Queen's in the News: August 3, 2012
Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Liberals rehire staffer who was previously fired over Vikileaks scandal, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers.
Sharry Aiken (Law) – More than 100 failed asylum-seekers headed home thanks to government program, in the Toronto Star.
Lewis Johnson (School of Business) – Struggling ING looking to sell on-line banking operation, on many local CBC Radio stations across Canada.
Pier-André Bouchard St-Amand (PhD Economics) – Jean Charest’s election promise to create 250,000 jobs is a ‘fairy tale’, on TVA Nouvelles (Quebec news website).
Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – People concerned about oil pipeline that runs through Toronto park, on CBC.ca and Yahoo! News Canada.
Carolyn Harris (History) – The British Royal family has been heavily involved in the London Olympics, on CBC.ca.
John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Kingston housing prices have risen 16% since 2008, in the Kingston Whig-Standard.