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Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, April 15, 2019.Ìý

Detention of Indigenous artist by Canadian Border Services Agency leaves many wondering what their rights are when crossing back into Canada
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Experts:ÌýWayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law; and Dr. Robert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights, humanitarian law, international criminal law, international litigation, extradition, civil procedure.
Contact:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810; and robert.currie@dal.ca and 902-494-1012.  

Ontario Government’s fight against Federal carbon tax goes to court today
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. Larry Hughes, Professor and Founding Fellow, MacEachen Institute.
Research Specialties:ÌýEnergy systems analysis, energy security, low-carbon economy.
Contact:ÌýLarry.Hughes@Dal.ca and 902-494-3950.

Looking to cut red meat from your diet? Plant-based proteins may be the best replacement
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Experts:ÌýDr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance; and Dr. Catherine Mah, Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health.
Research Specialties:ÌýPopulation health intervention, food and nutrition, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention.
Contact:Ìýsara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440; or catherine.mah@dal.ca and 902-494-1110.

Researchers warn ‘measles parties’ not a safe alternative to vaccinations 
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. Joanne Langley, Division Head, Infectious Diseases.
Research Specialties:ÌýVaccines, infectious diseases, child health, infections in children, evidence-based immunization policy, communicable disease control.
Contact:Ìýjoanne.langley@dal.ca and 902-470-8762.

Chinese scientists facing ethics questions after giving monkeys human brain genes
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. Letitia Meynell, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýPhilosophy of science, feminist philosophy, epistemology, aesthetics.
Contact:Ìýletitia.meynell@dal.ca and 902-494-3536.