January 10, 2025 by
A&S News
From Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down after nearly a decade in office, to infrastructure challenges facing Toronto specifically and Canada as a whole, experts from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.
Here’s some of what they had to say.
December 20, 2024
- Department of Political Science Professor Emeritus Nelson Wiseman comments in TIME on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pending cabinet shuffle amid calls for his resignation.
December 21, 2024
- Semra Sevi, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, speaks in the Financial Times (paywall) about Justin Trudeau’s ability to lead his government.
December 22, 2024
- Department of English professor and acting chair Robert McGill shares his reading habits and some favorite literary works in the Toronto Star.
December 23, 2024
- Dimitry Anastakis, professor in the Department of History and the Rotman School of Management, comments in Global News on the proposed merger of Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan and how it may affect the cost of their vehicles in Canada.
December 25, 2024
- Department of Art History Associate Professor SeungJung Kim writes in Korea JoongAng Daily about the practice of ostracism in ancient Greece and parallels with political turmoil in South Korea.
December 26, 2024
- Lynette Ong, professor in the Department of Political Science and the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, comments in an Associated Press story on efforts by the Chinese government to curtail violent attacks in the country.
December 27, 2024
- Lynette Ong shares insights in BBC News on movement to limit avenues for citizens in China to express societal grievances and frustrations.
December 29, 2024
- Insights on Canada’s innovation strategy from University Professor Dan Breznitz, of the Department of Political Science and co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, are spotlighted in Betakit.
December 31, 2024
- Nelson Wiseman reflects in Yahoo! News on comments made by television personality Kevin O’Leary about combining Canada’s economy with that of the United States.
- Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies Professor Emerita Mariana Valverde comments in Inside Halton on regulating short-term rental accommodations in Burlington.
January 1, 2025
- Karen Chapple, professor in the Department of Geography & Planning and director of the School of Cities, co-authors a Globe and Mail op-ed examining the impact of Canada’s infrastructure deficit on economic competitiveness and quality of life.
January 2, 2025
- Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy Associate Professor Michael Donnelly comments in CTV News on perceptions that immigration and housing supply in Canda are directly linked.
January 3, 2025
- In a Globe and Mail op-ed, Department of Geography & Planning professor Matti Siemiatycki, director of the Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities, calls for a concerted effort to address the challenges hampering Toronto’s livability and prosperity.
- Siemiatycki also discusses on CP24 the construction projects Toronto will see in 2025.
January 4, 2025
- Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Bence Viola discusses the speaking capabilities of Neanderthals, during CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks.
- Clifford Orwin, professor in the Department of Political Science, examines in The Hub Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. president.
- In the Globe and Mail, Department of English Professor Emeritus Rosemary Sullivan discusses the behaviour of cats and their relationships with humans.
January 6, 2025
- Semra Sevi and Nelson Wiseman share perspectives on the announcement by Justin Trudeau that he will step down as leader of the Liberal party, Sevi in The Guardian and NOW Toronto, and Wiseman in Newsweek, CBC News and for Reuters.
- SeungJung Kim in Korean JoonAng Daily reflects on the history and tradition of foods prepared to celebrate each new year in the culinary cultures of countries such as Korea, Italy and Spain.
January 7, 2025
- Matti Siemiatycki comments in CBC News on how Toronto and other urban areas might benefit from a new leader of Canada’s Liberal party following Justin Trudeau’s departure.
- Siemiatycki also comments in the Toronto Star and on CBC Radio’s Here & Now on how a congestion charge like that recently implemented in New York City might affect Toronto traffic.
- Nelson Wiseman shares thoughts on Justin Trudeau’s legacy in a Hill Times (paywall) retrospective on his tenure as Canada’s prime minister.
January 8, 2025
- Cinema Studies Institute Assistant Professor Brett Story discusses in the Globe and Mail the resonance of her co-directed film Union, which chronicles the first successful union campaign at a facility operated by online retailer Amazon.
- Karina Vold, assistant professor at the Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology, speaks in CBC News about the changing nature of social media relationships due to applications of artificial intelligence.
- Department of Sociology Professor Emerita Monica Boyd shares insights in NOW Toronto on the rising number of young adults living with their parents in their family home.
- For CNN, Nelson Wiseman comments on speculation that former deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party and prime minister.
- Wiseman also comments in Global News on the Liberals’ options for the process of electing their next leader.
January 9, 2025
- For NPR, Semra Sevi shares insights into what may lie ahead for Canada following Justin Trudeau’s departure as prime minister and Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president.
- Department of Linguistics Professor Emeritus J.K. Chambers explains in blogTO why the Toronto Maple Leafs are not called the Toronto Maple Leaves.
- Dimitry Anastakis comments in CBC News on Donald Trump’s claims that the U.S. does not need cars and trucks made in Canada.