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uOttawa Experts on Hot Topics

 

Canada - Canadian Senate under the microscope

Errol Mendes
Common Law Section, Faculty of Law
Role of ethics, democracy and its relationship to the economy, the impact of budgetary and taxation policy on social policy initiatives, international law issues
Cell: 613-799-0559
emendes@uOttawa.ca


Robert Asselin

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Canadian politics, federalism, political communications, Quebec politics, American politics
Office: 613-562-5800 (4431)
rasselin@uOttawa.ca 



 

International - Italian electoral stalemate, country faces political uncertainty

André Lecours
School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Nationalism, federalism, Canadian and Quebec politics, comparative politics, European politics (Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom)
Office: 613-562-5800 (1942)
alecours@uOttawa.ca

Cristina Perissinotto (Currently in Italy)
Modern Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts
Italian studies, Italian politics, utopia, travel theory, poetry
cperissi@uOttawa.ca 



 

Canada - “Pasta-gate” and the Quebec language office

Mark Power
Common Law Section, Faculty of Law
Access to justice, constitutional and administrative law, education law (primary and secondary education), Indian constitutional law, the rights of minorities and language rights (official language communities, Francophones, Franco-Ontarians, Acadians, and English-speaking communities in Quebec).
Office: 613-562-5800 (3381)
Mark.Power@uOttawa.ca

Shana Poplack
Linguistics, Faculty of Arts
Natural speech in social context, bilingualism in Canada
Office: 613-562-5800 (1764)
spoplack@uOttawa.ca



 

Canada - Federal government addresses employment insurance fraud

David Gray
Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
Labour economics, labour market policies, outcomes for displaced workers, earnings mobility
Office: 613-562-5800 (1431)
David.Gray@uottawa.ca

Gordon Betcherman
School of International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
International development, labour and political economics, international relations, demography, social policy
Office: 613-562-5800 (2568)
Cell: 613-447-8464
Home: 819-827-4240
gordon.betcherman@uOttawa.ca 



 

International - High-level nuclear talks resume: Iran returns to the table

Peter Jones
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Arab perception of the Western world, Middle East issues, Iran, Libya: impact of the Libyan campaign on politics in other Arab countries
Office: 613-562-5800 (4572)
peter.jones@uOttawa.ca



 

Canada - Black History Month (February)

Joanne St. Lewis
Common Law Section, Faculty of Law
Social justice principles and legal culture, racism, counter-terrorism
Office : 613-562-5800 (5794)
Joanne.StLewis@uOttawa.ca



 

International –Turmoil continues in Syria

Stuart Hendin
Faculty of Law
Human rights, international criminal law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, war crimes
Office: 613-562-5800 (2926)
Cell: 613-290-7760
Home: 613-822-2241
shendin@uOttawa.ca

Noomane Raboudi
School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Arab studies
Office: 613-562-5800 (4617)
nraboudi@uOttawa.ca

 Jabeur Fathally
Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law
Afghanistan, classics and religious studies, democracy and democratization, international law, international relations, international terrorism, Middle East issues
Office: 613-562-5800 (3098)
Cell: 613-898-0880
jabeur.fathally@uOttawa.ca



 

INFORMATION

Néomie Duval
Media Relations Officer
neomie.duval@uottawa.ca

Office: 613-562-5800 (2981)
Cell: 613-863-7221

Karine Proulx
Media Relations Officer
University of Ottawa
Office: 613-562-5800 (3149)
Cell: 613-219-3058
karine.proulx@uOttawa.ca



 

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