/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3766/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-canada-and-us-reach-border-deal-irregular-migrants-347287 <p>The Trudeau government has reached a long-discussed deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border. The deal would close a loophole in the agreement, which came into force in 2004 and currently prevents Canadian law enforcement from turning back asylum seekers who enter Canada from the United States at border locations that are not official ports of entry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deal-roxham-road-migrants-biden-trudeau-1.6788358">CBC News</a>)</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:57:19 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 297458 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-kevin-mccarthy-offers-deal-end-republican-deadlock-over-speaker-vote-344759 <p>The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. Republicans are trying to elect their new House Speaker — this time, against the backdrop of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mike-mccarthy-republican-speaker-house-congress-1.6705575">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:50:20 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288607 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-russias-invasion-ukraine-336610 <p>Here are some experts from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº who can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><a href="#climate">Climate implications</a> | <a href="#disinformation">Disinformation</a> | <a href="#economic_policy">Economic sanctions</a> | <a href="#canadian_policy">Foreign policy</a> | <a href="#supply_chain">Investments and supply chains</a> | <a href="#politics_eastern_europe">Russian and Ukrainian politics</a></p> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:26:36 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 284435 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/child-marriages-violating-statutory-rape-laws-many-us-states-337728 <p>In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their definition of statutory rape, which may create perverse incentives for child marriage, according to researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> <p>Their findings, published in the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X21005528"><i>Journal of Adolescent Health</i></a>, show that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states.</p> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:23:20 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 286046 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-one-year-anniversary-january-6-us-capitol-riot-336039 <p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection, which began as members of Congress worked to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, commanded the nation's attention as violent scenes of rioters attacking officers and destroying parts of the Capitol were broadcast live across the country. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/biden-january-6-speech/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:35:24 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283766 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/caucasian-households-us-emit-most-carbon-despite-greater-energy-efficiency-335054 <p>Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has used data from 60 million individual American households to look into how carbon emissions caused by household energy use vary by race and ethnicity across the country. Paradoxically, this first national level analysis found that even though energy-efficient homes are more often found in Caucasian neighbourhoods, carbon emissions from these neighbourhoods are higher than in African American neighbourhoods.</p> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:43:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283649 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-facebook-board-upholds-donald-trump-suspension-330965 <p>Former U.S. President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook – at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company's quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would last, saying that its "indefinite" ban on the former president was unreasonable. The ruling, which gives Facebook six months to comply, effectively postpones any possible Trump reinstatement and puts the onus for that decision squarely back on the company.</p> Mon, 10 May 2021 19:46:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 264628 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/americans-are-super-spreaders-covid-19-misinformation-330229 <p>Misinformation about COVID-19 is spreading from the United States into Canada, undermining efforts to mitigate the pandemic. A <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2021.648646/abstract">study</a> led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº shows that Canadians who use social media are more likely to consume this misinformation, embrace false beliefs about COVID-19, and subsequently spread them.</p> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:06:04 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 258602 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-joe-bidens-presidential-inauguration-327833 <p>Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday under a pledge to "heal" the country as it grapples with an ongoing pandemic, economic uncertainty and deep political divisions. Extra security measures will be in place following the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as rioters sought to stop Congress from certifying the president-elect's win over Donald Trump. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-inauguration-joe-biden-how-to-watch-1.5879119">CBC News</a>)</p> Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:37:45 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256326 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-2020-us-presidential-election-325503 <p>With early voter turnout setting a record and U.S. business districts boarding up for fear of election day unrest, U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden stumped on the campaign's last day on Monday November 2 in states expected to decide who wins. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-biden-last-day-campaign-1.5786141" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:51:22 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 244010 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/disastrous-duo-heatwaves-and-droughts-324956 <p>Simultaneous heatwaves and droughts are becoming increasingly common in western parts of the United States, according to a new study led by researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Periods of dry and hot weather, which can make wildfires more likely, are becoming larger, more intense, and more frequent because of climate change.</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:46:20 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 241548 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-presumptive-democratic-presidential-nominee-joe-biden-nears-decision-running-mate-323506 <p>As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice-presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The leading contenders include California Sen. Kamala Harris, California Rep. Karen Bass and Obama national security adviser Susan Rice. The selection amounts to the most significant choice Biden has confronted in his nearly five-decade political career. He has pledged to select a woman and is facing calls to choose the first Black woman to compete on a presidential ticket.</p> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:24:51 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 232053 at /newsroom /newsroom/jason-opal Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:28:32 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 197521 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-iran-us-crisis-304040 <p>Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East. Soleimani, a general who headed the overseas arm of the Revolutionary Guards, was regarded as the second most powerful figure after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-terminated-top-iran-general-to-thwart-attack-on-americans-idUSKBN1Z11K8">Reuters</a>)</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:10:38 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 196203 at /newsroom /newsroom/alexandra-ketchum Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 181716 at /newsroom