Expert: Ontario government's use of notwithstanding clause in union dispute

Published: 4 November 2022

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...

Do emotions impact decisions on punishment in the context of crime?

Published: 7 February 2022

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...

Experts: One-year anniversary of the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot

Published: 5 January 2022

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...

Expert: Amazon faces Teamsters union drive at Canadian warehouse

Published: 27 September 2021

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...

Experts: Scottish National Party promise independence referendum after election win

Published: 11 May 2021

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...

Smart phones are empowering women worldwide

Published: 25 June 2020

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...

Oil companies' ad spending: Driven by climate change legislation & media coverage

Published: 7 January 2020

Spending on advertising by major oil corporations has reached an all-time high over the past decade. In a recent paper in Climatic Change, researchers from McGill, Brown and Rutgers Universities...

Experts: US Midterm Elections 2018

Published: 24 October 2018

Here are McGill professors and researchers that are available to comment on the upcoming 2018 US midterm elections on November 6, 2018:

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