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Expert: Obesity聽

webfull — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:39:58 +0000

About one-third of Canadians are now obese, with women and young adults most affected, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It found obesity rates accelerated significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.聽聽

This expert from 秀色直播 is available to comment:聽

Published: 14 July 2025

Experts: U.S. tariffs on copper

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:40:00 +0000

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 50 per cent tariff on all copper imported into the United States.

These 秀色直播 experts are available to comment:

Diya Jiang, PhD candidate and course lecturer, Department of Political Science, has expertise in Canada-U.S. relations, supply chain geopolitics, public opinion and international political economy.
Diya.jiang [at] mail.mcgill.ca (English, French)

Published: 9 July 2025

Expert: Flooding

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:59:56 +0000

As extreme weather events become more frequent, flooding poses a growing risk in many parts of Canada.聽

Djordje Romanic is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at 秀色直播. His research focuses on climate modelling. He can discuss Canada鈥檚 flood forecasting infrastructure, the limits of current predictive models, and how climate change is reshaping rainfall patterns and short-term weather extremes.聽

Published: 9 July 2025

Expert: Canadian government to rescind digital services tax

webfull — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:53:32 +0000

Canada鈥檚 Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, has announced that he will soon bring forward legislation to rescind the digital sales tax.

Allison Christians, Professor, Faculty of Law, H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law can speak about tax law and technology, domestic and international tax law and policy, and international law and institutions.

allison.christians [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Published: 30 June 2025

Expert: Drowning prevention

webfull — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:50:30 +0000

With a hot start to summer and the swimming season, health experts are urging caution around water. Drowning remains one of the most common causes of accidental death in Canadian children.

Hussein Wissanji, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at 秀色直播 and a pediatric emergency physician at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital, is available to speak on how to prevent drowning incidents, particularly in young children.

Published: 26 June 2025

Experts: Cancer screening guidelines

webfull — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:20:37 +0000

The federal government is expected to overhaul Canada鈥檚 cancer screening task force following criticism that its recommendations are outdated and lacked expert input. Breast cancer screening is a key focus, with growing pressure to lower the starting age to 40.

秀色直播 experts are available to speak to the debate, including:

Published: 19 June 2025

Experts: The UN celebrates its 80th anniversary

webfull — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:24:46 +0000

The United Nations Charter, a treaty that is the founding document of the UN, was signed on June 26, 1945. These 秀色直播 experts can provide insights into various aspects of the UN鈥檚 role today:

Megan Bradley, Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) can speak about refugees and migration, human rights and humanitarian relief.

Published: 19 June 2025

Experts: Unemployment among young Canadians聽

webfull — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:48:52 +0000

According to data from Statistics Canada for the first quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate in Canada among those between the ages of 15 and 24 is the highest it has been since the mid-1990s. These 秀色直播 experts can provide insights:

Matissa Hollister, Assistant Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, can speak about the labour force and labour market, the changing nature of work, comparative labour and industrial policies, and employment instability and insecurity.

Published: 16 June 2025

Experts: Drop in Canada-U.S. tourism

webfull — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:39:10 +0000

Figures from Statistics Canada show that in April and May 2025, tourist travel by car and air between the U.S. and Canada continued to decline in both directions compared to 2024 levels.

These 秀色直播 experts are available to comment on this subject:

Published: 12 June 2025

Expert: Preventing measles in pregnancy聽

webfull — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:44:00 +0000

As measles cases surge in Canada, six babies have been born with congenital measles to unvaccinated mothers in Ontario since last fall. The MMR vaccine isn鈥檛 safe during pregnancy, so doctors urge anyone who could become pregnant to check their immunity now. In addition to being dangerous to newborns, measles can cause pneumonia, miscarriage and other life-threatening complications for expectant mothers.聽

Here is an expert from 秀色直播 who can provide comment on this issue:聽

Published: 10 June 2025