversité linguistique, linguistic diversity, equity, équité, politique, policy, revue de littérature

This article examines the discourses of French immersion students and educators with respect to the linguistic ideologies that prevent them from being included in Francophone communities. We begin with a review of literature on certain ideologies to better understand the work that is already being done in the field. In this paper, we draw on sociolinguistics for change, a theoretical perspective that takes a critical and reflective approach to our role as researchers as well as examining power relations among French as a second language speakers. We examine excerpts from our research that are related to discourses on current ideologies. Our transdisciplinary team examines the following themes: linguistic varieties, linguistic security, immersion and plurilingual students, and the roles of linguistic repertoires for students in French immersion. We note that the discourses continue to exclude French learners, but that these discourses can lead to changes, especially among young plurilingual students. We conclude that more inclusive conceptions of Francophone identity are possible.

Keywords: French immersion, language ideology, language policy, sociolinguistics for change

Purpose: Rural emergency department healthcare professionals are well-positioned to serve as a resource to domestic violence victims but may lack the necessary training to effectively screen for and respond to domestic violence victims. A novel, low fidelity simulation-based education provided an opportunity to increase healthcare professionals’ readiness to screen for domestic violence. Methods: We facilitated 14 simulations with 181 participants at eight rural sites between September 2022 and June 2023. A multi-method program evaluation was used to assess the impact of the simulation-based education on participants' readiness to screen for domestic violence and their clinical practice. Participants of the simulation were invited to complete a pre and post-simulation survey regarding their experience and perceptions related to screening for domestic violence. Participants were invited to participate in follow-up semi-structured interviews to discuss how simulation-based education has influenced their practice three to nine months following the simulation. Results: Prior to the simulation-based education participants reported several barriers to screening for domestic violence and a lack of training. Following simulation-based education, a statistically significant increase in readiness to screen for domestic violence was observed, t (102) = 19.43, p <.001, d = 1.91 between the pre- and post-simulation survey scores (n = 103). Through semi-structured interviews (n = 6), two themes were identified: (a) influence on education and (b) the power of simulation-based education. Conclusions: Simulation-based education is an effective education modality to enhance healthcare professionals’ readiness to screen patients for domestic violence and may positively influence their practice through increased awareness and more consistent screening.

Keywords: emergency nurse, personnel infirmier d’urgence, violence familiale, Domestic Violence, rural, rural, simulation, simulation, training, formation

This article analyzes the history, production, circulation, and political uses of the alt-right’s discourse about cultural Marxism in the context of the right-wing populist Trump presidency, the rise of fascist movements in the United States and worldwide, and the politics of intersectional hate.

Keywords: alt-right, conspiracy theory, cultural Marxism, hegemony, ideology, populism, right-wing extremism, Trump effect, white supremacy

What does the philosophy of Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) have to do with the archival community’s recent turn to critical theory? This article proposes that Derrida’s philosophy worked at critical theory’s edges. His much-commented Archive Fever exemplifies Derrida’s longstanding personal and political (post-colonial) critique of the concepts of shelter, home, and belonging and with the presumptions of social, linguistic, and territorial sovereignty. These preoccupations underlie Derrida’s diagnosis of a fever – of an unhappiness or malaise – at the scene of writing/archiving.