FIFA picks for the World Cup
On December 11 FIFA is expected to announce the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 World Cups.
Adam Ali
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Areas of expertise: Role of sport in international development, human rights and sport, radicalization and sport, issues of race and gender in sport, sport and colonialism.
Laura Misener
Director and Professor, Kinesiology
Areas of expertise: Social impact of mega sporting events, sport events and social change, sport governance, global sport leadership, safe sport practices.
Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven
PhD Candidate, Political Science
Areas of expertise: Sport and nation building, sport and social justice causes, sportswashing, sport and politics,
Bank of Canada rate cut
The key interest rate is expected to be cut again despite worries around Trump’s tariff threat.
Cristián Bravo
Associate Professor, Statistical and Actuarial Sciences; Canada Research Chair in Banking and Insurance Analytics
Areas of expertise: Bank of Canada interest rate strategy, banking and financial institutions, credit scoring and credit risk, profit-driven business analytics.
Gun control and intimate partner violence
According to Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability, between 25 and 30 per cent of all intimate partner violence homicides in Canada are caused by firearms.
Katreena Scott
Professor, Education; Academic Director,
Areas of expertise: Prevention of gender-based and sexual violence, domestic violence and domestic violence and the judicial system.
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