Following the fatal Air Canada collision at LaGuardia Airport, questions are emerging about aviation safety protocols, emergency response coordination, aircraft systems and potential economic and regulatory implications for the airline industry. As investigators work to determine the cause, 91亚色 experts are available to provide context and analysis across these areas.

is a labour geographer and associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. He is a past spokesperson for the Toronto Airport Workers鈥� Council, an organization representing Pearson International Airport鈥檚 50,000 workers and its largest unions. He frequently provides media commentary on labour issues related to aviation, hospitality and service industries.

His research focuses on labour markets, employment relations and the geography of work, with a particular emphasis on trade unions and workforce dynamics in service industries. His work examines how working conditions, labour organization and economic restructuring shape industry performance, including in the transportation and hospitality sectors.

He is available to comment on:

• Labour dynamics in the airline industry, including working conditions, scheduling and workforce pressures
• The relationship between labour practices and operational performance in aviation
• Economic and industry impacts of major aviation incidents, including recovery, regulation and workforce implications

is an associate professor of Disaster & Emergency Management. His research examines disaster response operations, hazard mitigation and non-routine emergencies, such as transportation disasters and mass casualty incidents.

Rozdilsky frequently provides media analysis on public safety, emergency preparedness and crisis response, including the Delta Flight 4819 crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year.

He is available to comment on:

• Public safety and emergency response coordination following an aviation disaster
• Disaster management protocols, inter-agency collaboration and lessons learned from response efforts
• Risk management in high-reliability organization settings like airports

is a professor of Disaster & Emergency Management, executive director of 91亚色鈥檚 Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM) lab and director of CIFAL 91亚色, part of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) network.

An expert in disaster, emergency and business continuity management, Asgary鈥檚 work focuses on modelling, simulation and decision-support systems for crisis management. His research examines how complex emergencies, including aviation incidents, can be better managed through data-driven and AI-enabled planning tools.

He is available to comment on:

• Disaster simulation and emergency management systems
• Decision-support technologies and AI solutions for airport emergency response and recovery coordination
• Risk reduction, response coordination and recovery planning in complex emergencies

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Insights into the impact on labour and supply chains, corporate governance, and more

91亚色 experts on tariffs and free trade are available to speak on all aspects of the trade war, including the history of trade negotiations, the evolution of global supply chains, the threat of recession, the effects of tariffs on consumer behaviour and more.

Canada-U.S. free trade negotiations

, associate professor of economics, was indirectly involved in the original Canada-U.S. free trade negotiations. An expert on international trade agreements, Lazar wrote a book on the Tokyo Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (the GATT), , in the early 1980s.

Lazar can provide historical context for why Canada originally pursued a free trade deal with the U.S., the negotiation strategies involved in brokering it, as well as the U.S. Constitution, which makes domestic legislation supreme to any international agreements where there might be a conflict, as is the case today. He is available to speak on tariffs, the economic impact the trade war could have on 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 economy, and the threat of recession.

Corporate governance, ethics and government aid packages

, professor in the School of Administrative Studies, is an expert in corporate governance and ethics. An award-winning educator, lawyer, consultant and author, he has guided leaders of organizations through his teaching, writing and direct consultation. Leblanc鈥檚 commentary is grounded in his extensive research and work with boards of directors and the training and development of leaders and managers.

Leblanc is available to comment on:

• Ontario Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 toolbox of potential targeted reciprocal tariffs against U.S. industries and businesses
• the possibility of aid packages by the Government of Ontario to businesses and workers, and conditions those packages should contain
• certainty of planning by Ontario businesses
• considerations for boards of directors of Ontario-based companies when responding to imposed U.S. tariffs

History of Canada-U.S. trade relations

is the Avie Bennett Historica Chair in Canadian History and a member of the history department at 91亚色. He is a specialist in Canadian political history (20th to 21st centuries). He has published numerous articles and book chapters on public policy, moral and social regulation, the wine industry in Ontario and language rights.

Martel is available to speak on tariffs and free trade, including their history, the 1879 National Policy and Canada-U.S. relations.

International business, supply chains and the auto industry

is a professor emeritus of economics and international business at the Schulich School of Business. He is engaged in research dealing with the rapid changes in manufacturing, especially in the motor vehicle industry. His areas of expertise include globalization, international business, and strategic alliances.

Wolf is available to speak on:

• trade agreements and tariffs
• international investment and business
• economic and financial crises
• evolution of global supply chains
• U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 reversal of Biden鈥檚 electric vehicle (EV) mandate
• Transport Canada pausing the federal EV incentive program

Consumer behaviour and marketing

, professor of marketing at Schulich, researches how markets dynamically shape human behaviour, often in the context of new technologies. He is the area editor of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, member of the editorial review boards for Consumption, Markets and Culture; Journal of Consumer Psychology; and Marketing Letters. Previously, he was editor of the Journal of Consumer Research, and an associate editor for the Journal of Marketing.

Giesler is available to comment on what consumers can do in light of the new tariffs, the buy Canadian movements, efforts to support local and domestic businesses, and why it is not equally possible for all consumers.

Impact on workers and union response

, associate professor of geography, is an expert in the geography of work, workers, workplaces and organized labour. His current research studies the use of strategic research as part of labour union renewal, the role of unions in urban economic development,  labour market adjustment in tourism related sectors in response to crises and climate change, and the impact of growing populism on organized labour. His research aims to better understand how workers through collective action can shape economic landscapes in ways that are more socially just and environmentally sustainable.

Tufts can comment on:聽

• the impact of tariffs on work and workers
• responses by unions to the tariffs

Globalization and the effects of populism

Daniel Drache, professor emeritus and senior scholar in the department of politics at 91亚色 and research fellow at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, focuses on understanding the changing character of the globalization narrative in its economic, social and cultural dimensions. His areas of research include North American integration and the evolving role of borders as policy levers post-NAFTA, tariffs, the WTO and more. He wrote the book , explaining how and why global populism has taken root, along with co-author Mar Froese. They鈥檝e also written numerous pieces in , mapping and tracking populism in different contexts and national settings.

Drache is available to speak on:

• the international political economy and its institutions, including the WTO
• global inequality and development
• counter-publics
• NAFTA, free trade and tariffs
• economic integration and social movements

The role of the European Union

, professor of public policy and sustainability at Schulich and director of the BBA/iBBA programs, is an expert on public policy, business-government relations, and corporate social responsibility. His research examines how transnational governance arrangements address cross-border policy challenges, particularly the setting of social and environmental standards for production in global value chains. He鈥檚 investigated how national governments and businesses in Argentina, Brazil and Canada engaged with global voluntary sustainability standards in the soybean and mining sectors. His interest lies in whether novel types of transnational governance involving cross-sector collaboration can improve business conduct and how comparative public policy seeks to explain why jurisdictions differ in their policy responses when faced with similar problems or crises. His work primarily addresses the energy and environment sectors with a focus on Canada and the European Union.

Eberlein is available to comment on the role of the EU in the trade war, 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 potential for diversification into Europe and forging a stronger alliance with Europe in general.

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Professor Dennis Pilon weighs in on the sudden resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland who clashed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the appropriate response to stiff tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. The crisis has prompted questions over the appropriate diplomatic response for Canada and other countries bracing for a second Trump term. " The more he gets, the more he wants. He doesn鈥檛 respect people who give into him, he only respects absolutely loyal followers," Pilon tells The Guardian.

Professor Mark Winfield writes about Canada's response to Donald Trump's threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the U.S. in an op-ed for The Conversation. "," writes Winfield. "Canada's premiers would be smarter to focus on engaging with their sub-national counterparts in neighbouring states rather than conducting their own freelance diplomacy."

In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, Professor Michael Barutciski writes about why Canada should look at closing a loophole in its border agreement with the U.S. that could be incentivizing illegal migration. Barutciski says the inclusion of the 14-day rule (or loophole) in the amended Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is an example of Ottawa鈥檚 tendency to favour laxness and administrative expediency. "," writes Barutciski.

Associate Director of the Refugee Law Lab Petra Molnar comments on Canada and the U.S. turning to technology to keep migrants out. Canada will soon boost investments in drones, sensors, and other tech, including its own surveillance towers. Advocates and experts say the deployment of new technologies risks endangering migrants. "... where Canada perhaps feels like it has to acquiesce to what the United States is asking for," Molnar tells CBC. She says the technology being deployed on borders dehumanizes people who are trying to cross the border as well as posing privacy concerns about data collection for those who live or travel near borders.

Professor Palma Paciocco talks to CTV News about legal delays making it increasingly difficult for people to have their day in court. Judicial and court staff vacancies, limited courtroom space and increasingly complicated legal processes all contribute to delays in the justice system. "," says Paciocco.

Professor David Doorey weighs in on the federal government directing the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to order Canada Post workers back to their jobs and to extend their existing collective agreement until May of 2025. Doorey says that the degree of power that a union holds might have determined the speed of government intervention in a strike. "," says Doorey, speaking to The Globe and Mail.

Professor Sapna Sharma talks to CBC about cities losing weeks' worth of winter ski, skate, and snow days each year due to climate change. In Canada, some cities and regions have lost more than two weeks of winter weather. Sharma's research has found that, leading to problems such as toxic algae blooms that follow in the summer.

Professor Zac Spicer comments on eastern Ontario mayors pointing out that recent provincial funding to help cover policing costs has left municipalities with their own police forces searching for financial support. The year-over-year increase in OPP billing was between 20 and 30 per cent and, in response, the provincial government announced $77 million to ease policing costs in those communities. , and they don't have any provincial support to show for it.

Professor Vijay Setlur talks to Global News about the owners of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC announcing that they have started the process to sell the club. This has left local soccer fans that just celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Professor Emeritus Paul Delaney weighs in on the Geminid meteor shower that peaked Friday night, bringing bright shooting star-like streaks to the sky in one of the best displays of the year. Delaney says the debris ranged from the size of a grain of sand to the size of a basketball. " with this material hitting the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrating," Delaney tells Toronto Star.

Recent research by Professor Ela Veresiu and co-authors reveals a complex moral landscape underlying everyday consumption practices. They discovered that people often unknowingly hold different meanings for concepts central to their consumption such as "self" and "care," reports Florida State University News. The study identified four primary strategies consumers use to justify their self-care choices: .

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Professor Emeritus Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada's prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69. Osgoode Dean Trevor Farrow says his death is "a profound loss" for the legal profession. Young was a central figure in a landmark Supreme Court case that struck down Canada's prostitution laws as unconstitutional in 2013 and forced the federal government to revise the legislation, reports The Canadian Press. He was also known for representing people with AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis who were charged for using medical marijuana, leading to federal regulations permitting its use. Young co-founded and directed 91亚色鈥檚 Innocence Project, investigating wrongful convictions and imprisonment. Canadian Lawyer magazine listed聽Young聽among the 25 most influential people in the legal profession over several years. In retirement, he became a playwright. ", Alan was a trailblazer who made huge contributions not only to Osgoode, but to the law and legal profession in Canada," says Farrow. Adam Parachin, a professor at Osgoode and one of Young's former students, says he was "blessed to have known" him. "Alan was brilliant and a 'one of a kind' character. His sharp wit made criminal law an early favourite of mine at Osgoode," Parachin says in a statement.

Professor Jennifer Mills talks about diet culture and the public discourse surrounding celebrities' bodies in light of the recent Wicked movie and press tour, and online discussions about how thin the two lead actors appear to be. Mills,聽who researches body image and eating disorders, says that diet culture today is being repackaged by narratives from the health and wellness industry as drugs that can cause weight loss are prescribed by doctors. "This may trick folks into thinking that these aren't diet culture messages or a diet culture product, but in reality, it is," says Mills to The Globe and Mail. In other words, she adds.

Professor and Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng weighs in on an apology issued by the Town of 91亚色 Historical Society after greeting cards featuring art made with AI were sold at its recent holiday market. Talking to CBC, Bay-Cheng points out there are also . "The images that are being used to train large language models as the basis of different AI have been scooping up a lot of images that have been created by individual and independent artists and posted online without attribution, without compensation," says Bay-Cheng.

Professor Yvonne Su speaks to the Los Angeles Times for a feature on Canada turning against immigrants. For the first time in a quarter-century, a majority of Canadians are saying there is too much immigration, with hate crimes on the rise along with rhetoric blaming newcomers for the country's economic problems. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government recently slashed the annual total allowed into the country. "," says Su. "Then we decided there were too many? We used them." Su has tracked a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment online, where videos of Canadians making racist statements have proliferated, as well as in the real world, where reports of hate crimes more than doubled between 2019 to 2023.

In an op-ed for The Conversation, Professor Ilan Kapoor writes about Canada's response to President Donald Trump's recent threats to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico and Trump calling Trudeau "Governor" and Canada a state. "Trump's latest taunts to Trudeau, in fact, prove that in the months and years ahead," writes Kapoor and co-author in their psychoanalysis of Trump and his politics.

The Walls Have Eyes by Petra Molnar, a lawyer and anthropologist who co-runs the Refugee Law Lab at 91亚色, was selected by CBC Books for the . Based on years of researching borderlands across the world, lawyer and anthropologist Molnar examines how technology is being deployed by governments on the world's most vulnerable with little regulation.

Research by Professor Christine Till is referenced in a New 91亚色 Times' article about water fluoridation coming under scrutiny. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s skepticism about fluoride has become a focal point in the debate about whether he's suitable to run the nation's health department. In Till's highly publicized 2019 paper, researchers compared the IQ test scores of 512 young children in Canada to their mother's urinary fluoride levels during pregnancy, a proxy for fluoride intake. For every increase of one milligram per liter in urinary fluoride, they saw a 4.49 point drop in IQ in boys. The researchers found no relationship with IQ in girls. Till, along with other researchers, says there鈥檚 enough evidence at this point to suggest that .

Professor Stephanie Ben-Ishai talks to The Globe and Mail about a looming reduction in the maximum allowable annual percentage rate (APR) for loans in Canada, effective Jan. 1, that creditors can legally charge. Experts are urging Ottawa to expand the kinds of borrowing costs covered by the cap, warning the lower limit will likely spur high-cost lenders to turn to ancillary charges. There are questions about whether this is enough or the best way to regulate the high-cost credit market. Ben-Ishai says for example, could incentivize lenders to better assess the debt burden their clients are actually able to carry.

Professor Emeritus Paul Delaney talks to Toronto Star about the Geminid meteor shower which will peak Friday night and Saturday morning, bringing bright shooting star-like streaks to the sky in one of the best displays of the year. Delaney explains what a meteor shower is, how the Geminid shower differs, and .

Professor Sheetala Bhat writes about a recent violent confrontation at a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont. between pro-Khalistan protesters and Hindu nationalists that has created further tensions between India and Canada since the slaying of a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia. "Several Canadian media outlets reported on the Brampton clash, but most did not highlight the role of far-right Hindu nationalists and the use of a controversial slogan chanted at the temple," writes Bhat. https://theconversation.com/how-indias-hindu-nationalist-rhetoric-played-a-role-in-the-violence-at-a-canadian-temple-243633

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Professor Yvonne Su weighs in on聽Canada launching a $250,000 global online advertising campaign to caution potential asylum-seekers about the challenges of making a refugee claim. The initiative comes as Canada grapples with a backlog of 260,000 refugee cases amid rising global displacement. Su聽expresses skepticism about the global ad campaign's effectiveness and its broader implications. "We have people coming from places like Palestine and Lebanon, fleeing violence and instability. Campaigns like this, paired with stricter policies, send a very negative message that Canada is not upholding its humanitarian responsibilities," Su tells OMNI News, adding the campaign's messaging could impact Canada's global image as a compassionate and inclusive country. ""

Professor Pina D'Agostino talks to NPR about five Canadian news outlets suing OpenAI claiming it violated copyright law by using their articles to train its large language model. "We're talking about valuable content and who has the right to access and own that content," says D'Agostino. " Why not license the content?"

Professor David J. Doorey weighs in on the countrywide strike of Canada Post workers as it enters its third week. Negotiations for a new collective agreement were suspended last Wednesday after a government-appointed mediator said that Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) remained too far apart at the bargaining table. Doorey tells The Globe and Mail that under the Canada Labour Code, . Speaking to Benefits and Pension Monitor, Doorey raises concerns about Canada Post's decision to lay off employees amidst a labour action involving over 55,000 workers: "On its face, ."

Professor Dasantila Golemi-Kotra weighs in on data showing that more Manitobans have been vaccinated against the flu than COVID-19 this fall, even though the number of COVID infections recorded in Manitoba this season is well above the number of influenza cases. Golemi-Kotra says while Manitoba's overall vaccination rate didn't shock her, she was surprised the rate for seniors wasn't higher. "People don't see an urgency to get vaccinated [against COVID-19], because ," she tells CBC.

In an op-ed for Financial Post, Professor Fred Lazar discusses COP29, pledges for financial contributions and the need for accountability. "The recent UN climate summit, COP29, ended with rich countries promising to transfer $300 billion a year 鈥� a year! 鈥� to poor countries," writes Lazar. " None should go to national leaders or NGOs. And transfers should be conditioned on countries improving their score on TI鈥檚 corruption index, becoming 'more free,' as measured by Freedom House, and reducing their military spending."

Lazar also speaks with CBC for an article about Air Canada becoming the second major Canadian airline within the past year to from its cheapest fare offering. Other airlines already charging for carry-on luggage include Porter, Flair and Sunwing, which was bought by WestJet in 2023.

Professor Grant Packard weighs in on聽Mastermind Toys, a beloved 40-year-old retailer known for educational toys that聽filed for creditor protection a year ago citing increasing competition. The store currently has an 88-square-foot space at Union Station 鈥� a pop-up that will be gone shortly after Christmas. Mastermind is now hosting ticketed evenings marketed for date nights or gatherings among friends. Packard says these events accomplish something that should be a goal for Mastermind 鈥� .

Professor Vijay Setlur talks to The Globe and Mail about pro athletes supporting charities and causes with their time and money. "It helps build the equity in their brand, and also indirectly allows for promotion of their own initiatives," says Setlur. "It's an opportunity for them to ." Speaking to The Hockey News, Setlur also weighed in on the similarities between the new Toronto Sceptres' logo and a logo appearing on a uniform worn by Taylor Swift during her "Shake It Off" music video. Setlur believes . The reputability of the Professional Women's Hockey League as a women's sports league could dissuade Swift, says Setlur.

Professor Mary Forgarty comments on "The Culture" exhibit at the AGO. "Having a large-scale Hip Hop exhibit at the AGO for the first time like this still underscores Toronto鈥檚 role in shaping Hip Hop at a global level, and everyday Torontonians can ," Forgarty tells Now.

Graduate student Elio Iianacci interviews the actor, comedian and social media personality Pete Zias on creating Total Trash Live, his scene-stealing role in the horror movie Ganymede, and his upcoming role in the play Messy White Gays .

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Commenting on the TD Bank money-laundering scandal following two shareholder groups calling for an outside review of board governance, Professor Richard Leblanc tells Bloomberg that while shareholder resolutions are valuable, they fall short compared to the robust regulatory measures seen in the U.S., which he says Canada lacks. and criticizes outdated and vague guidelines from Canadian regulators for allowing excessive company discretion.

Canada Post has been laying off striking employees as labour action approaches the two-week mark. Canada Post spokeswoman Lisa Liu confirmed the layoffs, saying they are temporary. On its face, Canada Post appears to be violating that section of the labour code, Professor David J. Doorey tells The Canadian Press. "Therefore, if CUPW challenges the layoffs, Canada Post will need strong evidence to persuade the labour board that the layoffs are entirely unrelated to the fact that the workers went on strike. It would be interesting to hear that argument," he says, adding that "unless those jobs no longer exist." Doorey also spoke to The Globe and Mail earlier this week about the strike as negotiations between the postal service and its workers鈥� union broke down. "The Liberals' recent interventionist role in ending labour disputes is unusual even by Canadian standards, and the minister has been heavily criticized by the labour movement and their allies for siding with employers to quash the right to strike in airlines, railways and ports," says Doorey. "The minister no doubt wants to avoid intervening again, but ."

Artificial intelligence can improve productivity and efficiency but project management software at a company-wide level can present problems. Professor Valerio de Stefano says there need to be strict boundaries for the types of decisions AI is allowed to make in a workplace. "Tech could help us be more productive, help us manage our tasks more efficiently. and assess whether what we are doing is productive or not," de Stefano tells the Financial Post.

Tech could help us be more productive, help us manage our tasks more efficiently. What it cannot do is to replace the judgment of the human supervisor and assess whether what we are doing is productive or not.

de Stefano speaking to the Financial Post

Professor Giuseppina D'Agostino talks to CBC Radio about publishers increasingly turning to fan fiction for their next hit, warning that creators could encounter legal challenges if they try to profit from characters they don't own. D'Agostino says there hasn't been an appetite to go after fanfic authors in Canada, yet. "There are exceptions in the Copyright Act also to enable a vibrant culture to create and use work," says D'Agostino. "They're not really doing any damage to the initial original work. If anything, they're paying homage to it and ."

In April, two NASA scientists surveying the Greenland Ice Sheet found Camp Century, a Cold War U.S. military base abandoned in 1967, while attempting to map the ice sheet. It's not the first time the base has been seen on radar flights. The base housed 85 to 200 soldiers and was powered by a nuclear reactor. Professor William Colgan, who co-authored a study on the Camp Century released in August, tells USA Today that . "When we looked at the climate simulations, they suggested that rather than perpetual snowfall, it seems that as early as 2090, the site could transition from net snowfall to net melt," Colgan said at the time of the study's publishing. "Once the site transitions from net snowfall to net melt, it's only a matter of time before the wastes melt out; it becomes irreversible."

A team led by Professor Cora Young has been measuring for gaseous fluorine to better understand the extent of previously unaccounted-for PFAS in the atmosphere. The team found 65 to 99 per cent of the fluorine in the air inside the lab was not normally unaccounted for, while outside that number was about 50 per cent. 鈥淚t's important as missing gaseous fluorine accounts for a huge part of airborne PFAS compared to what we actually measure at the moment, ,鈥� Young tells Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine.

Now reports on Reddit users discussing tourist destinations outside the downtown core, mentioning the on Keele Campus as a spot worth visiting.

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Professor emeritus Glen Norcliffe, 81, won the 80 to 84 age group of the male sprint distance race at the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals held in Spain on Oct. 17. says Norcliffe of his win. Next year, Norcliffe has qualified for a triathlon in Australia and a duathlon.

Professor Steven Tufts talks to CBC about the Canada Post workers' strike and whether a shift in Canada Post's business model is needed. Tufts says , but there's a bigger issue: What should the business model of a company that has lost money in the last six years look like in the future? CUPW has been pushing for expanding services, such as postal banking and seniors' wellness checks, but Tufts says they have not built the large-scale public campaign needed to pressure Canada Post into changing its business model.

Artist and PhD student Shannon Garden-Smith wants us to think more about a crucial building material we are running out of: sand. Her recent artworks were created using pigmented dust from sand she collected around the city. For this year's Nuit Blanche, she created an 2,500 square-foot interactive floor installation using vibrantly dyed sand to form marbled patterns. During the all-night event, attendees were invited to walk across the 'carpet', disrupting the sand patterns and muddying colours in the process. "," she tells CBC. "Their engagement becomes visible in the living, changing work as an index of movement."

Scientists who study the characteristics of inland fresh-water systems are confronting 鈥� and rushing to address 鈥� a serious knowledge gap on the role winter ice cover plays on lake cycles and functioning. Professor Sapna Sharma comments on new research into under-ice conditions that is challenging what limnologists thought they understood about lakes鈥� winter behaviour. Speaking to Inside Climate News Sharma says there was a during the 1960s and '70s. Then the work paused before slowly beginning again about a decade ago.

At the 6th Muskoka Summit on the Environment on Oct. 4 in Bracebridge, Professor Deborah McGregor shared simple truths that have guided Indigenous stewardship for thousands of years, reports MuskokaRegion.com. "We cannot manage water; we can only learn how to live with water," says McGregor, and "Water is a relative of ours. Wise stewards treat water with humility and respect."

Wise stewards treat water with humility and respect

McGregor at the Muskoka Summit on the Environment

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CTV News reports on a new study by Professor Sapna Sharma and Postdoctoral Fellow Joshua Culpepper. The study has found that warmer winter weather has impacted the quality of lake ice, making 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 frozen rivers and lakes potentially treacherous for skaters, hockey players, snowmobilers, ice anglers and others. Total ice thickness has been getting thinner over time, with less black ice being formed, causing unstable and unsafe conditions. "" says Sharma.

Professor Vijay Setlur comments on the Argonauts' uncertain future with Rogers gaining control of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment with an acquisition 鈥斅爌ending approval 鈥斅爁rom Bell. "Rogers is a quintessential Canadian company, yet ," Setlur tells Toronto Star.

Professor Yvonne Su writes about rising xenophobia, fuelled by false narratives about immigrants, in an op-ed for Toronto Star. "We have to ask ourselves 鈥� who benefits from this rhetoric? The answer is no one. Blaming migrants for crimes doesn't make us safer; it distracts from the real issues of inequality, underfunded public services, and the need for affordable housing. ," says Su. In a separate op-ed for The Conversation, Su writes, ": it legitimizes discrimination, dehumanizes immigrants 鈥� especially racialized people 鈥� and often turns them into scapegoats for broader societal problems and collective anger."

Blaming migrants for crimes doesn't make us safer; it distracts from the real issues of inequality, underfunded public services, and the need for affordable housing.

Su writes for The Conversation

Following comments by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accusing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of supporting the government until February so that he can become eligible for his MP pension, Professor Shanker Trivedi for CBC, saying Poilievre's pension is much larger than Singh's because he's been an MP for over 20 years. Singh has been in the House of Commons for almost six years.

Professor Alison Macpherson weighs in on a study that found kids started walking and biking to school more after the proliferation of clean air zones 鈥� designated regions within a city where vehicles must meet strict pollution standards or pay a fee to operate within them. In London, which has the largest ultra-low emissions zone in the world, two out of every five students in the study switched from "passive" to "active" ways of getting to school, reports Grist. "Walking and biking and scootering to school is ," says Macpherson.

Professor and Dean of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Sarah Bay-Cheng and a former student (BFA '24) pen an op-ed for The Conversation about the future of moviegoing, a topic of debate at the Toronto International Film Festival Industry conference. Despite declining box office sales, . This is a demographic that values immersive, multi-sensory experiences. The future of cinema may rely on blending traditional moviegoing with new, embodied experiences to attract audiences.

Last Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explicitly ruled government intervention in the Air Canada labour dispute. It's perhaps unsurprising then that the airline reached a tentative agreement with the pilots鈥� union on Sunday.聽 In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, Professor Steven Tufts wrote about Air Canada misjudging the government's willingness to refer negotiations to arbitration to avoid a strike. " 鈥� and politicians know it," writes Tufts. In an article by The Canadian Press, Professor David J. Doorey weighs in on in sectors like transportation during this era of increased strike activity, and union power and popularity.

Tufts writes in The Globe and Mail

In an op-ed for The Conversation, Professor Jack L. Rozdilsky writes about Donald Trump being the target of an alleged second assassination attempt. "With this second act of political violence directed towards Trump, to begin to interpret this troubling turn of events," writes Rozdilsky.

Professor Paul Delaney speaks to CTV News about Comet C/2023 A3. Known as the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, it will make an appearance in the night sky this fall. Delaney says . 鈥淚n and around October 15, 16, 17, in evening twilight, when the sun has set and the sky is getting somewhat darker, that鈥檚 going to be our first opportunity to see it, if it is, in fact this bright,鈥� says Delaney. 鈥淎s October stretches on, it will get more visible in darker skies.鈥� Professor Elaina Hyde talks to Toronto Star about Tuesday night's partial lunar eclipse and supermoon. "Remember that when you look at the shadow being cast on the moon, ," says Hyde.

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Professor and Dean of AMPD Sarah Bay-Cheng, a former NCAA basketball player, weighs in on the new name for Toronto's PWHL team, the Toronto Sceptres, which a local fan says isn't very catchy. "In sports, there's . But if the team is good and the hockey is good, then over time that will define the name more than the name will define the hockey," Bay-Cheng tells Toronto Star. "The most important thing is that the players are having good games and the manager is putting a good team on the ice and there's fun and energy around."

In sports, there's a long history of team names that people didn't love at first. But if the team is good and the hockey is good, then over time that will define the name more than the name will define the hockey.

Bay-Cheng speaking to Toronto Star

After the Toronto Sceptres name and branding was revealed on Monday, Taylor Swift fans noticed the logo was eerily similar to a 'TS' emblem featured on the front of a cheerleader uniform sported by the pop star in her 2014 music video for the single "Shake It Off." Professor Vijay Setlur spoke to Toronto Star for an article about the similarities and how the coincidence could play out. "You can launch a legal action, but then how is it going to look to your fans?"聽asked Setlur. He said superstars such as Swift are more concerned about intellectual property theft related to their music. A legal case for trademark infringement would have to prove deception, and the Sceptres could claim fair use. " This might be something that's not even worth bothering. Plus, it's a women's hockey team and not a drug company or a political organization. It's a good thing, an entity that's respectful."

Professor Antulio Rosales weighs in on Venezuela's opposition running out of options for challenging President Nicolas Maduro's claim to have won reelection. Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia fled in exile to Spain last weekend. Other oppositional figures have been arrested or are in hiding while Maduro insists he won and has 鈥斅燼t least publically 鈥� ruled out any kind of negotiation with the opposition. " and, to the contrary, it is digging in," says Rosales to the International Business Times.

Professor Emeritus Daniel Drache and co-author question whether authoritarian populism is finally being rejected by citizens around the world in an op-ed for The Conversation. " If enough citizens who believe in the values of democracy show up to cast their ballots, populist forces near and far could sooner or later get clobbered," they write.

Getting out the vote is always the key to defeating authoritarianism.

Drache and co-author for The Conversation

颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 federal labour board ordered Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPK) railways, along with over 9,000 other workers, back to work and into binding arbitration, but , writes Professor Bruce Campbell in his op-ed for The Conversation.

Air Canada's pilots are in a legal strike position as of Sept. 17, raising concerns about labour unrest in the country's air travel sector. In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, Professor Steven Tufts writes about the airline, which has returned to profitability, facing contract renegotiations with both pilots and flight attendants, who are seeking significant wage increases after a decade-long freeze. "All of this is compounded by the fact that the government has recently flexed its muscle in the transportation sector to limit workers鈥� right to strike," writes Tufts, adding that and add to the challenge of maintaining stable labour relations in the sector.

In an op-ed for The Conversation, Professor Emeritus Joel Lexchin and co-authors address Africa's need for an estimated 10 million doses of the mpox vaccine. " when it comes to accessing vaccines, diagnostics and treatments. This is a story that has been repeated multiple times in the past few decades 鈥� with HIV/AIDS, Ebola and most recently COVID," they write. Maldistribution is not inevitable, they add, but it's also not a problem Africa can solve on its own: "A new set of global rules is also needed to ensure all countries work cooperatively to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics and to share vaccines and other needed medical products."

This weekend: Friends of the Muskoka Watershed (FOTMW) has partnered with Peerless (Sunset Cruises) to host Peer Under the Surface, a guided tour of Lake Rosseau. Leaving the Port Carling dock at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, passengers aboard the tour boat will make a net and cruise the Muskoka waterways until noon. 鈥淲e鈥檒l be going out with dip nets, and ," says Professor Norman Yan, founding chair of FOTMW and one of the scientists leading the cruise. Tickets are $64 and funds will go towards tackling local environmental issues.

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Former music professor Bill Westcott, who taught at 91亚色 for over three decades, died on July 20. An accomplished and versatile pianist and composer, he was a master of ragtime and stride. Westcott came to 91亚色 in 1979 and retired from full-time teaching in 2010. Rob Bowman, a Grammy Award-winning professor of ethnomusicology at 91亚色, was among Westcott's early students. "He was instrumental in my life," says Bowman. "He went the extra mile for students. He spent hours with me."

Mary Henderson, another early student of Westcott, joined a student choir he led. She says she was challenged and impressed by the range of music he chose: "We did Mozart, Gregorian chant, gospel music," she recalls. "It was incredible."

Brenna MacCrimmon, a mentee and bandmate of Westcott, says some of his former students told her, "He gave me a crappy mark, but he was my favourite prof," which she says fits with her understanding of her friend. "When he saw potential and ability in someone, he wasn't going to coddle them."

Professor Mike Cad贸, a colleague of Westcott towards the end of his full-time teaching career, says he was inspired by, among other things, Westcott's unique method of demonstrating at the piano while teaching. "It was thrilling to see him play. He really drew you into the performance," he says. "It was like seeing a world-class European classical pianist. There was the same level of intensity."

Although he was a trained musician who could read music, it was not from the page, but from his body and soul. It was a great pleasure to be in the room with that.

MacCrimmon speaking to The Globe and Mail

Professor Jack L. Rozdilsky writes about the 2024 Democratic National Convention in an op-ed for The Conversation and how the fast-changing political landscape and recent political violence has reawoken , also held in Chicago. In their op-ed, Professor Idil Boran and her co-author write about how is still lacking, despite years of calls for a co-ordinated global policy. Referencing their recent paper published in the , they argue a joint work program between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is the best approach.

Professor Kenzie Allen is reclaiming her Indigeneity through poetry. Speaking to The Canadian Press, she says her poems are a way for her to take her Haudenosaunee identity back from those who labelled her too much or not enough. , and transmutes the British Empire into a reminiscing dude-bro desperate to hold onto his glory days.

Pilots at Air Canada have voted in favour of walking off the job as soon as mid-September. While the travel industry is seasonal, Professor Steven Tufts tells Toronto Star, adding that many pilots don鈥檛 just carry people but also cargo.

91亚色 alumni and Canadian beach volleyball Olympic medalists Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson confirmed .

Professor Emeritus Paul Delaney talks to CBC about . The term supermoon isn't a scientific one. It comes from astrology and refers to the moon at its perigee 鈥� the closest point of its orbit to Earth. Blue moon refers to a second full moon in a month or the fourth in one season. Both happening concurrently is what made last week's full moon a super blue. "None of these, by the way, are true astronomical terms," Delaney tells .

Everybody likes the moon. You can see detail with the unaided eye and easily with binoculars. It's a fan favourite. Poetry has been written about, stories, murder, mysteries, I mean, you name it. Everybody has got a story about the moon.

Delaney speaking to CTV News

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