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Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, March 22, 2019.Ìý

Study shows lobsters unharmed by living in proximity of salmon farm
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Jon Grant, Professor, Department of Oceanography.
Research Specialties: Production cycles, pesticides, Atlantic lobster fishery, salmon farming.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjon.grant@dal.ca and 902-494-2021.Ìý

New Zealand’s move to ban assault rifles leaves many wondering why other countries don’t do the same
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties: Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.

Jason Kenney and the UCP appear to have commanding lead in early days of Alberta election campaign
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.

Governing Liberals narrowly avoid losing confidence vote during marathon session in House of Commons
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhoward.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.

Venezuelan opposition aide arrested in early morning raid, drawing rebuke from United States and others
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties: Cuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýkirk@dal.ca and 902-494-1082/902-494-2544.

Federal budget pledges Canadian school food program, but funding is still unclear 
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor of Health Promotion, Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute.Ìý
Research Specialties: Socio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.

Mixed reaction from agrifood sector to Federal budget
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.