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Beyond the speeches: scholars offer analysis on trade wars, rising populism, and the evolving role of the U.S. and EU within the international arena

As global leaders gather in Davos amid escalating tensions over trade, territorial sovereignty, NATO and the future of the rules-based international order, 91亚色 experts are available to provide historical context, policy analysis and grounded insight into what these developments mean for Canada and the world.

The role of the EU in trade, alliances and global governance

is a professor of public policy and sustainability at the Schulich School of Business and director of the BBA/iBBA programs. He is available speak on:

• the European Union鈥檚 capacity to respond collectively to U.S. tariff threats
• the EU鈥檚 role as a counterweight in global trade and investment disputes
• Canada鈥檚 prospects for trade diversification and deeper alignment with Europe
• why policy responses differ across jurisdictions facing similar geopolitical shocks

Eberlein鈥檚 research focuses on business-government relations and comparative public policy, with particular expertise on Canada and the European Union.

American expansionism, military history and a challenged world order

As a professor of U.S. and global history, is available to offer insight on:

• the historical roots of U.S. strategic interest in the Arctic and North American security
• historical precedents for U.S. territorial expansion and imperial rhetoric
• the erosion of Pax Americana and what history suggests about transitions between global orders

Cothran is the author of Remembering the Modoc War: Redemptive Violence and the Making of American Innocence, which received the 2015 Robert M. Utley Prize for the best book in military history from the Western History Association, and The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914. He has written for The New 91亚色 Times and Aeon and Indian Country Today, among other publications.

Globalization, populism and the strain on liberal democracy

Professor emeritus and senior scholar in the department of politics Daniel Drache is available to comment on:聽

• the rise of populism and its effects on liberal democratic institutions
• the international political economy and global governance institutions, including the WTO
• NAFTA, free trade, tariffs and North American economic integration
• borders as policy tools in an era of economic nationalism

Drache is a research fellow at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and the co-author of Has Populism Won? The Assault on Liberal Democracy, which examines how and why global populism has taken root across different national contexts. He has also written numerous articles mapping and tracking populism for The Conversation.

Immigration, mass deportation and the politics of exclusion

is an associate professor in the department of Equity Studies and a visiting scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School for Public Health. She is available to provide insight on:

• colonial legacies, semi-sovereignty and how great powers exploit unresolved decolonization processes in strategically significant territories like Greenland
• immigration policy, undocumented migrants and mass deportation rhetoric
• how domestic immigration policy intersects with global instability and geopolitics
• the impacts of immigration crackdowns on marginalized and racialized communities

Su is a leading expert on forced migration. Her writing has been published widely in academic journals and major media outlets, including The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Washington, D.C., for a high-stakes meeting as the American president continues his trade war and annexation threats against Canada.

鈥淲e are meeting as heads of our government,鈥� . 鈥淚 am not pretending those discussions will be easy.鈥�

The White House visit comes just a week after Carney led the Liberals to their .

It was a result that, at first blush, allowed each party to claim that it won, or at least that it did not totally lose. That sets up a Parliamentary session that will feature several interesting dynamics.

The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre , though Poilievre himself lost his seat.

The NDP under an outgoing Jagmeet Singh managed to hold onto the balance of power in the upcoming minority Parliament for a third consecutive time. Elizabeth May continues to represent the Green Party in the House of Commons. Yves-Fran莽ois Blanchet kept the Bloc Qu茅b茅cois relevant for voters in Qu茅bec.

Even Justin Trudeau, no longer in politics, won 鈥� his legacy is not in the gutter due to a predicted Conservative majority win that never materialized once Carney replaced him.

But in the coming weeks and months, the leaders and their parties face difficult circumstances that could turn them into losers 鈥� most importantly, how Carney manages the relationship with Trump.

The role of Trump

Carney and the Liberals driven by Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state. Winning four consecutive elections .
But Carney cannot count on fortune continuing to smile upon him. He must now manage a party within which he has little history and few favours to call in 鈥� a party that he has dragged from centre-left under Trudeau to centre-right.

The new prime minister will have to rely on aides and advisers to a much greater extent than all former office-holders who had years or decades of experience in the political area, including the House of Commons. At the same time, he will have to demonstrate to Canadians that he is in charge and makes the final decisions.

Invariably, there will be Liberal missteps in the weeks ahead: ethical lapses for some MPs, ministerial appointments that go awry and disappointment among those not appointed to cabinet. Because Carney has been prime minister for less than two months, the upcoming on May 27 鈥� 鈥� that sets the government鈥檚 goals is shrouded in mystery.

Beyond Ottawa, premiers from several different political parties 鈥� each with their own agenda 鈥� await Carney. South of the border, the unpredictable Trump, with his infuriating rhetoric and disruptive actions, is in office for another three-and-half-years.

As a newcomer to politics elected on his first attempt to the country鈥檚 highest political office, Carney could have at least have one topic of conversation in common with . Trump too was a political outsider who catapulted into office on his first attempt. The two may find some bond in their shared experience.

The greatest danger for Carney is not from Trump鈥檚 rhetoric but from broader economic conditions. He ran for office on the promise of being able to manage economic turmoil. But politicians of any stripe have little control in a global economic slump or an all-out tariff war. , Carney will quickly lose his lustre among many Canadians.

The new Parliament

For the Conservatives, Poilievre鈥檚 leadership will continue to weigh on the party in the weeks and months ahead. Losing his Ottawa seat weakens his claim to stay on as leader. He now needs to win a byelection in Alberta .

The worst outcome for the party is years of infighting between those who support giving Poilievre one more chance and those who believe that 2025 is the best the party can do under his leadership.

The best outcome is for Poilievre to become a bridge-builder within the party and to Conservatives across Canada, and to rebrand himself to be more palatable to Canadian voters. This will not be easy and .

The NDP鈥檚 Singh has already announced his resignation and accepted responsibility for the party electing only seven MPs. leading to a leadership contest has already started. The loss of seats, and returning to Ottawa with an interim leader, lessens the voice of the party in political discourse. If a new leader is elected who is not an MP, the party will be further hampered.

The Greens remain in the House of Commons, but as a party of one. The jury continues is out on whether the party can exist without its leader, Elizabeth May, .

Blanchet returns to Ottawa with fewer Bloc MPs and a murky mission. He had hoped that the Bloc would hold the balance of power once the votes were counted, but was foiled by the NDP. He has already faced criticism from his own supporters when he promised to to secure Canada鈥檚 economic future.

Beginning with Carney鈥檚 handling of Trump this week, how skilfully each party, and leader, performs its distinct high-wire act in the next few months will determine the ultimate winners and losers. The show is about to begin.

By Professor Thomas Klassen, School of Public Policy and Administration, 91亚色

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91亚色 experts are available to comment on the upcoming Canadian federal election from party strategies and polling to campaign issues, including immigration, border security and trade relations.

Electoral strategy, polling and voter sentiment

, a professor of political science and Chair of the Department of Politics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS), is focused on issues of democratization and democratic reform in Western countries. In 2007 he published The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada鈥檚 Electoral System, in 2009 he co-edited British Columbia Politics and Government, and in 2013 he published Wrestling with Democracy: Voting Systems as Politics in the Twentieth Century West. Pilon has acted as a consultant on election issues for legal firms, political parties, trade unions, community groups, and the Auditor General of Canada. He is a member of the National Advisory Board of Fair Vote Canada, a citizens鈥� group focused on gaining more proportional methods of voting for Canadian elections, and sits on the editorial board of Canadian Dimension magazine.

Pilon is available to comment on:

• election administration
• electoral strategy
• political parties, including party branding and strategies
• voter reactions
• 辫辞濒濒颈苍驳听
• election results from the perspective of voters

Public policy proposals and Canada-U.S. relations

is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration in LA&PS. His research interests are public administration and public policy, including bad policy and digital public administration as well as financial services sector policy. He previously worked on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing policy, and foresight in government. He is the co-editor of the forthcoming book at Bristol University Press (April 2025), as well as the recently released .

Roberge is available for interviews in both English and French. He can offer political analysis and comment on:

• federal politics
• federal-provincial relations
• the federal election campaign
• Canada-U.S. relations

National identity and regional tensions in the election

, professor of Canadian Studies at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, is an expert on the history of nationalism in Canada. He received the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies from the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) in recognition of his work in the field, as well as a Certificate of Merit from the ICCS. He has researched the trade of dairy products between Canada and the United Kingdom in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when American tariffs restricted Canadian access to southern markets. 

Coates is available for interviews in English and French. He can comment on:

• the role national identity is playing in the election campaign
• how regional identities and tensions could influence the federal election
• the history of Canadian attempts to expand into other markets when Americans have raised tariffs in the past

Employment and labour policies, retirement, pensions and income insecurity

is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration in LA&PS. His focus is on Canadian social and labour policy, including employment, and income security (unemployment insurance and pensions). A particular area of expertise is labour market policy, including the transition from school to work and the role of training and education.聽

He is available to speak on:

• employment and labour in Canada, including labour market and income security policies
• retirement and pensions
• dynamics of the upcoming federal election
• Canada-U.S. relations

Energy, environment and climate change: policy and Canada-U.S. relations

is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, co-chair of the Faculty's Sustainable Energy Initiative, and coordinator of the Joint Master of Environmental Studies/Juris Doctor program offered in conjunction with Osgoode Hall Law School. He has published articles, book chapters and reports on a range of topics from climate change and environment to energy law and policy in Canada and North America. He is a co-editor of the book . He has taught U.S. Government and Politics in the past, and is currently co-editing a volume on carbon federalism in Canada, the U.S., Australia and the European Union.

Key areas of expertise:

• energy and climate change policy
• environment and natural resources policy
• critical minerals and impact assessment
• Canada-U.S. energy trade and relations
• electricity, nuclear energy and Ontario politics

Patriotism and immigration, and changes in U.S. policy

is an assistant professor in the Department of Equity Studies in LA&PS and the director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at 91亚色. Su is a specialist in forced migration, climate change-induced displacement and queer migration. She has worked extensively with vulnerable communities in Southeast Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, including refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, trans sex workers, indigenous communities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ folks. She has published 26 peer-reviewed works in journals like Third World Quarterly, Journal of Gender Studies, and International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction as well as more than 40 opinion pieces, newspaper articles and academic blogs in The Washington Post, The Conversation, and The National Observer.

Su is available to comment on:

• Canadian patriotism and immigration issues
• the Canada-U.S. border
• immigration, temporary migration and refugees
• politics related to international students, and the issues facing them
• changes in U.S. policy, including mass deportations

Border security and surveillance, and migration

is a lawyer and anthropologist specializing in border technologies. She is the associate director of the Refugee Law Lab at 91亚色 and is a faculty associate at Harvard鈥檚 Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. She is the author of , which was a finalist for the 2024 Governor General鈥檚 Literary Awards in Nonfiction.

Molnar is available for interviews in both English and French. She can comment on:

• border security and surveillance
• the role of private companies
• migration issues in general

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Ontarians are heading to the polls today after a quick but heated campaign triggered by Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 call for a snap election. With tensions rising over U.S. tariffs, Ford is seeking a strong mandate to take on President Donald Trump. While trade and the economy have been front and center, the newly led NDP and Liberals have been bringing focus back to traditional issues like health care.

91亚色 experts are available to weigh in on the election results and key issues:

Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Politics is available to comment on election results from the perspective of voters, party strategies, party branding, voter responses, election administration, and electoral strategy. His research has focused on issues of democratization and democratic reform in Western countries. In 2007 he published The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada鈥檚 Electoral System, in 2009 co-edited British Columbia Politics and Government, and in 2013 published Wrestling with Democracy: Voting Systems as Politics in the Twentieth Century West.

Pilon has acted as a consultant on election issues for legal firms, political parties, trade unions, community groups, and the Auditor General of Canada. He is a member of the National Advisory Board of Fair Vote Canada, a citizens鈥� group focused on gaining more proportional methods of voting for Canadian elections, and sits on the editorial board of Canadian Dimension magazine.

, associate Professor at 91亚色鈥檚 School of Public Policy and Administration, is available to comment on election results. Spicer serves as head of New College and is a faculty affiliate with the City Institute and the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies. Outside of 91亚色, Spicer is a member of the Digital Mobilities Lab, an associate at the University of Toronto鈥檚 Innovation Policy Lab, a member of the Laboratory on Local Elections, a member of the study team for the Electronic Elections Project, and an affiliate member of the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has served as a consultant or advisor to dozens of governments and professional associations across Canada, including working as a senior policy advisor for the province of Ontario with both the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Professor in the School of Administrative Studies is available to comment on what the election means for Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 mandate, and the certainty of planning by Ontario businesses. He can also comment on Ford鈥檚 toolbox of potential targeted reciprocal tariffs against U.S. industries and businesses as well as the possibility of aid packages by the Government of Ontario to businesses and workers, pending U.S. tariffs, and conditions those packages should have. He can also speak to considerations for Ontario-based boards of directors of companies when responding to imposed U.S. tariffs.

An expert in corporate governance and ethics, 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.  An award-winning educator, lawyer, consultant and author, he has guided leaders of organizations through his teaching, writing and direct consultation.

, associate professor of economics, was indirectly involved in the original Canada-U.S. free trade negotiations. He is available to speak on tariffs, the economic impact a trade war could have on Canada鈥檚 economy, and the threat of recession. An expert on international trade agreements, Lazar wrote a book on the Tokyo Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (the GATT), The New Protectionism: Non-Tariff Barriers and Their Effects on Canada, in the early 1980s. He can provide context for why Canada pursued a free trade deal with the U.S. in the first place, 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.

, distinguished research professor in Sociology and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, is available to comment on the key issue of health care in the election. Armstrong held a ten-year聽 Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)/Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) chair in Health Services and Nursing Research and chaired Women and Health Care Reform, a group funded for over a decade by Health Canada. She was principal investigator of a ten-year study 鈥淩eimagining Long-term Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices.鈥� Focusing on the fields of social policy, of women, work and health and social services, she has published widely, authoring or co-authoring such books as The Labour Force Crisis in Long-Term Care (2024), Care Homes in a Turbulent Era: Do They Have a Future? (2023), Unpaid Care in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries (2023), The Privatization of Care: The Case of Nursing Homes (2020) and many others.

Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change is a political scientist working on local, urban and regional politics, with a focus on urban geography and urban studies. He is a founding director of 91亚色鈥檚 City Institute (CITY), former 91亚色 research chair in Global Sub/Urban Studies, and presently a fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) in their program Humanity鈥檚 Urban Future.

Keil鈥檚 research areas are urban political ecology, cities and infectious disease and global suburbanization. He led the large international project on 鈥淕lobal Suburbanisms: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century.鈥� Recently, he published a comprehensive collection of core texts by key contributors to the field of urban political ecology, Turning Up the Heat: Urban Political Ecology for a Climate Emergency. Keil is available to comment on urban infrastructure, transportation (including the Highway 401 tunnel expressway), the Greenbelt, planning processes, and municipal-provincial relations.

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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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Diplomatic relations between India and Canada in the aftermath of the . A recent between pro-Khalistan protesters and Hindu nationalists has created further tensions.

Dozens of pro-Khalistan Sikhs, , gathered outside the Brampton temple to protest the presence of Indian consulate officials in the Toronto area.

The protesters support the Khalistan movement that seeks to create a homeland for Sikhs in northern India. The movement is banned in India but permitted in Canada.

Several Canadian media outlets reported on the Brampton clash, but most did not highlight the role of far-right Hindu nationalists and chanted at the temple.

In videos circulating on social media, the priest at the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple, later identified as Rajinder Prasad, .

He shouts in Hindi: 鈥淏atenge toh鈥�,鈥� and the crowd shouts back, 鈥淜atenge!鈥�

What it means

The controversial phrase batenge toh katenge can be loosely translated to 鈥渋f we are divided, we will be destroyed鈥� or 鈥渄ivided we fall.鈥� But this apparent call for Hindu unity has an ominous meaning that upholds Hindu nationalist principles and is at odds with democratic norms.

The slogan is directly linked to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in August this year in Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Adityanath, a politician and monk , remarked that 鈥渢he nation will be empowered only when we are united.鈥� Several members of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its Hindu nationalist parent organization, , have taken up the catchy slogan.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leveraged Yogi鈥檚 speech in another rally, saying, 鈥� 鈥� 鈥渋f we divide, the people who divide us will make merry.鈥�

Similarly, in Bihar in October, called the audience with 鈥渂atenge鈥� and heard the response from the crowd: 鈥渒atenge.鈥� :

鈥淵ou are yourself saying we will be butchered if we don鈥檛 unite. So, all of you keep swords and trishuls at home. Lord Shiva keeps trishul in his hand and goddess Durga keeps a sword in her hand. You too worship these weapons and defend yourselves from the attackers.鈥�

In Singh鈥檚 speech, batenge toh katenge takes up a form of Hindu militancy where gods and their mythological forms and weapons are invoked for potential violence.

Temples in Hindu nationalist politics

has played an important role in the rise of Indian Hindu nationalism, which has stoked fear around the notion of the to attacks by 鈥渙utsiders.鈥�

One of the longest legal and political battles in post-colonial India . Insisting that a Hindu temple existed at the site prior to the Babri mosque, Hindu nationalist groups .

The promise of building a temple in the place of the demolished mosque played a key role in . Discourse around the protection of temples has since been central to the rise of Hindu nationalism in contemporary times.

Rhetoric of Hindu unity

As the Hindu crowd gathered recently at the Brampton temple and repeatedly chanted batenge toh katenge at the priest鈥檚 prompting, it was clear that the Indian diaspora is familiar with the slogan.

The phrase taps into an exaggerated that has been carefully structured and mobilized. Prasad, the Brampton priest, was , though reinstated after temple-goers .

A lot rides on the Hindu nationalist discourse of Hindu unity. In Essentials of Hindutva, :

鈥淪ome of us were Aryans and some Anaryans; but Ayars and Nayars 鈥� we were all Hindus and own a common blood. Some of us are Brahmans and some Namashudras or Panchamas; but Brahmans or Chandalas 鈥� we are all Hindus and own a common blood. Some of us are Daxinatyas and some Gauds; but Gauds or Saraswatas 鈥� we are all Hindus and own a common blood. Some of us were Rakhasas and some Yakshas; but Rakshasas or Yakshas 鈥� we are all Hindus and own a common blood.鈥�

He lists caste differences and the racialization of the different peoples of the Indian subcontinent to make a case for Hindu unity.

Hindu nationalist forces have in fact attempted to to create the illusion of Hindu unity. But this supposed Hindu unity is ultimately aimed at strengthening and creating a binary of Hindus and non-Hindus.

Hindu nationalism in the West

The Hindu nationalist movement has been adept at using a language of liberalism and multiculturalism to build and promote its politics in the West. Much political manoeuvring happens in the guise of tradition and heritage.

For instance, Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, one of the earliest Hindu nationalist organizations in the United States, claims .

The Canadian Hindu Association lists its objectives as creating .鈥�

Nonetheless, the association鈥檚 leaders have a of invoking violence. Ron Banerjee, director of the non-profit Hindu Conference of Canada, .

The phrase batenge toh katenge is a pro-violence , not a call for unity, and therefore needs to be understood in terms of how rabid Hindu nationalism is covered and investigated in Canada.

By Assistant Professor  Department of English, 91亚色.

This article is republished from . 

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As聽Peel Regional Police warn of ongoing scams targeting concertgoers in the GTA, Professor Evan Light talks to Toronto Star about online security for fans trying to protect their Ticketmaster accounts, especially as Swift's six concerts in Toronto began. Light says the first way to protect yourself is to use complex and unique passwords on all your accounts. "," says Light.

Professor Jack L. Rozdilsky offers public safety tips for Taylor Swift鈥檚 Eras Tour to InsideHalton.com. "At the end of the day, no matter what the province of Ontario or City of Toronto or Rogers Centre does for safety, ," he says. "Being safe at a concert means tempering one's excitement with a dose of caution."

In an op-ed for The Conversation, Professor Emeritus Daniel Drache and a co-author write about what President Donald Trump's comeback means for his unique brand of nationalist authoritarianism. "Trump's victory shows just how weak and lacklustre the centre has become in comparison to surging extremism," writes the co-authors. "The Republican machine has grasped an essential truth: parties must redefine their centre of gravity with the shifting of the Overton window of political acceptability, which holds that ."

With polls showing that Americans are concerned about the lack of civility in politics following聽the 2024 election,聽Professor Raymond Mar speaks to Deseret News about how to demonstrate empathy, kindness and understanding with someone who votes differently. " to other peoples鈥� experiences and to believe they're valid," says Mar. "You don't have to deny your own experience to accept someone else's."

Professor Ann Marie Murnaghan speaks to My Bulkley Lakes Now about her research on the K鈥櫭玤it totem pole, and the Wet'suwet'en delegation that traveled from B.C. to Paris over 85 years after it was removed from their community and shipped to France.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the International Criminal Court should investigate the disappearance of Indigenous children from Canadian residential schools. Speaking to CBC, Professor Heidi Matthews says the case could face admissibility hurdles as the ICC is meant to be a court of last resort, to be used when domestic jurisdictions are unwilling or unable to genuinely carry out their own investigations or prosecutions. , and there hasn't been an effort to shield any individuals from criminal responsibility, says Matthews.

Professor Elizabeth Clare speaks to Science News about Environmental DNA or eDNA. All living beings constantly shed bits of DNA, left behind from skin, scales, hair, urine, feces, pollen, and more. Clare says eDNA has 鈥渃hanged everything鈥� about how scientists study biodiversity and conservation. "It widens your time window of detection," says Clare. ", and footprints last longer than the animal or the plant."

The carbon footprint of hydrogen gas is not as small as proponents argue.聽Speaking to Hakai Magazine, Professor Mark Winfield weighs in on聽hydrogen gas becoming a fuel of choice. According to new research, hydrogen's climate friendliness depends on many factors, including where and how the hydrogen is produced. Winfield聽says the study reinforces the warning already being sounded by many scientists and environmentalists about green hydrogen. " and only bother with hydrogen if there is a good use case that makes sense," says Winfield.

Research out of 91亚色 has found that late natural menopause may be a risk factor for asthma, potentially due to prolonged estrogen exposure.聽", especially those with later onset of menopause," doctoral student Durmalouk Kesibi tells Healio.

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