Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, January 17, 2019.
Gillette’s advertising campaign on ‘toxic masculinity' creating positive and negative buzz
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Valerie Trifts, Professor, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties: Economics of information, E-commerce, consumer decision-making, product choice, information search, advertising, consumer behaviour.
Contact: Valerie.Trifts@dal.ca and 902-494-5109.
After years of harassment and bullying allegations, RCMP to receive civilian oversight board
Dalhousie Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis & Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
Contact: Wayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.
Saudi national flees Canada while facing charges of sexual assault – international law possibly broken
Dalhousie Expert: Robert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties: International criminal law, international litigation, international law, extradition, civil procedure, criminal law.
Contact: robert.currie@dal.ca and 902-494-1012.
Theresa May survives confidence vote, tries to keep Brexit on track
Dalhousie Expert: Jerry White, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in European Studies.
Research Specialties: International trade, international finance, European studies.
Contact: Jerry.White@dal.ca and 902-469-2027/902-494-3628.
Beef and dairy farmers concerned about business impact of new Canada food guide
Dalhousie Expert: Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou lives in luxury while on bail, but extradition to United States remains likely
Dalhousie Expert: Robert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties: International criminal law, international litigation, international law, extradition, civil procedure, criminal law.
Contact: robert.currie@dal.ca and 902-494-1012.