Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, March 29, 2019.
Trudeau brand continues to take hits as government’s popularity falls in polls
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.
Quebec’s proposed law banning public workers from wearing religious symbols potentially in violation of constitution and human rights
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.
Food insecurity in the North remains a problem despite millions in funding
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.
Research Specialties: Socio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy, weight bias and weight-based teasing.
Contact: sara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.
Ontario's top court places limits on solitary confinement in prisons – is it time to scrap the practice altogether?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Adelina Iftene, Assistant Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Health Law Institute.
Research specialties: Prison law and prisoners’ rights, criminal law and criminal justice, sentencing, evidence, charter rights.
Contact: aiftene@dal.ca and 902-494-1296.
Examining the legality of street checks
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.