A home for the Flames. All things Trump. The cost of the Viens Commission. Montreal spending oversight.

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:

• Moshe Lander, economics lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Science, was interviewed on CBC Radio in Calgary (no link available) about efforts to secure a deal for the construction of a new NHL arena for the Calgary Flames.
• Brian Gabrial, professor of journalism in the Faculty of Arts and Science, appeared on City Montreal's 'Breakfast Television' for a discussion of U.S. President Donald Trump, his U.N. speech and the tone he uses when conveying his views.
• Daniel Salée, professor in the Department of Political Science and in the School of Community and Public Affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted in a Presse canadienne article about the $9-million cost of the Commission d’enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics au Québec — the Viens Commission, struck in the wake of allegations of mistreatment of Indigenous women by Sûreté du Québec police officers in the Val-d'Or area: La Presse.ca, Radio-Canada.ca, Journal Métro.
• Harold Chorney, professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, appears at the 1:32 mark of aCTV Montreal news report (video and text) about calls for better spending controls at the City of Montreal. It points to the Mordecai Richler memorial gazebo as an example of the need for better spending oversight.

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