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Experts: Canadian federal government deficit

webfull — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:02:30 +0000

The federal government’s deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.

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Julian Vikan Karaguesian is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at ��ֱ��bվ and worked for Canadian Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.

Published: 17 December 2024

Experts: Resignation of Canadian Finance Minister

webfull — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:32 +0000

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.

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Published: 16 December 2024

Expert: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec reach Churchill Falls hydro deal

webfull — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:15:32 +0000

The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec have reached a tentative deal regarding power generated by the Churchill Falls development. It would replace an agreement that has been a sore point for Newfoundland and Labrador. The new deal would provide long-term security for Quebec and would see the two provinces work together on a future hydro-electric development.

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Published: 12 December 2024

Experts: 2024 Holiday Season

webfull — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:06:43 +0000

Winter brings its own set of health risks, from slips and falls to snow-shovelling heart strain, as well as seasonal weight gain and illnesses from gatherings or travel.

Mitch Shulman, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and attending physician, Montreal General and Royal Victoria hospitals, can share his expertise on preventing winter injuries, recognizing and managing heart-attack symptoms and staying healthy through the holiday season.

Published: 11 December 2024

Expert: Syria and fall of President Bashar al-Assad

webfull — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:06:26 +0000

President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow after opposition fighters occupied the capital, Damascus, early on Sunday morning. ��ֱ��bվ has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: 

Daniel Douek is Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Political Science.

Daniel.douek [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Published: 9 December 2024

Expert: Jump in Canadian unemployment rate

webfull — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:55:35 +0000

Statistics Canada announced today that the unemployment rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since January 2017, apart from during the pandemic years. ��ֱ��bվ has an expert who can share his insights on this subject:

Fabian Lange, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Labour and Personnel Economics, Department of Economics. His expertise includes labour economics, earnings inequality and health and population economics.

Published: 6 December 2024

Experts: Random police traffic checks

webfull — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:18:28 +0000

Quebec’s Minister of Justice announced the province plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a decision made by Quebec's Court of Appeal earlier this year banning random police traffic checks because they violate Charter rights and can lead to racial profiling.

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Published: 5 December 2024

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

webfull — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:59:33 +0000

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

The Canadian government announced Wednesday it is splitting the online harms bill in two to speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators and other perils.

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Published: 5 December 2024

Expert: Mental health declining among Quebec high school students, report finds

webfull — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:39:41 +0000

A report released today by Institut de la statistique du Québec finds that mental health issues are on the rise among high school students. The data indicate that rates of anxiety, depression, ADHD and other issues have been increasing since 2010.

Published: 27 November 2024

Expert: World AIDS Day 2024

webfull — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:16:39 +0000

World AIDS Day, observed on Dec. 1, is a global effort to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, which affects nearly 40 million people worldwide.

Bertrand Lebouché, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, and Clinician Scientist, Research Institute of the ��ֱ��bվ Health Centre, can share his expertise on HIV prevention and improving patient care.