Montreal: sanctuary city. Canada's dark immigration secrets. Women's world hockey.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 28, 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:
- Kyle Matthews, executive director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, was interviewed by Mutsumi Takahashi on the CTV Montreal News at Noon. Matthews talked about illegal migrants and Montreal's designation as a "sanctuary city."
- Debbie Folaron, associate professor in the Département d'études françaises, in the Faculty of Arts and Science, co-authors an opinion piece in Al Jazeera about what are referred to as "Canada's dark secrets" in the area of immigration and the movement of refugees to this country. The piece specifically references the case of the Canadian government's handling of Roma refugee claims. The op-ed is picked up by True Viral News and Mo4ch News.
- Independent Sports News reports that Concordia Stingers hockey skills coach and four-time Olympic hockey champion Caroline Ouellette will join the Team Canada coaching staff at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship, March 31 to April 7, in Plymouth, Michigan.