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Parliament resumes today as protesters remain for a third day in Ottawa, where convoy of trucks with drivers and others opposed to vaccine mandates continues to line the streets.

A aimed at strengthening Canada’s supply chain is also underway. Trade and industry association Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters has brought its concerns to the table - to address ‘severe labour shortages’ and find solutions to ‘ease supply chain bottlenecks’.

The following ´óÏó´«Ã½ experts are available to comment on these events and the economic impacts on Canada’s supply chain:

AVAILABLE ´óÏó´«Ã½ EXPERTS

CARMEN CELESTINI, postdoctoral fellow, The Disinformation Project, school of communications 
416.529.2337  | carmen_celestini@sfu.ca
Expertise: Conspiracy theories, disinformation and fearmongering, and social mobilization.

STEPHEN WRIGHT, professor, social psychology scwright@sfu.ca
Expertise: How people’s underlying social psychology influences social protest and collective action

ROBERT GORDON, professor, criminology, arts and social sciences
rgordon@sfu.ca
Expertise: Crime, criminality and criminal justice including policing.

PETER HALL, associate dean, arts and social sciences
pvhall@sfu.ca
Expertise: Transportation and supply chain logistics.

ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance, Beedie School of Business
apavlov@sfu.ca
Expertise: Economic and financial causes of supply chain issues; regulatory impacts on production.

STEWART PREST, lecturer, political science, arts and social sciences
stewartp@sfu.ca
Expertise: The politics of restrictions and protests, the political economy.

FEYZA SAHINYAZAN, assistant professor, technology and operations management, Beedie School of Business
feyza_sahinyazan@sfu.ca
Expertise: Humanitarian logistics & supply chain management, transportation network design, data-driven decision making.

HENDRIK WOLFF, professor, economics, arts and social sciences
(U.K.) +44.7487.391649 | 510.220.7961 (WhatsApp only) | hendrik.wolff@gmail.com(Note time difference: currently in the U.K.)
Expertise: Transportation, energy, environment

CONTACT

MELISSA SHAW, ´óÏó´«Ã½  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

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