Western University has the following experts available to media on topics including Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet picks, Honda postponing its EV plant, Ukraine ceasefire talks and a rise in tuberculosis cases in Montreal.
Carney’s cabinet picks
Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing his cabinet and is expected to pick several new faces.
Laura Stephenson
Professor and Chair, Political Science
Areas of expertise: Canadian politics. voter attitudes and public opinion, electoral engagement with politics, election interference
Honda postpones EV investment
Honda Canada is postponing a $15-billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario.
Fraser Johnson
Professor, Ivey Business School; Leenders Supply Chain Management Association Chair
Areas of expertise: Impact of tariffs on supply chains, impact of tariffs on the automotive sector, supply chains and food prices.
Gal Raz
Associate Professor, Ivey Business School
Areas of expertise: EV industry, supply chain management, supply chain contracting, environmental regulation.
Andreas Schotter
Professor, Ivey Business School
Areas of expertise: Canada-U.S. trade relations, impact of tariffs, international business, emerging markets.
Potential Ukraine ceasefire talks
Ceasefire talks are proposed for Thursday in Istanbul.
Oleksa Drachewych
Assistant Professor, History and King’s University College
Areas of expertise: Peace negotiations, Russian foreign policy, Russian politics and interests, history of Soviet and modern European foreign policy, transnational anti-imperialism.
Marta Dyczok
Associate Professor, Political Science and History
Areas of expertise: International politics and history with a focus on East Central Europe and Ukraine, war of information, history, mass media, migration, post-communism.
Montreal tuberculosis cases
Montreal’s Department of Public Health reported an increase of tuberculosis cases in 2024.
Idowu Olawoye
Postdoctoral Associate, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Areas of expertise: Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, drug resistance, predicting antimicrobial resistance.
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