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Bill 62. Catalonian sovereignty. Jesuits in the Soo. Alternative Francophone.

Concordia in the news
Posted on October 24, 2017

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Expert commentators

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

  • The Conversation Canada, reprised by National Newswatch, publishes an article by Yasmin Jiwani, professor of communication studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Concordia University Research Chair in Intersectionality, Violence & Resistance. Jiwani examines the passage of Quebec's Bill 62, banning face coverings for those using or delivering public services in the province. She is critical of the legislation, which she believes is playing into the hands of Quebec's far-right. Jiwani is also quoted in a Montreal Gazette article about Bill 62. The piece is reprised by MSN.com.
  • In related coverage, City 365 (in Chinese) reprises a CBC text story about Bill 62, quoting Chedly Belkhodja, principal of and professor in the School of Community and Public Affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
  • Antoine Rayroux, assistant professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, writes a piece in La Tribune (France), analyzing the current situation in Catalonia and the European community's approach to the issue of Catalonian sovereignty.
  • Karl Hele, associate professor and director of First Peoples Studies in the School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA) of the Faculty of Arts and Science, writes in the Sault Star about how an early Jesuit mission in the Sault region impacted the area's Anishinaabeg First Nations people.
  • The Quebec government publishes a release in which it announces that print media instructor and multimedia artist Bonnie Baxter has won Quebec's Charles Biddle Prize, honouring immigrants to Quebec who have had a notable impact on the province's cultural and artistic scene. Baxter came to Quebec from the United States: CNW/Telbec (scroll down mid-page).
  • Françoise Naudillon, associate professor in the Département d'études françaises in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and Sherry Simon, professor in the same department, are listed in Calenda as members of a committee evaluating submissions for an upcoming edition of the publication, Alternative Francophone
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