"The federal government's much-anticipated Syrian refugee plan will limit those accepted into Canada to women, children and families only, CBC News has learned." (Source: )
The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette, released the Plan de développement 2015-2020 en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie - Pour une meilleure qualité de vie. (Source: )
November 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking paper, “” co-authored by McGill’s Ronald Melzack, and the late Patrick Wall, which introduced .
Many people were reported dead Friday night following several separate attacks in and around Paris.
Frédéric Mégret, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, 㽶Ƶ
He can comment on the legal ramifications such as the national emergency and border implications. (English, French)
frederic [dot] megret [at] mcgill [dot] ca, cellphone available
It’s 'Back to the Future' day: “In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly travels to October 21, 2015, to save his children, yet to be born in Back to the Future's 1985.” (Source: )
Journalists looking for comments can talk to Alex Maloney, professor of physics at McGill:
“Back to the Future was a great movie which brings up many interesting scientific issues. Although Einstein's theory of general relativity seems to allow time travel under very special circumstances, it appears that the effects of quantum mechanics make time travel impossible.”
- Alex Maloney
, Associate Professor of Physics & William Dawson Scholar, Department of Physics, 㽶Ƶ
Expertise: Black holes, string theory, particle physics, cosmology and the emergence of space-time in quantum gravity.
Contact: Maloney [at] physics [dot] mcgill [dot] ca
By Myriam Denov and François Cré
“Teachers in many French public schools are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to voice their displeasure over contract talks with the Quebec government.” (Source: )