On April 11, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will celebrate its 100th anniversary and Adelle Blackett, Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development, is available to discuss with reporters why this organization is still relevant today.
"A jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard and carving a crater into the ground, authorities said. At least 35 nationalities were among the dead, including 18 Canadians." ()
"Instead of eating four food groups, Canadians are now encouraged to follow three guidelines on what to eat regularly, what to avoid and the importance of cooking and preparing meals at home." ()
Here are two ۲ݮƵ experts from the School of Human Nutrition who are available to answer media requests on the newly released Canadian food guide:
The March 29th Brexit deadline is coming fast for the United Kingdom and the European Union. What then can we expect from Brexit? Here are ۲ݮƵ experts available to answer your questions:
Sébastien Jodoin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, ۲ݮƵ University
Here are ۲ݮƵ professors and researchers that are available to comment on the upcoming 2018 US midterm elections on November 6, 2018:
Organized crime is moving online and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is struggling to keep up, according to a briefing note prepared for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki when she took over the top job earlier this year.
– Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Law, ۲ݮƵ University
Allen Mendelsohn is a Montreal lawyer specializing in internet law. He teaches The Internet and Privacy course at the Faculty of Law.
"With aCategory 4hurricane rapidly approaching and weather officials issuing a hurricane warning for more than 300 miles of coastline, more than 1 million people faced a choice Tuesday: stay home and take their chances with the storm, orcompete with heavy trafficto drive inland." ()
Rob Whitley, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, ۲ݮƵ University
"In a stunning blow, the Federal Court of Appeal has quashed the government's approvals to build the Trans Mountain expansion project —a major victory for Indigenous groups and environmentalists opposed to the $7.4-billion project." ()
, Political Science, ۲ݮƵ University
Professor Pelc's research examines the international political economy, with a focus on international rules. He also look at the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
kj.pelc [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Canada ready to make concessions on dairy to secure NAFTA deal
Graham Fraser, Visiting Professor,۲ݮƵ Institute for the Study of Canada
Distinguished author and journalist Graham Fraser joinedthe ۲ݮƵ Institute for the Study of Canada as a visiting professor. Fraser served as the sixth Commissioner of Official Languages from 2006 to 2016, becoming the longest-serving Commissioner in this post.With an extensive knowledge of language issues and cultural policy in Québec and Canada, he's available to provide comments on the current Quebec elections.
Social anxiety
Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, ۲ݮƵ University
Professor Montreuil is the Director of Childhood Anxiety and Regulation of Emotions Laboratory (C.A.R.E.) Research Group at ۲ݮƵ. She can talk about social anxiety in children and how parents can help their children overcome anxiety.
Tina.montreuil [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Stress management
"Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador on Monday and froze "all new business" with Ottawa over its criticism of the ultraconservative kingdom's arrest of women's rights -- yet another warning to the West reflecting Riyadh's new assertive foreign policy." ()
"A Mars orbiter has detected a wide lake of liquid water hidden below the planet’s southern ice sheets. There have been much-debated hints of tiny, ephemeral amounts of water on Mars before. But if confirmed, this lake marks the first discovery of a long-lasting cache of the liquid." ()