/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9518/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-canadas-two-major-railways-resume-service-railroaders-return-work-358819 <p>Trains began to trundle along the tracks of Canada’s two major railways on Monday after the federal labour board ended a four-day work stoppage that snarled supply chains and upended commutes. Amid a bitter labour dispute, the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday ordered Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. to resume operations and 9,300 workers to return to their posts at 12:01 a.m. ahead of binding arbitration set to begin this week. The union has vowed to fight the labour board’s decision in court, framing the outcome as a win for big business.</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:00:28 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314592 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/prize-winning-scholars-advocate-immigrant-women-killer-whales-and-balanced-society-356262 <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2024 <a href="/newsroom/faculty-and-staff/principals-prize">President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the media and the public. This year, there were applicants from 11 of the 12 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning continue to be embedded in McGill’s DNA.</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:01:25 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 310376 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-420000-quebec-public-workers-job-today-unions-announce-3-more-strike-days-352481 <p>The unions representing hundreds of thousands of public sector workers who walked off the job today have announced three more strike days planned for November 21 to 23 unless a deal can be reached before then. About 420,000 public sector workers are striking as part of a one-day walkout meant to put pressure on the Quebec government. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/health-care-education-strike-labour-talks-1.7017853">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who can comment on this topic:</p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:28:29 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307435 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-canada-and-us-reach-border-deal-irregular-migrants-347287 <p>The Trudeau government has reached a long-discussed deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border. The deal would close a loophole in the agreement, which came into force in 2004 and currently prevents Canadian law enforcement from turning back asylum seekers who enter Canada from the United States at border locations that are not official ports of entry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deal-roxham-road-migrants-biden-trudeau-1.6788358">CBC News</a>)</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:57:19 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 297458 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-us-midterm-elections-343417 <p>Control of the U.S. Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden's low approval ratings would drag the party down. (<a href="/newsroom/fr">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><strong><a href="/sociology/contact-us/faculty/eidlin">Barry Eidlin</a>, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology </strong></p> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:31:29 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288490 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-ontario-governments-use-notwithstanding-clause-union-dispute-343306 <p>The Ontario government filed an application with the labour board to stop job action from a union of 55,000 education support workers who walked off the job to defy the passing of a bill that stripped them of their right to strike. On November 3, Ontario used the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to strip an education workers union of its right to strike in an attempt to avoid disrupting classrooms. However, many schools were closed Friday, and more than a million students were at home, as the union defied the government and walked out.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:03:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288471 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/do-emotions-impact-decisions-punishment-context-crime-337457 <p>Anger is a key emotion in understanding public opinion towards crime and punishment: it is frequently mobilized in public discourse and is elicited by specific incidents. But what role do emotions play in questions of punishment for crime?</p> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:00:13 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 286013 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-one-year-anniversary-january-6-us-capitol-riot-336039 <p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection, which began as members of Congress worked to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, commanded the nation's attention as violent scenes of rioters attacking officers and destroying parts of the Capitol were broadcast live across the country. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/biden-january-6-speech/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:35:24 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283766 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-amazon-faces-teamsters-union-drive-canadian-warehouse-333677 <p>Amazon.com Inc. could be facing its first unionization battle in Canada after a Teamsters local filed for a union vote for workers at the e-commerce giant’s fulfilment centre near Edmonton. If the Alberta Labour Relations Board verifies application, all workers at the YEG 1 fulfilment centre in Nisku, Alberta, who were employed as of September 13 will be able to vote on joining the union. In order to have a union vote filing approved in Alberta, the union must demonstrate 40 per cent of workers at a given job site have signed a petition for union representation.</p> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:44:31 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 276838 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-scottish-national-party-promise-independence-referendum-after-election-win-330996 <p>The Scottish National Party is promising to hold a second independence referendum after election results announced Saturday saw pro-independence candidates gain a majority in the Scottish parliament. In her victory speech, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, had delivered a "historic and extraordinary" win after finishing with 64 seats in the Scottish parliament, one short of a majority. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/uk/uk-elections-scotland-independence-gbr-intl/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p> Tue, 11 May 2021 19:11:41 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 264809 at /newsroom /newsroom/jan-doering Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:11:23 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262357 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/smart-phones-are-empowering-women-worldwide-322809 <p>By giving women access to information they otherwise wouldn’t have, mobile phones are transforming lives. Putting smart phones in women’s hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, University of Oxford and Bocconi University.</p> Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:40:12 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 216874 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/oil-companies-ad-spending-driven-climate-change-legislation-media-coverage-303863 <p>Spending on advertising by major oil corporations has reached an all-time high over the past decade. In a recent paper in <i><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-019-02582-8">Climatic Change</a></i>, researchers from McGill, Brown and Rutgers Universities tried to determine the factors that might explain this increase (from an average total annual expenditure of $35 million between 1986-1996 for the five biggest companies together to an average of $217 million annually between 2008-2016 for the same companies).</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:11:14 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 195048 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-us-midterm-elections-2018-291034 <p>Here are McGill professors and researchers that are available to comment on the upcoming 2018 US midterm elections on November 6, 2018:</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:32:48 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 93959 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-election-campaign-289004 <h3><a href="/misc/article/misc-welcomes-graham-fraser">Graham Fraser</a>, Visiting Professor, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada </h3> <p>Distinguished author and journalist Graham Fraser joined the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada as a visiting professor. Fraser served as the sixth Commissioner of Official Languages from 2006 to 2016, becoming the longest-serving Commissioner in this post. With an extensive knowledge of language issues and cultural policy in Québec and Canada, he's available to provide comments on the current Quebec elections.</p> Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:31:07 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 76754 at /newsroom