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Expert commentators (2011 archives)

December 2011

Dec 23 - Getting 'energized' during exams
Dec 23 - Holiday shopping trends
Dec 23 - The battle for Christmas
Dec 20 - Depression on the rise
Dec 20 - Cyberspace widening social gap
Dec 19 - Review of "Debt" by David Graeber
Dec 16 - A Holiday tradition
Dec 15 - Persecution extends beyond Syrian boarders
Dec 15 - Defining binge drinking
Dec 15 - Republican presidential candidates
Dec 15 - Political action needed to halt violence in Congo
Dec 9 - Defining childhood moments
Dec 9 - Defining childhood moments
Dec 9 - Kyoto protocol unrealistic
Dec 9 - Language debate alive and well in Quebec
Dec 8 - A solid emergency evacuation plan
Dec 8 - Urban centres cooling strategies
Dec 7 - Summer Literary Seminars
Dec 5 - Business financing strategies
Dec 2 - The AIDS epidemic several decades later
Dec 2 - International AIDS Day

November 2011

Nov 30 - Alleged mobster's funeral held in Montreal
Nov 28 - Visit to an elephant rehabilitation centre
Nov 28 - A Canadian twist on Black Friday
Nov 28 - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment a good investment
Nov 25 - The impact of Mexico's drug war
Nov 25 - The need to think solar
Nov 25 - The need for Canadian leadership
Nov 23 - Fowarding emails without thinking
Nov 22 - Community groups conerned by proposed changes
Nov 22 - Landmark Montreal buisness closes
Nov 21 - Montreal's food culture
Nov 21 - Lessons from the 2008 financial crisis
Nov 18 - Liberal party mandarin Tom Kents
Nov 16 - Social media feeding the rumour mill
Nov 16 - Nothing trumps experience based learning
Nov 14 - A history of culture jamming
Nov 14 - Fido Casting Call Facebook contest
Nov 14 - China- Pakistan Relations
Nov 14 - Emotional responses to sovereignty
Nov 14 - New artists wanted
Nov 14 - Repression is Far-reaching
Nov 11 - Montrealers relationship to Chinese food changed over time
Nov 9 - Turbulent times for the NDP
Nov 9 - Is Berlusconi to blame?
Nov 7 - Merchandising key for Canadian professional hockey franchises
Nov 7 - Montreal fashion industry doing well
Nov 7 - The short film "La Lutte"
Nov 7 - Proceeds from the Used book fair help Concordia students
Nov 7 - "The Someday Funnies" finally see the day
Nov 4 - Writers read with Lydia Davis
Nov 3 - A matter of ethics
Nov 3 - Too early for labels
Nov 3 - Historic auction of a painting by Gustav Klimt
Nov 3 - Obesity a serious concern
Nov 1 - Reducing dependency on fossil fuels

October 2011

Oct 31 - Protecting the rights of minorities in the wake of Arab spring
Oct 28 - 10 myths about the war Libya
Oct 28 - A provincial gun registry
Oct 27 - Kill Mag has a Concordia link
Oct 26 - Hungarian democracy shaken
Oct 26 - Impact of Jewsih communities in Quebec
Oct 26 - Freshman 15, fact or fiction?
Oct 25 - Cities need to find ways to keep it cool
Oct 25 - Problems in the world of post-secondary education
Oct 24 - Brand loyalty in Quebec
Oct 24 - Modern day good samaritans
Oct 24 - Academic Integrity
Oct 21 - Concordia's innovative IPad loan program in full swing
Oct 21 - Concordia first to offer its students IPad loans- program in full swing
Oct 21 - Workings of the public inquiry into the construction industry
Oct 20 - Public inquiry into the Construction industry: too little too late?
Oct 20 - The role of consumers
Oct 19 - Montreal's Mount Stephen closure imminent
Oct 19 - Community organizing
Oct 18 - Credit cards no laughing matter
Oct 17 - Super heroes - modern gods
Oct 17 - Are doomsday predictions accurate?
Oct 17 - Art in the public space
Oct 14 - Patrick Kearney will perfrom at the Mexico National Arts Centre
Oct 13 - Finding hope when living with chronic pain
Oct 13 - Mental illness too complex to be compartmentalized
Oct 12 - Manon De Pauw nominated for prestigious Sobey Art Prize
Oct 11 - A war of words
Oct 11 - The legacy of Art Spiegelman's MetaMaus
Oct 11 - Solar energy in homes across Quebec
Oct 11 - Mapping Memories
Oct 7 - A jewel of Irish literature
Oct 7 - The healing power of music
Oct 6 - Founder of creative writing program publishes new book
Oct 6 - A need to be hip
Oct 6 - Krista Byers-Heinlein deserves to be recognized
Oct 5 - CEOs and their egos
Oct 4 - La Voix lactée: from Montreal to Paris
Oct 3 - Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are
Oct 3 - Just quit already!
Oct 3 - Racism in Canada
Oct 3 - A voice for Africa
Oct 3 - Diane Bastien awarded prestigious Acfas prize

September 2011

Sep 30 - Is NHL merchandise too expensive?
Sep 29 - Duchesneau's testemony leaves experts wanting more
Sep 28 - Love vs. lust
Sep 27 - Digitization of books
Sep 27 - Provincial politics
Sep 27 - Education and other distinctions
Sep 26 - Patience required in the fight against corruption
Sep 23 - Inspiring students to speak out
Sep 22 - McLuhan's theories more relevant than ever
Sep 22 - Rusting at the speed of light
Sep 20 - Mercier bridge: esthetics over safety?
Sep 19 - Concordia professors at Les Entretiens Jacques Cartier
Sep 16 - 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Sep 16 - Alternative newspapers training grounds for journalists
Sep 15 - NATO forces face opposition in Kabul
Sep 15 - Let the sun shine
Sep 13 - Rock stars turned movie stars
Sep 13 - Preventing work absenteeism
Sep 12 - 9/11 exacerbated existing trends
Sep 12 - 9/11 fear factor
Sep 8 - What's next in collaborative- consumption?
Sep 8 - Concordia's leadership at CREPUQ
Sep 7 - Opposition parties negociate in Botswana
Sep 7 - Ritalin abuse
Sep 6 - Indian-Pakistani relations
Sep 6 - Let there be geophysical light
Sep 6 - A family affair
Sep 6 - Born to shop?
Sep 6 - Urgent: leadership needed
Sep 6 - Algerian authorities collaborated with Kadhafi
Sep 6 - Is Quebec rootless?
Sep 2 - Are the Lybian people better off?
Sep 1 - Riches of the World Wide Web
Sep 1 - Open access to research

August 2011

Aug 31 - Ontario Press Council
Aug 29 - Chinese Take-Away a must-see
Aug 29 - Today's hipsters
Aug 29 - Liberals: Challenges, opportunities
Aug 26 - Commentary on "liberal imperialism"
Aug 25 - Mikhail Iossel on book about "new Russia"
Aug 23 - Counterfeit hockey jerseys
Aug 22 - Redesign and construction of the Turcot Interchange
Aug 22 - What's next for the Bloc Québécois?
Aug 22 - Impact of Canada's aging population on small towns
Aug 22 - Hopelessness led to England riots
Aug 19 - Work of Sherwin Sullivan Tjia
Aug 18 - Le Devoir Website Hacked
Aug 15 - Challenges in Canadian Rural Life
Aug 15 - Water Collection in Montreal
Aug 15 - Op-Ed: Human Rights Initiatives in the U.S.
Aug 12 - Monarchy's role in London Riots
Aug 12 - Ville-Marie Auto-route
Aug 11 - U.S. Economic Crisis
Aug 10 - Criminalization of HIV
Aug 8 - Political After-Effects of concrete collapes on the Ville-Marie tunnel
Aug 8 - Quebec Construction Industry
Aug 8 - Quebec Gastronomy
Aug 8 - Lottery Odds
Aug 8 - Uses of Technology for Education
Aug 8 - JMSB Case Competition Featurette
Aug 5 - Crumbling Quebec Infrastructure
Aug 3 - Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel
Aug 1 - Concrete Collapse in Ville-Marie tunnel

July 2011

Jul 29 - War Crimes
Jul 29 - Academic Dishonesty
Jul 27 - Jack Layton's Leave of Absence from the NDP
Jul 25 - Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism: Op-Ed
Jul 25 - Native Sovereignty
Jul 25 - Famine in Somalia
Jul 25 - Biker Gangs in Montreal
Jul 21 - Job Losses in Quebec
Jul 20 - Stage Collapse at Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul 19 - The legacy of Marshall McLuhan
Jul 19 - Sun Media and the Ontario Press Council
Jul 15 - Montreal roadways in disrepair
Jul 13 - Pension reform
Jul 12 - South Sudan infighting
Jul 12 - Linguistic shorthand and acronyms
Jul 12 - Identity of Iroquois nation
Jul 8 - Wal-Mart's expansion into Quebec grocery business
Jul 7 - Canadian films
Jul 5 - Serbian war crimes
Jul 5 - Suicidal cult
Jul 5 - Evolution in consumption
Jul 5 - Lost boys or men-in-waiting?
Jul 4 - Genocide in Bosnia
Jul 4 - Sex scandals and pornography
Jul 4 - Issues facing transgendered youth
Jul 4 - Boys will be boys (not men)
Jul 4 - Royal-watching

June 2011

Jun 30 - Taxes paid by athletes
Jun 30 - Human rights in Cambodia
Jun 29 - Violence in Video Games
Jun 27 - Music Therapy at Concordia
Jun 22 - Consumerism and Human Nature
Jun 20 - Air Pollution and Turcot Development
Jun 20 - Visit to Montreal by Royal Couple
Jun 20 - Challenges Faced by Young Men
Jun 14 - Improvement of Undergraduate Education
Jun 14 - Print Books
Jun 13 - Political Grants
Jun 13 - Investors and CFOs
Jun 13 - E-Books
Jun 13 - Physical Education Programs
Jun 9 - Departure of Three PQ Members
Jun 8 - Fukushima and Chernobyl
Jun 6 - Conservative Party Agenda
Jun 2 - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit Canada
Jun 1 - Salary in Quebec & Chinese Economy

May 2011

May 31 - Senior Discounts
May 30 - Tracking Teenage Drivers with GPS
May 27 - Public art
May 27 - Quirks & Quarks show taped at Concordia
May 26 - Youth voter apathy
May 25 - iPod theft
May 25 - Quebec's Parliamentary Commission on pension reform
May 25 - Radiation exposure of Fukushima school children
May 24 - "Must one be endowed with curiosity in order to become a philosopher?"
May 24 - Thrashers' possible move to Winnipeg, Canadiens' loss
May 24 - NDP voter loyalty
May 19 - 'Shock' TV Ads
May 18 - New NDP Caucus
May 18 - Political Scandal in Quebec
May 17 - Doomsday Theories
May 13 - Canadian census
May 13 - Flooding and Climate Change
May 13 - HIV/AIDS awareness
May 12 - Hormones and Emotions
May 12 - Art and Music Therapy
May 12 - Aldo Shoes News Label
May 11 - Importance of Happiness
May 11 - Sport Franchises
May 10 - Liberal Party of Canada
May 10 - Grocery Shopping and Quebec Food Culture
May 9 - Apocalypticism
May 9 - Quebec Gastronomy
May 5 - Quebec Opposition Parties
May 5 - Supermarket Consumers
May 4 - Sexual Attraction and Colour
May 4 - Voting Behaviour
May 4 - Food Packaging Size
May 4 - Immigrant Workers in Canada
May 4 - Rebuilding the Liberal Party of Canada
May 3 - The Death of Osama Bin Laden
May 2 - Op-Ed: 2011 Federal Election
May 2 - Montreal Federal election ridings

April 2011

Apr 29 - Women's Vote in Federal Election
Apr 29 - Liberal Party Election Campaign
Apr 28 - British Monarchy and the Royal Wedding
Apr 26 - NDP Popularity in Quebec
Apr 26 - NHL Play-Off Revenue
Apr 20 - Chocolate
Apr 20 - The Prospect of Palestine Gaining Recognition as a state
Apr 19 - New Democratic Party in Quebec
Apr 18 - Global Warming and Climate Change
Apr 14 - French leaders debate
Apr 13 - Vote of Visible Minorities in Federal Election
Apr 13 - Exercise Psychology
Apr 12 - Political debate rescheduling
Apr 11 - Casting of ex-convict Bertrand Cantat in Montreal play
Apr 8 - Political party leaders and campaign strategies
Apr 8 - Investment and Retirement
Apr 8 - Federal election campaign signage
Apr 8 - Embryo donation
Apr 7 - Yiddish & Jewish Culture in Montreal
Apr 6 - Conservative election campaign tour
Apr 5 - Management professor profile
Apr 5 - Post-apocalyptic world depictions
Apr 5 - Environmental decline
Apr 5 - Boeing 737 Airplanes
Apr 4 - Disaster in Japan
Apr 1 - Food packaging
Apr 1 - Social media and youth
Apr 1 - Political slogans

March 2011

Mar 31 - Hormones and sex
Mar 31 - Food labeling
Mar 30 - Nuclear culture
Mar 29 - Urban Development in Parc-Extension
Mar 29 - Protein supplements
Mar 29 - James Gleick book review
Mar 28 - Absenteeism in the workplace
Mar 28 - The Political situation in Libya
Mar 28 - Sustainable Design
Mar 28 - Leonard Cohen Poetry
Mar 28 - Transgender Youth
Mar 28 - Le Calvaire d'Oka
Mar 28 - Gender Roles on Television
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