Expert : Rising Tension with North Korea
鈥淧resident Trump warned Thursday that North Korea could face 鈥渟ome pretty severe鈥� consequences after its defiant test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, but Washington also confronted firm opposition from Russia and China over any possible response.鈥� (Washington Post)
Experts: Molson plans new Montreal-area brewery
鈥淢olson-Coors is planning to build a brewery in the Montreal area instead of renovating its existing brewery on Notre-Dame St. E. (鈥�) While the fate of the existing brewery hasn鈥檛 been decided, Lefebvre says the company won鈥檛 abandon the site.鈥� (Montreal Gazette)
Expert: Omar Khadr to receive apology and compensation package
鈥淭he Trudeau government is poised to offer an apology and a $10-million compensation package to former child soldier Omar Khadr for abuses he suffered while detained in the U.S. military prison for captured and suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.鈥� (The Globe and Mail)
Experts: U.S. travel ban
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Here are some McGill professors available to comment on the US Executive order that suspends the U.S. Refugee 香蕉视频 Program for 120 days and suspends entry by citizens of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days:
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Suzanne King, Department of Psychiatry, 香蕉视频 and Douglas Institute
Expert: Sanctuary cities (***NEW***)
鈥淎 judge in San Francisco on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump鈥檚 efforts to starve localities of federal funds when they limit their cooperation with immigration enforcement, a stinging rejection of his threats to make so-called sanctuary cities fall in line.鈥� (The New York Times)
Expert: Ontario's Fair Housing Plan
鈥淥ntario's Fair Housing Plan introduces a comprehensive package of measures to help more people find affordable homes, increase supply, protect buyers and renters and bring stability to the real estate market.鈥� (Source)
Desmond Tsang, Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, 香蕉视频
Expert on Trade: Brexit, CETA, and Canada-China free trade
What will be the impact of Brexit on Canada? What will happen with the new upcoming new Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) this summer? Also, what can one expect from upcoming free trade talks between Canada and China?
Andrea Bjorklund, Professor, Faculty of Law, 香蕉视频
Expert: OECD report on Montreal鈥檚 employment and innovation
The OECD has released a聽report titled "City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation and Skills": 鈥淢ontreal has huge potential to become one of the most dynamic cities across OECD countries, thanks to its talented and creative population.
Experts: Federal Budget 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government's latest budget on March 22, 2017.
Expert: NASA News Conference on exoplanet (Feb. 22, 2017)
NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 22, to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. The event will air live on NASA Television. (Source: NASA)
Expert on Israel: What's happening to the Two-state solution?
"Palestinians reacted with anger and bafflement on Wednesday after the Trump administration apparently backed away from insisting that having two states 鈥� one for Israelis, one for Palestinians 鈥� was the only viable solution to the decades-long Middle East conflict." (New York Times)
香蕉视频 at the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Hynes Convention Center - Boston
Jumpstarting Neurological Research through Open Science 鈥� MNI & 香蕉视频Friday, February 17, 2017, 1:30-2:30 PM/ Room 208
Experts: Quebec mosque shooting
Here are McGill professors available to comment on the Quebec mosque shooting:
