Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, April 3, 2019.Ìý
Former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott ejected from Liberal caucus
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:Â Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.
Polls indicate support for Trudeau Liberals eroding in Atlantic Canada
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.caÌý902-494-3130/902-494-6595.
As Canada warms at alarming rate, Atlantic Provinces on path to substantial ocean level rise
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Boris Worm, Department of Biology.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Marine biodiversity, its causes, conservation, marine sanctuaries, management of marine ecosystems.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýbworm@dal.ca and 902-494-2478/902-210-8330.
How will Canada’s new carbon tax impact food prices?
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Could Canada’s fall vote be a target for election meddling from foreign entities?
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Jonathon Penny, Associate Professor, Law and Technology Institute, Schulich School of Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Law and technology, empirical legal studies, online privacy, surveillance security, hacker culture, AI and the law.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjon@dal.caÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý902-494-4231.
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