Potential rail strike
Lockouts could begin as early as Thursday at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Fraser Johnson
Professor, Ivey Business School; Leenders Supply Chain Management Association Chair
Areas of expertise: Impact of a rail strike on supply chains, supply chains and food prices, international trade.
The Democratic National Convention
The Democratic party will vote on platform and nominate Kamala Harris as the party’s candidate for president.
Matt Lebo
Professor, Political Science
Areas of expertise: American domestic politics, the presidency and presidential elections, congressional elections, political parties in Congress.
Stranded astronauts
Two Nasa astronauts are stuck on the station due to safety concerns over the capsule meant to take them home.
Sarah Gallagher
Professor, Physics and Astronomy; Director, Institute for Earth and Space Exploration
Areas of expertise: Issues with the capsule, strain on astronauts, space exploration, observational astronomy, extragalactic astrophysics.
The Paralympics
The Paralympics are just days away with 4,400 athletes from around the world expected to compete.
Laura Misener
Director and Professor, Kinesiology
Areas of expertise: Paralympics, sport governance, global sport leadership, management of the Olympics, safe sport practices, social impact of sport and events.
For a full list of experts on topics related to the Olympics follow this link.
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