September 18, 2013

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 Montreal Gazette publishes an op-ed written by Zachary Patterson, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, that addresses traffic and public transportation. Patterson suggests that to improve on our existing transit systems, we need better information on how people are commuting to work and school.
  
  
• The Globe and Mail features an article about Bombardier’s budget for its CSeries commercial aircraft. The article quotes accounting professor Michel Magnan, Lawrence Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy, who explains that Bombardier’s financial statements are “some of the most complex in Canada.”
  
  
• Isabelle Dostaler, professor in the Department of Management, appeared on Radio-Canada’s Pas de midi sans info (no link currently available) to discuss the inaugural launch of Bombardier’s CSeries commercial aircraft.
  
  
• Robert Soroka, who teaches marketing in the John Molson School of Business, appeared on CBC News Montreal (appearance begins at 15 minutes and 24 seconds) to discuss Target opening its stores in Quebec. A letter written by Soroka addressing his concerns over an ad that links Italians to corruption problems in Montreal is published by The Montreal Gazette.
  
  
• An article about the Government of Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values assesses the impact the Charter could have on universities and quotes Chris Mota, university spokesperson: The Silhouette.

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