/channels/taxonomy/term/3266/all en /channels/channels/news/pandemic-societies-mcgill-queens-university-press-334980 <p>Pandemic Societies: Max Bell School professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/daniel-weinstock">Daniel Weinstock</a> contributed to this timely book on the durable transformations the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in our societies.</p> <p>You can purchase the book <a href="https://www.mqup.ca/pandemic-societies-products-9780228009054.php">here</a>.</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:22:52 +0000 webfull 174882 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-quebec-tables-bill-101-language-law-reforms-331079 <p>The long-awaited bill clad with extensive measures to strengthen and protect the role of the French language in Quebec has been unveiled after months of discussions. Bill 96 aims to “reinforce” French as the “common language” in the Quebec nation and seeks to change the Canadian Constitution to ensure that French is recognized as the only official language of the province. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7858324/quebec-bill-101-french-language-reform/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ƻ����Ժ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 14 May 2021 19:39:53 +0000 webfull 170620 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-scottish-national-party-promise-independence-referendum-after-election-win-330996 <p>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 parliament. In her victory speech, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, had delivered a "historic and extraordinary" win after finishing with 64 seats in the Scottish parliament, one short of a majority. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/uk/uk-elections-scotland-independence-gbr-intl/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p> Tue, 11 May 2021 19:11:42 +0000 webfull 170526 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-premier-may-soon-announce-relaxed-montreal-area-curfew-ctv-news-march-15-2021-329645 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is quoted in this article.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"MONTREAL -- Montrealers tired of living under a curfew might see some light at the end of the tunnel with a possible loosening of restrictions now that the days are longer.<b> </b>Quebec Premier Francois Legault was asked at a news conference Monday in Montreal whether the curfew could be pushed back since daylight time began Sunday and people would want to take advantage of more daylight hours."</p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:22:46 +0000 webfull 169032 at /channels /channels/channels/news/les-jours-plus-longs-pourraient-reduire-ladhesion-au-couvre-feu-radio-canada-march-15-2021-329623 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is among the experts quoted.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Quand il fera encore jour au moment où nous serons censés entrer pour le couvre-feu, je pense qu'à ce moment-là, ce sera très difficile à maintenir et les gens commenceront probablement à montrer du mécontentement."</p> <p><a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1777151/printemps-ete-soiree-adhesion-couvre-feu" target="_blank"><em>Read the article (in French)</em></a></p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:32:51 +0000 webfull 169013 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-say-quebecers-may-be-less-willing-comply-curfew-days-get-longer-calgary-herald-march-14-2021-329622 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is among the experts quoted in this article.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"<b>…</b>Daniel Weinstock, a professor in the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Health and Social Policy at ƻ����Ժ, said “the curfew started at a time where the likelihood that people would go along with it was probably at its highest.”<b> </b>The weather was cold and the province was reporting an average of more than 2,500 COVID-19 cases a day."</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:27:07 +0000 webfull 169012 at /channels /channels/channels/news/what-happens-after-my-covid-shots-masking-social-distancing-still-recommended-some-experts-want-329302 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, Past Director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy is quoted by The Province.</p> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:37:51 +0000 webfull 168678 at /channels /channels/channels/news/coronavirus-quebec-considering-immunization-passports-global-news-february-26-2021-329300 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, Past Director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is quoted by Global News.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"The notion of COVID-19 passports also raises issues for Daniel Weinstock, a professor at the ƻ����Ժ Institute for Health and Social Policy"</p> <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7666211/coronavirus-covid-19-passports-quebec/" target="_blank"><em>Read the article</em></a></p> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:27:34 +0000 webfull 168676 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-medical-assistance-dying-304146 <p>Hurrying to meet a looming court deadline, the federal government has given Canadians two weeks to weigh in on how far to extend access to medical aid in dying. Along with online consultations, federal cabinet ministers will be holding in-person discussions with experts across the country. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/consultations-medical-aid-in-dying-1.5422850">CBC</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ƻ����Ժ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:54:31 +0000 webfull 157315 at /channels /channels/channels/news/bnn-bloomberg-quebec-raising-legal-age-cannabis-21-strictest-country-303806 <p><strong>Daniel Weinstock</strong>, director of the institute for health and social policy at ƻ����Ժ, said it's clear where the Quebec government is coming from, citing research that shows a risk factor for developing brains.<br /> “The problem is the amount of cannabis that's already present in the illegal market. We have to think long and hard about our ability to effectively enforce prohibition,” <strong>Weinstock</strong> said. “And if we can't - and I strongly suspect we won't be able to - ... we risk finding ourselves in the worst of all possible situations.”</p> Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:42:09 +0000 webfull 156917 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-federal-elections-2019-299979 <p>Here are the ƻ����Ժ 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 18:59:03 +0000 webfull 152300 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-quebec-election-campaign-289004 <h3><a href="/misc/article/misc-welcomes-graham-fraser">Graham Fraser</a>, Visiting Professor, ƻ����Ժ Institute for the Study of Canada </h3> <p>Distinguished author and journalist Graham Fraser joined the ƻ����Ժ 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 15:31:08 +0000 webfull 140195 at /channels /channels/news/quebec-charter-40th-anniversary-june-27-253656 <p> Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:09:36 +0000 webfull 110854 at /channels /channels/event/hospital-hopital-conference-255726 <p> </p> <p><em>ƻ����Ժ puts the spotlight on the past, present and future of the “hospital”</em></p> <p> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:22:34 +0000 webfull 112885 at /channels /channels/news/quebec-palliative-and-end-life-care-plan-256811 <p>The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette, released the <em>Plan de développement 2015-2020 en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie - Pour une meilleure qualité de vie</em>. (Source: <a href="http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?aiguillage=ajd&type=1&idArticle=2311164082">Gouvernement du Québec</a>)</p> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:00:26 +0000 webfull 114056 at /channels