Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, April 3, 2019.
Former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott ejected from Liberal caucus
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.
Polls indicate support for Trudeau Liberals eroding in Atlantic Canada
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 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.
As Canada warms at alarming rate, Atlantic Provinces on path to substantial ocean level rise
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Boris Worm, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Marine biodiversity, its causes, conservation, marine sanctuaries, management of marine ecosystems.
Contact: bworm@dal.ca and 902-494-2478/902-210-8330.
How will Canada’s new carbon tax impact food prices?
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.
Could Canada’s fall vote be a target for election meddling from foreign entities?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Jonathon Penny, Associate Professor, Law and Technology Institute, Schulich School of Law.
Research Specialties: Law and technology, empirical legal studies, online privacy, surveillance security, hacker culture, AI and the law.
Contact: jon@dal.ca and 902-494-4231.