Bill C-36, ISIS, the Canadian health system and more
Concordia in the news
Posted on September 8, 2014
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:
- On Friday, September 5, Stella, an organization that defends that interests of Montreal sex workers, held a press conference to oppose the Conservative government’s C-36 legislation of the commercial sex industry. Viviane Namaste, professor in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, was among those on the panel speaking against C-36: CTV News, CJAD, 98,5 FM, Le Journal de Montréal, Le Devoir, La Presse and Radio-Canada.
- Henri Habib, distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science, appeared on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Check Up with Rex Murphy. On the program Habib discussed the Islamic State (ISIS).
- The Globe and Mail publishes an article written by Kathleen O’Grady, research associate in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, in collaboration with University of Manitoba professor, Noralou Roos, who teaches in its Faculty of Medicine, that discusses the five things Canadians get wrong about the health system.
- Le Devoir publishes an article about using scents to promote better performance at school and mentions a pilot project being conducted by Jordan Le Bel, professor in the Department of Marketing, on his MBA students.
- Isabelle Dostaler, professor in the Department of Management, appeared on Radio-Canada’s Téléjournal (Dostaler appears at 6 minutes and 7 seconds) to discuss Bombardier’s C-Series test flight.
- The Edmonton Journal published the final installment of its journey of a novel featuring the debut work, Blind Spot, by Laurence Miall, communication advisor in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.
- The Toronto Star publishes an article about how MBA and executive programs are responding to demands for a new kind of specialized business graduate: the data strategist. The article quotes Jean-Paul Isson, instructor of the JMSB executive course on analytics.
- Louis Patrick Leroux, joint professor in both the departments of English and Études françaises, was interviewed by Carlos Alexis Cruz in Theatre Topics.