Professor Oxhorn is an expert in democracy, economic development and Latin American Comparative Politics. He can comment on social, political, and economic angles.
philip [dot] oxhorn [at] mcgill [dot] ca聽(English, Spanish)
"Turkey has banned all academics from leaving the country,聽cancelling their annual leave, as President Tayyip Erdogan's post-coup crackdown escalated to 'exceptional proportions'. One British academic at a state-run university in Istanbul told the Telegraph that foreign nationals had also been told to come back to work." ()
聽June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44. Brain injuries are most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, or simple falls on the playground, at work or in the home.
"Transport Minister Jacques Daoust stood firm on his promise to regulate the ride-sharing service Uber and tabled Bill 100 on Thursday, which would effectively force Uber drivers to buy or rent taxi permits." ()
The Quebec government has the intention to prohibit all accessory fees in health care.聽()
"Prince, the superstar American singer-songwriter known for his incredible musicianship, diverse appeal across multiple genres and cavalcade of award-winning hits, has died at age 57." ()
Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve聽impeachment聽of聽Dilma Rousseff, the nation鈥檚 first female president. ()
Earthquakes struck聽Japan聽and聽Ecuador聽just hours apart on Saturday April 16, 2016. Were the two earthquakes related?
A by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child聽well-being in the聽world鈥檚 most affluent nations, including Canada.聽While progress in reducing child well-being gaps聽has been modest聽overall, Canada鈥檚 children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom聽third when measured against other rich聽nations. ()
"In a聽, Pope Francis on Friday called for the Roman Catholic Church to be more welcoming and less judgmental, and he seemingly signaled a pastoral path for divorced and remarried Catholics to receive holy communion.'" ()
鈥�Prescriptions for dangerous alternatives to聽OxyContin聽are soaring, showing that a crackdown on the popular painkiller has failed to curb Canada鈥檚 opioid聽crisis.
About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, a number likely to more than double in the next 20 years, according to research published today by the World Health Organization.聽and the focus this year is on diabetes.
Grocer IGA is cutting its fresh food prices in Quebec.聽()
Faculty lecturer in economy, he's also the director of Community Relations for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
"The hidden identities of 350 Canadians with offshore tax haven investments have been聽, according to a Toronto Star analysis of a massive leak obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the German newspaper S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. ()
"Jian Ghomeshi has been acquitted on four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking by an Ontario Court judge who says the "deceptive and manipulative" evidence of the complainants raised a reasonable doubt in the guilt of the former CBC Radio host." ()
