{"id":98197,"date":"2024-12-20T11:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=98197"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:16:43","slug":"in-the-news-canada-post-strike-ends-equitable-education-and-festive-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/12\/in-the-news-canada-post-strike-ends-equitable-education-and-festive-films\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE NEWS: Canada Post strike ends, equitable education and festive films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the end of the Canada Post strike, ethical educational technology, why holiday movies are popular, the important role of post-secondary education, how cold impacts cycling performance, a rise in older adults transferring to long-term care on antipsychotics, Chrystia Freeland\u2019s resignation and the tax holiday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Canada Post strike and Ottawa&#8217;s proposed &#8216;time out&#8217;: What&#8217;s happened so far: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Labour Studies Alison Braley-Rattai spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/canada-post-strike-recap-1.7409424\">CBC News<\/a> about the progression of the Canada Post strike. Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage also spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDg4NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MTIlMmYxNyUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2E1NyUzYTAzJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTEyJTJmMTclMmYyMDI0KzEyJTNhMDclM2EwMyYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDElMmYxNiUyZjIwMjUrMTElM2E1NyUzYTAzLjAwMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1iYWM3ZjhhMjM2YjU4ZmNiMWJhNjRhMGJkYmI1YTQwYg==\">CBC Radio<\/a> about the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Designing for justice:<\/strong> Vice-Provost of Teaching and Learning Rajiv Jhangiani spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/teachinginhighered.com\/podcast\/designing-for-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching in Higher Ed podcast<\/a> about developing a framework for ethical educational technology using tools that don&#8217;t reinforce systemic biases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018We have the same budget as we had in 2014\u2019: Brock U warns it cannot cut its way out of underfunding: <\/strong>Brock President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg spoke to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/news\/niagara-region\/we-have-the-same-budget-as-we-had-in-2014-brock-u-warns-it-cannot\/article_8193f27d-6c3f-5d11-b277-899432770025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St.Catharines Standard<\/a> <\/em>about the important role of post-secondary institutions and Brock&#8217;s efforts to chart a sustainable path forward in challenging times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday movie magic:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Popular Culture and Film Liz Clarke spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T7_jDiMxeRU&amp;t=9s\">YourTV Niagara<\/a>\u00a0about the warm, fuzzy feeling people get from watching holiday films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Training in the Cold Could Give You a Competitive Edge: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/health\/training-performance\/cold-weather-training\/\"><em>Outside<\/em><\/a> magazine highlighted Professor of Kinesiology Stephen Cheung\u2019s research about the impacts of getting superficially cold on cycling performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More residents transfer to long-term care on potentially \u2018inappropriate\u2019 antipsychotics:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Luke Turcotte spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/962-niagara-in-the-morning-wit-170201832\/episode\/luke-turcotte-assistant-professor-of-249890192\/\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about the disproportionately high number of people admitted to long-term care facilities on antipsychotic medications. His research was also featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDY4MCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MTIlMmYxOCUyZjIwMjQrMTclM2E1OCUzYTIyJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTEyJTJmMTglMmYyMDI0KzE4JTNhMDglM2EyMiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDElMmYxNyUyZjIwMjUrMTclM2E1OCUzYTIyLjAwMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1lNDU1MWRmN2VkZWRlZTg5ZGI1ZWQxODc3NmFjYzE1Yg==\">Giant FM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chrystia Freeland\u2019s resignation sends shockwaves through Ottawa:<\/strong> Associate Professors of Political Science Stefan Dolgert and Blayne Haggart spoke to<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chch.com\/chch-news\/political-analyst-stefan-dolgert-speaks-about-freelands-resignation\/\">CHCH News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/962-niagara-in-the-morning-wit-170201832\/episode\/blayne-haggart-professor-of-political-249234722\/\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a>, respectively, about the Minister of Finance\u2019s decision to leave cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expert weighs in on tax holiday risks: <\/strong>Professor of Finance Ernest spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/962-niagara-in-the-morning-wit-170201832\/episode\/ernest-biktirimov-professor-of-finance-249890191\/\">Niagara in the Morning<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDU0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MTIlMmYxOCUyZjIwMjQrMjMlM2EyNyUzYTAyJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTEyJTJmMTglMmYyMDI0KzIzJTNhMzclM2EwMiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDElMmYxNyUyZjIwMjUrMjMlM2EyNyUzYTAyLjI1MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT03NDZiNzQ0NDAzNjA5MDliZTQxY2NmYTk0NjkyYTYwMQ==\">The Drive<\/a> programs about the impacts of the tax holiday and interest rate cut. His take on the issue was also covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelhamtoday.ca\/local-news\/expert-weighs-in-on-tax-holiday-risks-9968742\">Pelham Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the end of the Canada Post strike, ethical educational technology, why holiday movies are popular, the important role of post-secondary education, how cold impacts cycling performance, a rise in older adults transferring to long-term care on antipsychotics, Chrystia Freeland\u2019s resignation and the tax holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":98196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,39,6,38,4665],"tags":[3445,1528,1696,4104,13964,3659,7488,14130,2852,594,11881,8958,14116,11660,3427,6884],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98197"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98279,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98197\/revisions\/98279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}