Social Sciences in the News: March 2025

It was another busy month for our experts, with 660 media appearances (including syndication). Topics covered tariffs, the federal election and post-Covid bad behaviour. Here’s a selection:

Toronto Star: Did the pandemic destroy good manners? Five years since COVID, bad behaviour is everywhere, Marisa Young

Toronto Star: Can Bonnie Crombie survive as Liberal leader? Party insiders grapple with Ontario election results, Andrea Lawlor

Hamilton Spectator: Is it time for a Liberal-NDP merger after Doug Ford’s Tories win third straight majority in Ontario election?, Peter Graefe

Hamilton Spectator: Trade war: How Trump’s tariffs will hit Hamilton wallets and grocery bills, Colin Mang

Globe and Mail: Enjoy watching TV? Because it likes watching you, Vass Bednar

TVO: The Agenda: What Does ‘Made in Canada’ Mean?, Vass Bednar

The Conversations: How one research project is ‘re-neighbouring’ two Indigenous communities, Vanessa Watts

Al Jazeera, Canada’s Liberals made Carney their new leader: What happens next?, Andrea Lawlor

Toronto Star: ‘The fire is still lit’: How COVID-19 and its aftermath sparked a new era for labour, Stephanie Ross

Globe and Mail: Business Brief: The tough economics of ‘elbows up’, Pau Pujolas

Hamilton Spectator: Opinion | Carney’s first task is to figure out Trump’s end game, Donald Abelson

Hamilton Spectator: Opinion | Trump’s quest to pursue an America First policy will wreak havoc on the world, Donald Abelson

CBC News: U.S. firms won $210M in Toronto city contracts in last 2 years. Why a ban on their bids matters, Colin Mang

Newsweek: Flight Bookings From Canada to the US Plummet Over 70%, Donald Abelson

Globe and Mail: 23andMe’s bankruptcy may be a way bigger problem than you think, Vass Bednar

Toronto Star: Mark Carney calls snap election for April 28, slams Donald Trump: ‘He wants to break us, so America can own us’, Clifton van der Linden

CBC News: McMaster professor on why Poilievre and Singh stopped in Hamilton so early in the campaign, Peter Graefe