Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Researchers say majority of Canadians could face barriers in adopting Canada’s new food guide
Dalhousie 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.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Nova Scotia will not follow Ontario’s lead, no banning of cell phones in classrooms
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.
Opposition parties accuse Liberals of shutting down vote on whether to have Jody Wilson-Raybould testify again
Dalhousie Experts: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; and howard.ramos@dal.ca or 902-402-9893.
What impact will grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes have on Canadian travelers?
Dalhousie Expert: Gabor Lukacs, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Research Specialties: Air passenger rights, mathematics, actuarial models, theory of interest.
Contact: lukacs@dal.ca and 647-724-1727.
Nova Scotia not ready to ban plastic bags just yet
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Tony Walker, Assistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties: Biodiversity conservation, freshwater and marine systems, health and environmental justice, Industrial sustainability, urban and regional issues.
Contact: trwalker@dal.ca and 902-494-4478.
China expected to impose further economic pressure on Canada as Meng Wanzhou case drags on
Dalhousie Experts: Dr. Robert Currie, Professor, Schulich School of Law; and Dr. Rob Huish, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties: Transnational criminal law, international criminal law, global health, activism and social justice.
Contact: robert.currie@dal.ca or 902-494-1012; and huish@dal.ca or 902-494-2979.