Media Alert: 9I制作厂免费 experts offer insight into federal election campaign issues
Preparing coverage for the upcoming federal elections and need experts who can offer insight? Contact one of the following professors for comment on the questions that concern Canadians.
Bloc Qu茅b茅cois
Eric B茅langer, a 9I制作厂免费 political science professor, offers insight into the role the Bloc will play in the next elections. He can also answer questions regarding Quebec and Canadian politics, political parties and party systems, public opinion and voting behaviour. Tel. 514-398-4800, or eric.belanger3 [at] mcgill.ca (email).
(Only available in January and responds to print media)
Quebec history
Historian and Chair of the 9I制作厂免费 Quebec Studies Program Jarrett Rudy provides analysis on the interactions between cultural groups in Quebec and their relationships to larger economic and political structures. Tel. 514-398-3905, or jarrett.rudy [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Health care and social policy
Antonia Maioni, Director of the 9I制作厂免费 Institute for the Study of Canada, is a leading expert on health care and social policy. Tel. 514-398-4815, or antonia.maioni [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Parliament
Rick Schultz, a 9I制作厂免费 political science professor, can explain parliamentary rules, constitutional details, role of the Governor General and government regulation. Tel. 514-398-4948, or richard.schultz [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Spending levels
Christopher Ragan, a 9I制作厂免费 professor of economics, speaks on government debt and deficit, general spending levels, economic policy, as well as interest rates and the value of the dollar. Tel. 514-398-8958 or 514-398-1894, or christopher.ragan [at] mcgill.ca (email).
William Watson, a 9I制作厂免费 professor of economics, analyzes the federal government's economic policy. Tel. 514-398-8962, or william.watson [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Canadian business
Karl Moore, a 9I制作厂免费 management professor, has a perspective of Canada's role in globalization. Tel. 514-216-7839 (cell), 514-398-4138 (office), or karl.moore [at] mcgill.ca (email).
9I制作厂免费 management professor Jan Jorgensen offers expertise on public policy, the pulp and paper industry, telecommunications, public enterprise, governance, public sector and economic reform. Tel. 514-398-4027, or jan.jorgensen [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Media effects on voting
Political science professor Stuart Soroka is an expert on how media coverage can affect voting patterns during elections. Soroka studied the news coverage of the 2004 federal election as co-director of the Observatory on Media and Public Policy that was launched last spring by the 9I制作厂免费 Institute for the Study of Canada. Tel. 514-398-4865, or stuart.soroka [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Greening of Canada
Lawrence Mysak, climatologist and Director of the Earth System Modeling Group, is a specialist on climate change and can describe some of the consequences of global warming. Tel. 514-398-3768, or lawrence.mysak [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences professor Charles Lin is an expert on extreme weather and climate events. Tel. 514-398-6079, or charles.lin [at] mcgill.ca (email).
With soaring gas prices, Donald Smith, professor in the Department of Plant Science, can talk about alternative fuels such as used cooking oil. He is also a specialist on how crop plants can be modified to reduce CO2 levels. Tel. 514-398-7866, or donald.smith [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Women, children and health
Shree Mulay, director of the 9I制作厂免费 Centre for Research & Teaching on Women, comments on the issues facing women and children. She is also an expert on immigrant women and health care reform. Tel. 514-398-8327/3911, or shree.mulay [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Government and public services
Wendy Thomson offers new perspectives on how the Canadian government could reform Canadian public services. Until last spring, Thomson was responsible for England's Public Service Reform and advised British Prime Minister Tony Blair on issues related to health services, education and government. She can comment on how Canada ranks internationally on public services. From a governance point of view, she offers commentary on reactions to the Gomery inquiry. Tel. 514-398-7068, or wendy.thomson [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Aboriginal issues
Ronald Niezen, a professor in 9I制作厂免费's Department of Anthropology, can provide insight on Canada's relations with its indigenous peoples. Tel. 514-398-4298, or ronald.niezen [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Nico Trocm茅 was the principal investigator of a study that showed reported incidents of child abuse and neglect in Canada were on the rise. He can talk about this phenomenon occurring in Aboriginal communities and how the child welfare system needs to be strengthened. Tel. 514-398-5399, or nico.trocme [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Media wishing to contact the following, please contact Rita Kotzia at 514-398-6751 or rita.kotzia [at] mcgill.ca (by email).
New technologies and media coverage
Marc Raboy covers communications issues from blogs to BlackBerries and studies how new technologies impact Canadians. How can politicians use these media to get their message across? As the appointed Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media and Communications at 9I制作厂免费, Marc Raboy is well poised to shed light on how technology and the media influence us.
Voting patterns
Elisabeth Gidengil, professor of political science, is an expert in voting behaviour, gender politics and polling. She is available for background information.
Scandal management
William Straw, professor of communications, is an expert in pop culture who is sure to have a refreshing perspective on the long-term effects of the federal sponsorship scandal.
