On the far right. Intolerance. Extremism. Trump's Supreme pick. Prescription for cheaper meds.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 1, 2017
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:
- Reuters quotes Chedly Belkhodja, principal of and professor in the School of Community and Public Affairs, in an article about the presence of small, far-right groups in Quebec known to staunchly oppose immigration. The article is picked up by Daily Mail Online, Euro News, Yahoo! News, Nasdaq, Channel NewsAsia, DNA India, Singapore TODAY.
- BBC.com coverage of the Quebec City attack includes an article that addresses intolerance and radicalization in the province. It quotes Vivek Venkatesh, associate professor of education in the Faculty of Arts and Science, about the role of social media in spreading extreme views. The article is reprised by MSN News.
- André Gagné, associate professor of theological studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science, was a guest of Mario Dumont on TVA/LCN yesterday morning (no link available). The focus was on the Quebec City mosque shootings and religious extremism.
- Guy Lachapelle, political science professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Secretary General of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), appears alongside two other analysts on a special edition of theRDI program, '24/60.’ Lachapelle discusses the appointment by U.S. president Donald Trump of Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States as well as the President's recent executive orders on immigration. Lachapelle is first seen at the 1:09:50 mark of the program.
- NewsCaf reprises a piece from yesterday's Globe and Mail, by Kathleen O’Grady, research associate in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, who offers tips on buying prescription medication.