Social Sciences in the News: November 2024

This month, experts from across the faculty made around 409 appearances in the news (including syndication). Here’s a selection:

TVO: Thinking Beyond ‘Black Excellence’, Nathan Andrews.

CTV News: How will the U.S. election affect the way Canadians vote?, Don Abelson

CBC: Canadian cars easier to steal than in the U.K.; misleading contracts: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet, Vass Bednar

MoneySense: “Everything companies”: How Amazon’s playbook is reshaping competition in Canada, Vass Bednar

Hamilton Spectator: Opinion | Presidential elections have become a blood sport, Don Abelson

City News: Canada braces for impact of U.S. election on immigration, Don Abelson

Hamilton Spectator: Opinion | America finds itself at a crossroads: A Canadian’s view from Washington D.C., Don Abelson

Toronto Star: Opinion | Bank of Canada put pause on a digital Canadian dollar, but now it needs to talk about it, Ori Freiman and Anwar Sheluchin

Toronto Star: ‘A tense moment in a negotiation’: Postal workers issue 72-hour strike notice, Canada Post fires back with lockout notice, Stephanie Ross

Hamilton Spectator: Opinion | Trump voters knew exactly what they were doing. But they may come to regret it, Don Abelson

Globe and Mail: Tougher work conditions for postal workers at the heart of labour dispute, union says, Stephanie Ross

National Post: Trump is ‘looming’ over port dispute as labour minister warns against ‘economic self-destruction’, Peter Graefe

Financial Post: Donald Trump and Elon Musk: Could U.S. election’s odd couple unleash a small-government revolution?, Don Abelson

Globe and Mail: Subscriptions are everywhere, and they are ruining our lives, Vass Bednar

Toronto Star: Trump’s 25% tariff would be devastating for Canada — but it would be devastating for the U.S. too, economists say, Don Abelson

CHCH: Trump threatens big Canada, Mexico tariffs on day 1 in office, Colin Mang

Yahoo News: B.C. shopper vows to never use Instacart again after exorbitant fees: ‘Taking advantage of people’, Vass Bednar