February 17, 2022 by
A&S News
From the first Canadian assessment of chemical exposures in nail salons to the fallout from the “freedom convoy,” scholars 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 this week.
February 11, 2022
- Department of Earth Sciences Professor Miriam Diamond shares new research on high levels of hazardous chemicals in nail salons with the Toronto Star, Forbes, CTV News online and Daily Hive.
- Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science, comments for the Associated Press and Al Jazeera on the federal government’s responsibility to dismantle the Ambassador Bridge blockade. He also speculates on Doug Ford’s re-election in The Globe and Mail.
February 12, 2022
- Department of Political Science Assistant Professor Eric Merkley explains polarization in Canadian politics on CBC Radio’s The House.
- Nelson Wiseman discusses the protestors’ use of the Canadian flag with CBC News London and the state of extremism in Canada with CBC News Nova Scotia.
- For The Globe and Mail, Department of History Professor Emeritus Robert Bothwell comments on the symbolism of the Canadian flag in the context of the trucker protests.
- Timothy Sayle, assistant professor in the Department of History and director of the International Relations Program at Trinity College, explains to the Toronto Star why “freedom convoy” leaders with backgrounds in law enforcement and intelligence may be of concern.
February 13, 2022
- Aurel Braun, professor in the Department of Political Science and researcher at the Centre for European, Russian & Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, answers questions about the Russia-Ukraine conflict on CBC Radio’s Cross-Country Checkup.
February 14, 2022
- Judith Taylor, professor in the Department of Sociology and the Women & Gender Studies Institute, writes in the Toronto Star about the social contract at the root of the trucker protests.
- Janice Stein, professor at the Munk School and in the Department of Political Science, tells The New York Times that the trucker protests are a myth-busting moment for Canada’s reputation.
- For The Globe and Mail, Scot Wortley, professor at the Centre of Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, reflects on the Ottawa police chief’s response to the trucker protests.
February 15, 2022
- Robert Bothwell and Nelson Wiseman reflect on Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision-making regarding the trucker protests, for the Associated Press, the Ottawa Citizen and CHCH News.
February 16, 2022
- For the Toronto Star, Munk School Senior Fellow Michael Valpy writes that a majority of Canadians believe that the present trend in the concentration of wealth at the very top may lead to violent class conflict.
- Michael Widener, associate professor in the Department of Geography & Planning, comments on product shortages and the grocery supply chain for Chatelaine.
- Adam Found, contributor to the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance at the Munk School, discusses his recent report on development charges and housing affordability with The Globe and Mail.