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Dr. Liette Vasseur

Professor and UNESCO Chair | Brock University

Working in Environmental sustainability, mainly sustainable agriculture and conservation

Dr. Stephanie Liu

Clinical Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine | University of Alberta

Family medicine, Evidence-based parenting, Maternal health, Child wellness, Parent wellness

Jackie Dawson

Canada Research Chair in Environment, Society, and Policy and Associate Professor | University of Ottawa

Arctic, sea ice changes, global trade routes, shipping, tourism, climate change, ocean, policy

Dr. Gillian Petit

Research Associate | School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

economics, basic income, personal taxes and tax benefits, income and social supports, provincial welfare programs, vulnerable and marginalized groups, intersectionality and income support programs, transition from CERB to EI

Laura Monica Chaves Paz

Lawyer, Immigration law and International Law | Chaves Paz Legal

Immigration law, labour law, human rights, business law, international law, work permits, company transfers, private international law, mentoring, women in law, multiculturalism