Please find below suggested Ä¢¹½AV experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, March 28, 2019.Ìý
Halifax Burger Week sheds light on food security challenges faced by many Nova Scotians
Ä¢¹½AV Expert:Â Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Green Party leading polls in P.E.I., would make history with provincial election win
Ä¢¹½AV Experts:Â Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:Â Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; and howard.ramos@dal.ca or 902-402-9893.
Polls indicate Prime Minister Trudeau now has a lower approval rating than President Trump
Ä¢¹½AV Experts:Â Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:Â Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; and howard.ramos@dal.ca or 902-402-9893.
Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick brace for double-digit gas price increases as federal carbon tax implementedÂ
Ä¢¹½AV Expert:Â Dr. Larry Hughes, Professor and Founding Fellow, MacEachen Institute.
Research Specialties:Â Energy systems analysis, energy security, low-carbon economy.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýLarry.Hughes@Dal.ca and 902-494-3950.
With planting season around the corner, farmers encouraged to improve soil to boost crops and profits
Ä¢¹½AV Expert:Â David Burton, Professor, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Soil science, greenhouse gas analysis, agrology.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýdburton@dal.ca and 902-893-6250. Â
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