Politics

York experts available for Ontario election commentary

Ontarians are headed to the polls after a quick but heated campaign. York University experts are available for commentary on the election results and key issues.

York experts discuss tariffs, illegal immigration, lengthy delays in the justice system and more

York experts discuss Canada's response to Trump's tariff threat, the impact of technology at the border, migrants and immigration, delays in the justice system and more.

How India’s Hindu nationalist rhetoric played a role in the violence at a Canadian temple

Diplomatic relations between India and Canada continue to decline in the aftermath of the slaying of a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia. A recent violent confrontation at a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont. between pro-Khalistan protesters and Hindu nationalists has created further tensions. Dozens of pro-Khalistan Sikhs, many of them members of Sikhs for […]

York experts comment on Ticketmaster scams and public safety related to the Eras Tour, authoritarianism and division in the U.S., the K’ëgit totem pole and more

York experts discuss Ticketmaster scams and public safety related to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, authoritarianism and division York experts comment on Ticketmater scams and public safety related to the Eras Tour, authoritarianism and division following the U.S. election, a delegation visiting the K’ëgit totem pole, and more.

York experts comment on U.S. election results, immigration and illegal border crossings, and more

York experts discuss U.S. election traditions, and results, as well as illegal crossings at the Canada-U.S. border, immigration and more.

York expert Kinnon MacKinnon is featured in the New York Times, and more

York experts discuss detransition research, daylight saving time, public safety tips for Swifties, space exploration, and more.

York experts on solar storms, forest fires, the city's budget, ethics in politics, and more

York experts discuss the dangers of solar storms, challenges facing recovery from wildfires, the City of Toronto budget, ethics and accountability in politics, and more.

York experts discuss masking behaviours, involuntary psychiatric care, AI in hiring, baby boomers, bees and more

York experts discuss masking behaviours in autistic women that lead to burnout, the downside of involuntary psychiatric care, AI being used the hiring process, baby boomers, and over-reliance on bees.

York experts talk planetary defence, climate change in Antarctica, Canada's nursing shortage, and more

York experts discuss planetary defence missions in space, climate change in the Antarctica, Canada's nursing shortage, falling national fertility rates and more.

York experts weigh in on provincial legislation that would block bike lanes, Ottawa's curbside pickup program, birth control for pigeons, and more

York experts comment on provincial legislation that would block bike lanes, Ottawa's reduced curbside garbage pickup, a pilot program aimed at controlling Toronto's pigeon population, and more.