Voters head to the polls in municipal elections on Oct. 17 in British Columbia and Oct. 26 in Ontario.
Western University has experts available to comment on local government, various topics of concern for voters, the security of electronic voting and more.
Local government
Joseph Lyons
Assistant Professor, Political Science; Director, Local Government Program
- Local government
- Multilevel governance
- Special purpose bodies
Zack Taylor
Associate Professor, Cross-Appointed, Political Science and Geography & Environment (previously worked as an urban planner)
- Municipal campaigns and elections
- Local public finance
- Political geography
- Immigration policy and politics
AI and data centres
Mark Daley
Chief AI Officer; Professor, Computer Science
- AI data centres
- Regulation of AI
- Responsible use of AI
Joanna Redden
Associate Professor, Faculty of Information & Media Studies
- AI and datafication
- Government use of AI
- Political implications of AI
- Data harms
Cost of living
Danielle Battram
Associate Professor, Director, Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences; registered dietitian
- Cost of living
- Household economics
- Food behaviours and practices
Peggy O’Neil
Assistant Professor, Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences
- Cost of living
- Health policy
- Food systems
- School nutrition programs
- Housing and homelessness
Abe Oudshoorn
Associate Professor, Nursing; member of the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Poverty
- Community health
Transportation
Jinhyung Lee
Associate Professor, Geography & Environment
- Public transportation
- Intersection of public transportation and climate change
- Climate resilience and social equity in urban transportation
Demographics
Kate Choi
Associate Professor, Sociology; Director, Centre for Research on Social Inequality
- Housing
- Immigration
- Population aging
- Family policy
Michael Haan
Associate Professor, Sociology; Director, Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western
- Demographics
- Education
- Labour force
- Immigrant and refugee settlement
Treatment of candidates
Kaitlynn Mendes
Professor, Sociology
- Incivility/harassment of candidates (particularly women and racialized candidates),
- Social media and online harms
Electronic voting security
Aleksander Essex
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Whisper Lab
- Election technology in Canada
- Cybersecurity aspects of municipal elections
MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, j.mitchell@uwo.ca
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