Experts available to speak on the Public Order Emergency Commission

Public hearings begin Thursday on the Federal Government’s use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy protests. Western University has the following experts available to speak on the Public Order Emergency Commission:

Howard Ramos

Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology

Areas of Expertise: Policing of protests, social justice and equity, social change, political sociology.

Sam Routley

PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Political ramifications of Emergencies Act usage, Canadian political institutions, political leadership, political culture and party attitudes.

Laura Stephenson

Professor, Department of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Political behaviour, shift in the dimensions of political debate, influence of institutions and context on attitudes, electoral preferences and engagements with politics.

MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Zadorsky, Media Relations Officer, Western University, 226.377.1673 (mobile), jzadorsk@uwo.ca.