/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3355/all en /newsroom/channels/news/sex-education-online-misinformation-347434 <p>�山ǿ�� is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2023 <a href="/newsroom/faculty-and-staff/principals-prize">Principal’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 public and the media. This year, there were applicants from 10 of the 11 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning is becoming increasingly embedded in the �山ǿ�� DNA.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:15:36 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 297888 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-supreme-courts-carbon-tax-decision-330030 <p>In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional — a major decision that allows Ottawa to push ahead with its ambitious plan to ensure every province and territory has a price on carbon to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Some provinces — notably Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan — have forcefully opposed the carbon tax, arguing natural resources are in the provinces' jurisdiction under the Constitution.</p> Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:14:55 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 257105 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-wildfires-quebec-322995 <p>Quebec has gone from 13 forest fires on Saturday June 20 to 20 fires on Sunday, including one which is still out of control in Lac-Saint-Jean, and which is heading towards the Saguenay, already ravaging more than 62,396 hectares of forest since last Tuesday. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-quebec-amid-heat-wave-1.4993457#:~:text=MONTREAL%20%2D%2D%20Quebec%20has%20gone,of%20forest%20since%20last%20Tuesday.">CTV Montreal</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from �山ǿ�� that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:33:04 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 218671 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-cop25-un-climate-change-conference-303105 <p>As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, governments will gather in Madrid for the UN Climate Change Conference COP25, from December 2 to 13, to take the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process. (<a href="https://unfccc.int/news/cop25-to-be-the-launchpad-for-significantly-more-climate-ambition-0">United Nations</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from �山ǿ�� that can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><b>Sébastien Jodoin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, �山ǿ��</b></p> Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:30:04 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 190001 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-federal-elections-2019-299979 <p>Here are the �山ǿ�� experts available to comment on the upcoming Canadian Federal Election. The election is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2019.</p> Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:53:36 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 187518 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-cop24-un-climate-change-conference-292320 <h3><a href="/law/about/profs/jodoin-sebastien">Sébastien Jodoin</a>, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, �山ǿ��</h3> <blockquote></blockquote> Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:02:16 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 112451 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-election-campaign-289004 <h3><a href="/misc/article/misc-welcomes-graham-fraser">Graham Fraser</a>, Visiting Professor, �山ǿ�� Institute for the Study of Canada </h3> <p>Distinguished author and journalist Graham Fraser joined the �山ǿ�� 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 /newsroom/channels/news/experts-federal-court-appeal-revokes-construction-approvals-trans-mountain-289153 <p>"In a stunning blow, the Federal Court of Appeal has quashed the government's approvals to build the Trans Mountain expansion project — a major victory for Indigenous groups and environmentalists opposed to the $7.4-billion project." (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-trans-mountain-federal-court-appeals-1.4804495">CBC </a>)</p> Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:14:52 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 78847 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/supreme-court-national-energy-board-needs-consult-indigenous-peoples-over-energy-projects-269128 <p>“The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct this disruptive activity.” (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-ruling-indigenous-rights-1.4221698">CBC</a>)</p> Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:01:33 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 32100 at /newsroom /newsroom/sebastien-jodoin Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24139 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/paris-climate-change-conference-november-2015-256412 <p><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/banner_paris_700x220.jpg" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11. Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:38:50 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24579 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/federal-election-2015-254308 <p>Need experts who can offer insight on the 2015 Federal Election? Contact one of the following professors:</p> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:34:11 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24373 at /newsroom