91亚色 experts weigh in on global and local issues: from the Venezuelan election to the TTC's battle with birds
Weekly roundup highlighting 91亚色 faculty offering their academic expertise in the news
Since the contested election on July 28, Venezuelans have taken to the streets demanding that President Nicol谩s Maduro acknowledge he lost to an opposition that is claiming a landslide victory. Following a protest in Montreal last weekend, , saying the country could face more unrest and violence in the near future if Maduro remains in power. 鈥淢aduro doesn鈥檛 represent change, he represents continuity,鈥 says Bohn, noting that the results he announced are not 鈥渆vidence-based.鈥 In another article examining the international reaction to the election, with China and Russia endorsing the incumbent Maduro while the U.S. supports the opposition. 鈥淐hina prefers a stable Venezuela, and what they identify as [a] credible source of stability at the moment is Nicolas Maduro,鈥 explains Rosales to Voice of America.
[Pierre Poilievre] can't not talk to lobbyists, he can't not talk to industry groups. He has to 鈥 that's his job as a potential prime minister, to understand how to make the economy go in the right direction, how to create jobs, how to get industry to want to come to Canada.
Professor Ian Stedman
Professor Ian Stedman comments on The Narwhal鈥檚 findings that federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and his staff were communicating with lobbyists, including those in oil and gas, while Poilievre was publicly denouncing interest groups. Stedman says Poilievre鈥檚 anti-lobby remarks go against what the job requires. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 his job as a potential prime minister, to understand how to make the economy go in the right direction, how to create jobs, how to get industry to want to come to Canada.鈥
in National Parks Traveler. Reasons for the decline range from increasing land use, agricultural controls, a changing climate, disease, and the influx of non-native species. In the case of the rusty patched bumble bee, a focus of Colla鈥檚 research, she believes that diseases introduced by honeybees are to blame, with hives trucked back and forth across the country: 鈥淗oneybees are brought to California to pollinate almonds, then [head] northeast for apples. Bees are being moved all over, they鈥檙e stressed out, and it鈥檚 not natural.鈥
Professor Eric B. Kennedy shares his perspective on with CityNews, emphasizing its crucial role in understanding virus prevalence.
鈥淒isaster movies remain an important popular culture phenomenon,鈥 writes Professor Jack Rozdilsky about the movie Twisters. , he explores what this genre of film can teach audiences, and what it often gets wrong: 鈥淒isaster studies scholars have considered disaster movies from many perspectives including their value for teaching people about disaster management and how these films shape the meaning and experience of disasters.鈥
Professor Gail Fraser weighs in on the noise cannons and netting successfully keeping seagulls from nesting on a TTC facility that houses streetcars. Due to health and safety concerns caused by a large amount of bird droppings, the Toronto Transit Commission installed the deterrence devices in March at Leslie Barns, near Leslie Street and Lake Shore Boulevard E. She says it鈥檚 unlikely the birds will return to nest on the roof next spring because they鈥檒l remember the failed previous attempts with the deterrence measures in place.
Elliott Rae, who coaches fencers at 91亚色, comments on in Toronto Star. It will go into the record books as Canada鈥檚 first Olympic medal in fencing, bringing national attention to the sport.
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