Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Tuesday, February 26, 2019.
Edmonton mother questions why her daughters are being denied Canadian citizenship
Dalhousie 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.
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet in Vietnam for second summit
Dalhousie 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.
Contact: huish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
Reports say former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will testify of alleged criminal conduct by president
Dalhousie 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.
Contact: huish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
Jagmeet Singh wins seat, solidifies party leadership, in B.C. byelection
Dalhousie Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.
Prime Minister Trudeau waives attorney-client privilege, Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak openly to House Justice Committee on SNC-Lavalin affair
Dalhousie Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
Contact: Wayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.
Halifax Cogswell interchange plan going to council vote
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ahsan Habib, Associate Professor, School of Planning, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering.
Research Specialties: Travel behaviour analysis, travel demand forecasting, integrated transportation, road safety and collision analysis, transportation planning and policy.
Contact: ahsan.habib@dal.ca and 902-494-3209.