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The federal government’s deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.

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Julian Vikan Karaguesian is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and worked for Canadian Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.

Classified as: Expert alert, Canadian government deficit, Julian Vikan Karaguesian, Fernando Saltiel
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Published on: 17 Dec 2024

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.

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Classified as: Expert alert, Tari Ajadi, deptartment of political science, Jennifer Robson, max bell school of public policy
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Published on: 16 Dec 2024

The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec have reached a tentative deal regarding power generated by the Churchill Falls development. It would replace an agreement that has been a sore point for Newfoundland and Labrador. The new deal would provide long-term security for Quebec and would see the two provinces work together on a future hydro-electric development.   

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Published on: 12 Dec 2024

Winter brings its own set of health risks, from slips and falls to snow-shovelling heart strain, as well as seasonal weight gain and illnesses from gatherings or travel.

Mitch Shulman, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and attending physician, Montreal General and Royal Victoria hospitals, can share his expertise on preventing winter injuries, recognizing and managing heart-attack symptoms and staying healthy through the holiday season.

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Published on: 11 Dec 2024

President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow after opposition fighters occupied the capital, Damascus, early on Sunday morning. McGill has an expert who can share his insights on this subject:  

Daniel Douek is Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Political Science. 

Daniel.douek [at] mcgill.ca (English, French) 

Classified as: Expert alerts, Syria, department of political science, Daniel Douek
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

Statistics Canada announced today that the unemployment rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since January 2017, apart from during the pandemic years.  McGill has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: 

Fabian Lange, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Labour and Personnel Economics, Department of Economics. His expertise includes labour economics, earnings inequality and health and population economics. 

Classified as: fabian lange, Department of Economics, Unemployment rate
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Published on: 6 Dec 2024

Quebec’s Minister of Justice announced the province plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a decision made by Quebec's Court of Appeal earlier this year banning random police traffic checks because they violate Charter rights and can lead to racial profiling.

McGill has experts who are available to share their insights on the subject:

Classified as: Tari Ajadi, marie manikis, police traffic checks
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

The Canadian government announced Wednesday it is splitting the online harms bill in two to speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators and other perils.

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Classified as: Expert alerts, children, online harm
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

A report released today by finds that mental health issues are on the rise among high school students. The data indicate that rates of anxiety, depression, ADHD and other issues have been increasing since 2010.

Classified as: Tina Montreuil, child mental health, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
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Published on: 27 Nov 2024

, observed on Dec. 1, is a global effort to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, which affects nearly 40 million people worldwide.

Bertrand Lebouché, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, and Clinician Scientist, Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre, can share his expertise on HIV prevention and improving patient care.

Classified as: bertrand lebouché, AIDS, Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre, Department of Family Medicine, McGill experts
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Published on: 27 Nov 2024

Experts: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump said he plans to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico

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Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, has expertise in Canada-U.S. trade relations, including supply chains, and in Canadian NATO defence spending.

Classified as: Expert alerts, US trade tariffs
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Published on: 26 Nov 2024

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression linked to the changing seasons, particularly during fall and winter when daylight hours decrease. The reduced sunlight and lower vitamin D levels can lead to changes in mood, energy and sleep patterns. As well, the recent change back to standard time from daylight savings can disrupt circadian rhythms, with similar results.  

Classified as: Perry Adler, Department of Family Medicine, depression, McGill experts
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Published on: 20 Nov 2024

The Quebec government recently announced its plan to prohibit heating homes with fossil-fuel natural gas by 2040 as part of its broader efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. 

An expert from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is available to comment on this topic:  

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Published on: 19 Nov 2024

After receiving U.S. permission to do so, Ukraine is firing long-range missiles supplied by the United States into Russia for the first time, senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials have said.

Maria Popova, Associate Professor, Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is available to share her insights.

Maria.popova [at] mcgill.ca (English, Russian, Spanish)

Classified as: Russia/Ukraine, Maria Popova, long-rage missiles, U.S.
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Published on: 19 Nov 2024

Expert: Social media users moving from X to Bluesky  

Since the U.S. presidential election, more than 1 million users have moved from X to Bluesky. The social media platform now has over 15 million users compared to 9 million in September. 

Classified as: Bluesky, X, Sonja Solomun,  Centre for Media Technology and Democracy, max bell school of public policy
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024

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