FASS Media Mentions: July - August 2023

7,400 B.C. port workers and longshoremen are on strike
Newstalk 980 CKNW – July 4, 2023
Interview featuring Urban Studies professor Peter Hall
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East Vancouver rental ad sees frenzy of applicants
Global News BC – July 9, 2023
Interview featuring Urban Studies adjunct professor Andy Yan
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Annual general assembly of the Assembly of First Nations takes place in Halifax
CTV News – July 10, 2023
Interview featuring Indigenous Studies professor Eldon Yellowhorn
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Port worker strike begins 10th day
CTV Vancouver CIVT – July 10, 2023
Interview featuring Urban Studies professor Peter Hall
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The bike lanes in BC are getting crowded as more 'micro-mobility vehicles' hit the road
Vancouver is Awesome – July 10, 2023
Interview featuring Sociology professor Travers
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Port worker strike comes to an end after agreement is reached
Talk Radio AM640 – July 13, 2023
Interview featuring Urban Studies professor Peter Hall
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Port worker strike ends two weeks into picketing after tentative deal reached
CBC Radio One – July 13, 2023
Interview featuring History and Labour Studies professor John Henry-Harter
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Why Longshore Workers Went on Strike and Shut Down BC’s Ports
PressProgress News – July 14, 2023
Interview featuring History and Labour Studies professor John Henry-Harter
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Advocates call on head of Toronto's shelter system to resign amid worsening crisis
CBC News Toronto – July 17, 2023
Interview featuring GSWS Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair A.J. Withers
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Pressure mounts to help asylum seekers sleeping on Toronto streets
CBC News Toronto – July 17, 2023
Interview featuring GSWS Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair A.J. Withers
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Opinion: The one big growth industry of the Trudeau years has been bureaucracy
The Financial Post – July 18, 2023
Op-Ed written by Economics professor emeritus Herbert Grubel
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Ukraine's slow advance doesn't signal failure in its counteroffensive against Russia
The Conversation – July 18, 2023
Op-Ed written by Global Humanities professor James Horncastle
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City of Burnaby to pursue innovative solutions to combat gang and gun violence
City of Burnaby – July 20, 2023
Media release featuring the works of Criminology faculty Martin Bouchard, Shannon Linning, Evan McCuish, Zachary Rowan, and Jennifer Wong
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The “Future of Diplomacy” Report
Open Canada – July 20, 2023
Op-Ed written by International Studies adjunct professor Paul Meyer
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Toronto shelters turned away about 273 people each night in June, new data shows
CBC News Toronto – July 25, 2023
Interview featuring GSWS Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair A.J. Withers
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Social Justice, Diversity and Inclusion in French at Simon Fraser University
CBC Radio Canada Panorama – July 28, 2023
Interview featuring French professor Jorge Calderón and French instructor Joel Akinwumi
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Violent crime rates higher than previous years, according to StatsCan
Radio NL – July 29, 2023
Interview featuring Criminology professor emeritus Neil Boyd
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Education for most Indians is still a ‘bust.' What about Bangladesh?
The Daily Star – July 30, 2023
Op-Ed written by Public Policy professor John Richards
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A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State
New York Times – August 1, 2023
Article featuring International Studies professor Darren Byler
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Murder charge has been dropped against homeowner who shot an intruder in his house
Talk Radio AM640 – August 1, 2023
Interview featuring Criminology professor emeritus Neil Boyd
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Should B.C. move to a provincial police force instead of the R.C.M.P.?
Newstalk 980 – August 1, 2023
Interview featuring Criminology professor emeritus Rob Gordon
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B.C. labour dispute: It's time for an industrial inquiry commission into ports and automation
The Conversation – August 2, 2023
Op-Ed written by Urban Studies professor Peter Hall
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Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau announce separation
CBC Radio One – August 2, 2023
Interview featuring Political Science sessional instructor Stewart Prest
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Justin Trudeau's political foes should avoid capitalizing on his marital breakdown
The Conversation – August 2, 2023
Op-ed written by Political Science sessional instructor Stewart Prest
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Does being in a good mood make you more generous? Researchers say yes and charities should take note
The Washington Post / AP News – August 3, 2023
Research featured from Psychology professor Lara Aknin
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Despite hot potential, B.C. lags other jurisdiction on geothermal energy
BC Today – August 4, 2023
Research featured from Political Science professor Anil (Andy) Hira
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Breaking down the port worker settlement
Newstalk 770 – August 8, 2023
Interview featuring Urban Studies professor Peter Hall
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To reduce rising crime rates, Canada needs to invest more in social services
The Conversation – August 13, 2023
Op-Ed written by Criminology professor Martin Andresen
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Are Canada's crime statistics accurate?
Player FM – August 15, 2023
Interview featuring Criminology professor Martin Andresen
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Opinion: 'Putinheimer' and the spectre of nuclear war
The Globe and Mail – August 17, 2023
Op-Ed written by International Studies adjunct professor Paul Meyer
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The 'native speaker' fallacy
Inside Higher Ed – August 18, 2023
Op-Ed written by Philosophy professor Kino Zhao
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Analyzing the current state of nuclear weapons
Newstalk 770 – August 21, 2023
Interview featuring International Studies adjunct professor Paul Meyer
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Prospects of a disaster state: Reflections from Cape Town
Einnews – August 22, 2023
Op-Ed written by Sociology and Anthropology professor emeritus Heribert Adam
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Regardless of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's fate, Vladimir Putin benefits
The Conversation – August 24, 2023
Op-Ed written by Global Humanities professor James Horncastle
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Justin Trudeau is Canada’s greatest drug policy reformer – but he can, and must, do even more
The Globe and Mail – August 26, 2023
Op-Ed written by Public Policy and Centre for Public Policy Research professor Kennedy Stewart
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Opinion: When senior centres close on weekends, many older adults are left isolated
The Vancouver Sun – August 29, 2023
Op-Ed written by Gerontology professors Laura Kadowaki, Andrew Wister, along with Gerontology researcher Andrea Wadman, and Anthony Kupferschmidt (Executive Director of the West End Seniors’ Network)
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