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    December 5, 2022

    Queen's In The News Monday, December 5, 2022

    Expert Faculty/Department Media Outlets
    Amarnath Amarasingam
    • Arts and Science
    • Political Studies
    • School of Religion
    National Observer: Chilling Canadian conspiracy theories explained
    Dr. Amarasingam discusses the nuance involved when defining conspiracy theories.
    Bala, Nicholas
    • Law
    The Lawyer's Daily: SCC upholds Ontario court order to return wrongly retained children to Dubai in groundbreaking case
    Professor Bala says the recent Supreme Court ruling shows that Canada is not a haven for child abductors.
    Alvin Cheung
    • Law
    Toronto Star: Hong Kong’s judicial system has been debased
    Dr. Cheung suggests lawyers in Hong Kong have increasingly become subject to government coercion, including surveillance and harassment by pro-Beijing media.
    Detomasi, David
    • Smith School of Business
    CHML 900 (Hamilton radio): Canada should focus on building ties with countries that share its values — but tread carefully
    Dr. Detomasi talks about the importance of cultural values when building economic partnerships with foreign nations.
    Evans, Gerald
    • School of Medicine
    • Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
    • Medicine
    • Division of Infectious Diseases
    • Pathology and Molecular Medicine
    CKWS/Global Kingston: Kingston, Ont. doctors urge parents to vaccinate children for influenza, COVID-19
    CBC Online: Got a cold? It could protect you from other viruses — but only for a bit
    Dr. Evans says the healthcare sector is seeing much higher test positivity for influenza than for COVID.
    Kirk Leifso
    • Health Sciences
    • School of Medicine
    • Pediatrics
    CKWS/Global Kingston: Kingston, Ont. doctors urge parents to vaccinate children for influenza, COVID-19
    Dr. Leifso explores possible reasons why so few children are up to date on COVID vaccinations.
    Kerr, Lisa
    • Law
    Globe and Mail: A return by Poilievre to Harper-era criminal sentences would be a terrible sequel
    In her op-ed, Lisa Kerr speaks to how past policies from the Conservative Party would impact Canadians today.
    Lang, Eugene
    • School of Policy Studies
    YGK news: Canada needs to act on its existing defence policy, not review it repeatedly
    In his op-ed, professor Lang says that Canada needs to focus on executing defence policy and increasing procurement efforts rather than policy review.
    Courtney Szto
    • Arts and Science
    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    The Hockey News: 'Horrifying': experts react to hockey canada's 900-plus cases of on-ice discrimination
    Dr. Szto says on-ice discrimination is difficult to deal with if allegations are not witnessed by an official.

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