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ISIS recruitment. Bombardier family business. Syrian resettlement.

Concordia in the news
Posted on November 20, 2015

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:

  • André Gagné, an associate professor in the Departments of Religion and Theological Studies, was interviewed by CTV Montreal's Mutsumi Takahashi yesterday. He talked about what motivates people to join ISIS and how ideology plays into terrorist recruitment.
  • Peter Jaskiewicz, an associate professor of management and CIBC Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business, appeared on CBC Radio's Homerun yesterday to discuss family business and Bombardier Inc. (no link available)
  • Epoch Times (in Chinese) reprises an earlier story about Canada's Syrian refugee resettlement plan quoting Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies. Matthews warns against cutting corners in refugee claims processing.