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April 3, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on April 3, 2019

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.