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August 4, 2010
Toughening criminal code club
In an effort to better tackle organized crime, the federal government has announced new regulations aimed at making tools in the Criminal Code more accessible to police and prosecutors. Criminologist Robert Gordon can discuss the merits of this move.
Robert Gordon, 604.418.6640 (cell), 778.782.4305, rgordon@sfu.ca
Pakistan: eye of political storm
While survivors in Pakistan struggle to keep their heads above the floods that keep coming, there’s a more catastrophic storm brewing, warns public policy expert Doug McArthur. In support of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s concerns about Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence promoting the export of terror, McArthur says: “Pakistan’s intelligence agency is deeply implicated in supporting Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and India and insurgents in Kashmir. Pakistan harbours Taliban leaders in Baluchistan… The potential for catastrophic conflict including nuclear is very real. No other part of the world presents such a high risk to stability and the unleashing of a world catastrophe. Pakistan is central to all of this.”
Doug McArthur, 778.782.5208, 604.786.0016 (cell), doug.mcarthur@sfu.ca
Foulmouthed Canucks
According to a new survey published in Muchmore Magazine a majority of Canadians readily admit to swearing frequently when talking to friends. In fact, Canadians swear more often than Americans and Brits when in conversation. Associate professor of English Paul Budra says: “I’m not surprised that we’re more foulmouthed than Americans. They are much more religious.”
Paul Budra, 778.782.4085, budra@sfu.ca
In an effort to better tackle organized crime, the federal government has announced new regulations aimed at making tools in the Criminal Code more accessible to police and prosecutors. Criminologist Robert Gordon can discuss the merits of this move.
Robert Gordon, 604.418.6640 (cell), 778.782.4305, rgordon@sfu.ca
Pakistan: eye of political storm
While survivors in Pakistan struggle to keep their heads above the floods that keep coming, there’s a more catastrophic storm brewing, warns public policy expert Doug McArthur. In support of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s concerns about Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence promoting the export of terror, McArthur says: “Pakistan’s intelligence agency is deeply implicated in supporting Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and India and insurgents in Kashmir. Pakistan harbours Taliban leaders in Baluchistan… The potential for catastrophic conflict including nuclear is very real. No other part of the world presents such a high risk to stability and the unleashing of a world catastrophe. Pakistan is central to all of this.”
Doug McArthur, 778.782.5208, 604.786.0016 (cell), doug.mcarthur@sfu.ca
Foulmouthed Canucks
According to a new survey published in Muchmore Magazine a majority of Canadians readily admit to swearing frequently when talking to friends. In fact, Canadians swear more often than Americans and Brits when in conversation. Associate professor of English Paul Budra says: “I’m not surprised that we’re more foulmouthed than Americans. They are much more religious.”
Paul Budra, 778.782.4085, budra@sfu.ca