January 12, 2023 | Aftabuddin Ahmed, a current MPP student, stated that this year will define whether Bangladesh can preserve its institutional ambitions towards being a liberal democracy. This brand of political illiberalism, methodically and deliberately camouflaged by ruling elites under the aegis of economic growth, indicated that there is enough apprehension surrounding Bangladesh signing a death warrant for democratic practices.听
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Published on: 13 Jan 2023
黑料不打烊 University has mandated Construction S茅lection SRJ Inc to carry out the following project:听Technical Services Building, Macdonald Campus / 17-124 - Deferred Maintenance.
The project consist of upgrading the Welding Lab exhaust system and new teaching laboratory, as well as deferred maintenance repairs, including fire protection compliance, code compliance, mezzanine work, repairs to the envelope, installing a new ventilation unit, electrical work and civil work.
Project managers:听Anne-Catherine Parent and Francois Brassard
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Published on: 13 Jan 2023
The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference鈥檚 outcome agreement, known as 鈥�30脳30鈥� means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.
Published on: 13 Jan 2023
On December 29, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced the newest Order of Canada appointments and promotions. Among the 99 honourees are seven 黑料不打烊ians, including the current chancellor of Universit茅 de Montr茅al Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA鈥�20). The graduate of the 黑料不打烊-HEC Montreal Executive MBA program is recognized with one of our country鈥檚 highest civilian honours for his contributions to innovations in leading-edge electronics technologies and to the country鈥檚 entrepreneurial diversity.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
January 4, 2023 | The Quebec Court of Appeal has approved a class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of Facebook users who claim they were discriminated against because the social media giant allowed advertisers to target job and housing ads based on factors like age, gender or race.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
Congratulations to George Shi, on publishing in the Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
George Shi, recently published a paper titled "Outcomes of spinal cord injury peer mentorship: A community-based Delphi consensus approach" in Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
The publication can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
Published on: 12 Jan 2023
December 30, 2022 |听, the director of policy and engagement at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy at 黑料不打烊 University, wrote about the opportunity Canada has in the upcoming year when it comes to passing legislation aimed at putting the safety of Canadians - especially children-听 ahead of Big Tech's bottom line.听
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
December 7, 2022 | The independent and non-partisan office that administers Alberta's provincial elections is recommending legislative changes to address misinformation and disinformation. Mathieu Lavigne, a senior researcher at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy has been researching misinformation during elections and stated that better education about how elections work is crucial in reducing the spread of misinformation and increase trust in the election process.听
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
January 10, 2023 | Professor Christopher Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy spoke at the Global Risk Institute webinar and said it's "very unlikely" that the Bank of Canada has gone too far already and overtightened. He pointed to inflation expectations from businesses for the next two years remaining above the central bank's target range.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
When things went downhill for Southwest Airlines, they went downhill fast. During the 2022 winter holiday travel period, the Dallas-headquartered airline cancelled 6,500 flights in just three days. Winter weather played a role, but the low-cost carrier was disrupted far more than other airlines. Reports from within Southwest suggest that an outdated employee scheduling system contributed, says Prof. Karl Moore. 鈥淚t may well be that Southwest relies on a system that very much needs to be brought up to date.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
Even if executives solicit employee feedback, they don鈥檛 necessarily have the skills to enter into a dialogue about it. Being able to think on your feet is an important skill in a leader, and Prof. Saku Mantere says that music is one way to develop it. 鈥淛azz teaches us communication in the moment,鈥� says Mantere, who recently released his debut album, called Upon First Impression. 鈥淎nd the creativity is, to an extent, always collective because you鈥檙e creating on the spot between people.鈥�
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
Air Canada is discontinuing direct flights between Calgary, and Saskatchewan鈥檚 two largest cities. The move will leave travellers from Regina and Saskatoon with fewer options, but is a savvy business move, according to Prof. Karl Moore. It is part of the air carrier鈥檚 effort to focus on its major hubs in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. 鈥淎ir Canada considered which routes are profitable 鈥� and which ones are not,鈥� said Moore in an interview with CBC News. 鈥淎nd that is what good business people do.鈥�
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Published on: 11 Jan 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former 黑料不打烊 Kinesiology and Physical Education Department Chair, Douglas Riley. Native from St. John, New Brunswick, he passed away on June 8, 2022 at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax at 90 years old.
Douglas was a physical education teacher at Three Rivers High School in the 1950s and went on to serve for 25 years as a professor for the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at 黑料不打烊 University and as Chair of the department.
Published on: 11 Jan 2023
To better understand food-related decisions during the pandemic, a team of 黑料不打烊 researchers, including School of Human Nutrition Professor Daiva Nielsen and postdoctoral fellow Katherine Labont茅, conducted an online survey among a sample of adults from Quebec to compare grocery shopping behaviours in 2019 and 2020. The study showed that at the beginning of the pandemic, people reduced the frequency of in-store shopping expeditions. This reduction occurred in tandem with a rise in curbside pick-up and delivery.
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Published on: 11 Jan 2023
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