from vancouver, a professor at the school of public policy and global affairs at the university of british columbiaiend of the late fernando villavicencio. welcome. thank you for being with us on "inside story." for decades, ecuador was one of latin america's least violent countries. now, it has a homicide rate higher than mexico's. what has gone wrong, is it bad luck, geography or bad policy? guest: the thing is, it is really both but i would rather see the latter. we are witnessing an extremely weak state of controlling the means of violence. it has been going on for a decade at the least, but it seems the last five years, that they have better control of territory, especially in some provinces that are key to drug trafficking. and the national consensus could transform the dramatic situation. surprisingly, corruption is rampant, and at the moment, for example, the threat of violence are immediately part of any equation when it comes to those who try to face or at least announce the corruption, the most visible base was fernando villavicencio in the last -- face was fernando villavicencio in the

grace john miller, a professor at the school, a public policy and global affairs of the university of british columbia. a friend of the late, the of a sense. you're welcome to you all. thanks for being with us on inside story grace . let's start with you. for decades equitable was one of life in america's least violent countries. now it has a homicide rate higher than that of mexico. what's going wrong? is it down to by block congealed raphielle by a policy. and i'm seeing is really in bold. i had but yeah, i would rather say the lot or where are we missing? i'm extremely weakest stating, capable of leaving, controlling the means of vitamins. it has been going on for a bank at the very least. but as soon as the last 5 years i would say that they dropped lars. have better whitman? i control the territory, especially in some problems, is that i key to dog trafficking. then the police system. not only you only be paying an actual ones on sensors of the quantity to transform these dramatic situation. not surprisingly, corruption is wrong pond. on and to moments, for example, is the threats of violence are

question i put to dr grace jaramillo, lecturer of public policy and global affairs at university of british columbiaadorians. historically, ecuador has always opted for the ultimate outsider since 1979, the start of the new democratic era in ecuador. even mr rafael correa, the longest serving president during recent decades, was an outsider when he won the presidency in 2007, so that he arrived really as the clear outsider of this election. and it was a surprise because nobody was expected, especially after the assassination of fernando villavicencio. it was true that was a game changer, but instead of what everybody thought, people were going to go to the candidate who offer security, addressed security and be tough on crime, they went into a candidate that is also a conservative candidate, a millennial candidate who avoid confrontation at all costs. yes, how do you explain that? because particularly with that assassination of candidate villavicencio, lots of people expected that people's minds would shift to be focused on this security aspects. yeah, i think that was the real surprise. but it seem

and it was erected on the campus of the university of british columbia in vancouver, in canada, following a process of truth and reconciliation. and that took place in canada, especially having to do with the legacy of the residential school system. and this pole newly carved presents the history of indigenous people in canada before during and after the school era and reflects on the painful of the past, but also the possibility of building something new in the future anchored in the history of the moment but informed with the of the past. so i just want to leave you with this wonderful image that suggests that art, cultural, heritage, artistic practice has a tremendous to play in these human rights struggles moving forward. and the last slide with the bibliography, i think anyone has questions. go ahead. oh, hold on. alex has, to step basically, i wouldn't go to the supreme court. and i'm wondering, can they revisit that which shows the case from this point and oh, from uc san diego. oh, you see, san diego did go to california supreme court and the professors did not prevail. yes. so th

he's a neuro ethics professor for the university of british columbia and he explains what gina was just explaining that how our brain can then use of the things to help us think back to operate back to pieces please. that's a much better explanation that i have. so serious, i mentioned the following scenario. a few weeks ago, you made an appointment to see the dentist, let's say for next tuesday and tuesday morning you wake up and you realize that out today's the day i can see that that is but you're not for, was it the appointment at 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock. well fortunately, you also noted this type of disappointment in a diary either a paper diary or in your fault for example. and you go a new check. that diary and you find out that the appointment is at 2 o'clock. what you've done is actually a very smart thing for several reasons. first of all, biological memory is unfortunately, so toria, sleep unreliable for details like this. on the other hand, the diary is a perfect source of storing and record recalling that kind of information. but more importantly, what you've done is you've

scientists from the university of british columbia, they have them there, studied a bunch of dudes, 92ountries, to be precise, discovered that guys fit into three distinct masculinity categories. neo traditionalist, egalatarian, and progressive. neo traditionalist follows traditional rolls also called the gutfeld. the second follows equal partnership, think give and take. i know what you're thinking. and a progressive is a man who works on building equity in the partnership through purposeful conversations. in other words, a [bleep]. going to have to bleep that one. ha ha. scott, you are, as you say, a homosexual. >> scott: i would never wear those shoes you're wearing, however, because i'm a homosexual with self respect. >> greg: these are salmon. you don't like sal on? >> scott: i thought that was your drag name actually. >> greg: how dare you. >> tyrus: this is great. you're getting out-creeped. i love it. where have you been. >> greg: didn't study any gay dudes so do you see it fitting into these so-called types. >> scott: i think everything's mixy now. there aren't even any gay ba

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of the pacific northwest. let's talk now to professor michael flannigan from thompson rivers university in british columbia.weather climate interactions. thank you for being here on the programme, start by describing a little more aboutjust how fierce and intense these wildfires are. it and intense these wildfires are. it is an exceptional year, an extreme year, and extremely, uncharted territory. we burned an area the size of england already, which is almost double the previous record which was 1989, we have seen virus from sea to sea to sea, high intensity fires, smoke being produced, travelling all the way to europe. and of course the eastern seaboard in the united states, even if the fire is not at your doorstep it has been impacting millions _ it has been impacting millions and if the fire is not at your doorstep it has been impacting millions and millions of people. in it has been impacting millions and millions of people.— millions of people. in terms of why it is so bad — millions of people. in terms of why it is so bad this _ millions of people. in terms of why it is so bad this year? _ millions of

university, as well as a theater building. and in canada, a state of emergency has been declared in the province of british columbia. as yet another wildfire threatens thousands of homes. this one is called the mcdougal creek fire, and it's been burning at the city of west colona for days. but the past 24 hours is grown from 60 heck terrace to more than 6000 evacuations or underway. meantime, west colona has a population of 36000 and across the lake. oh, canada and evacuations begun near close to a city with a population of about a 150000. macdougal creek is one of more than a 1000 active wildfires. burning in canada. just right now, about 1500 kilometers, ne, another major fire is threatening yellow knife. that is the capital of the northwest territories. and algebra is rosalind jordan reports a fast moving wildfire in the mountains near the city of cologne, a british columbia. on friday officials there declared a state of emergency as the fire destroyed homes and businesses mcdougal creek wildfire is just one of more than a 1000 fires. burning across canada. up north in yellowknife, residents were heating the gove

university of johannesburg. we will link to your new article "the brics johannesburg summit's hype, hope and helplessness." and trevor ngwane, soweto-based scholar and activist, chair of the united front. coming up, we go to british columbianadian prime minister esther played the military is more than 400 wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. back in 30 seconds. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today's show in canada, where troops are now being mobilized to fight huge wildfires across canada as it faces its worst wildfire season on record. british columbia has declared actuation orders for more than 35,000 people. for more, we are joined in chilliwack, british columbia, by bob gray, a wildland fire ecologist and a 45-year veteran of fire suppression, prescribed burning and research management in canada, the u.s., and overseas. welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with us but under very bad circumstances. can you expend what is happening right now in british columbia and then the northwest territories and across canada? >> good morning. i will start with british columbia. we are in the midst of our record