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We spoke with Professor Errol Mendes to get an overview of the demonstrations that are currently taking place in several countries around the world. He is available to answer questions from the media. In recent weeks and months, massive protests have erupted all over the globe. Chile, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iraq, Hong Kong, Ecuador, Boliv...

What will the next Trudeau Cabinet look like? Will the Prime Minister choose continuity or change? Among the most interesting files: who will the PM choose as Minister of Environment and Climate Change?Geneviève Tellier Full professor Faculty of Social Sciences - Political Studies Office: 613 562-5800 (4487)gtel...

Jean-Philippe Chaput (English and French) Faculty of Medicine613.737.7600 ext. [email protected] According to Jean-Philippe Chaput, professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine, Daylight Saving Time can greatly affect health and cause several problems that would justify its abolition. Losing or gaining an hour'...

Public elementary teachers and education workers in Ontario have given themselves an overwhelming strike mandate, voting 98 per cent in favour of a strike should it be necessary. Joel Westheimer (English only) Full Professor, Faculty of Education Office: 613-562-5800 ext. 4161Cell: [email protected] ...

It now appears that all personal accounts at Desjardins were compromised during the privacy breach. The breach was initially thought to have affected 2.9 million customers, but that number has now been revised and 4.2 million accounts were affected. Marc Tasse Telfer School of ManagementCell: [email protected] ...

Professor Diane Pacom is available to analyze Halloween as a social and cultural phenomenon.Diane M. Pacom (English and French) Full professor  Faculty of social sciences [email protected] And for the thrill seekers, the bravest and most curious among us, Professor Robert Smith? can explain why we are all doomed...

Professor Patti Lenard is an expert in immigration, multiculturalism, and immigrant integration.Patti Lenard (English only) Associate Professor Faculty of Social [email protected]

According to Duff Conacher, Law professor at the University of Ottawa and co-founder of Democracy Watch, all political parties must agree on a set of written rules that will help ensure the legislature runs fairly and democratically through to the next election. “As long as the federal rules for Parliament are unwritten and unclear, t...

  October 17, 2019, will mark the first anniversary of the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada. What have been the main effects of cannabis legalization on the black market? What have been the impacts on the daily lives of Canadians? Is it time to change the subject and turn our attention to the opioid-re...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert(s) / Vous pouvez communiquer directement avec les experts suivants:   Joel Westheimer (English only - Anglais seulement) University Research Chair in Democracy & Education and Professor, Faculty of Education [email protected]   AndréSamson (Français ...