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July 15, 2009
Tit for tat visa response
The Canadian government’s new requirement that travelers from the Czech Republic and Mexico obtain visas to get into Canada has prompted the Czech government to strike back. It is pressing the European Union to impose a similar requirement on all Canadians travelling to EU countries. SFU economics professor Don DeVoretz, an expert on the economics of immigration, can comment on the legitimacy of the visa requirement and its potential impact on trade and Canada’s relations with EU countries.
Don DeVoretz, 604.533.2239, devoretz@sfu.ca
Tracking H1N1
New developments have put the H1N1 influenza virus, a global flu epidemic declared a pandemic in June, back in the media’s spotlight. A Vancouver child has become B.C.’s first known death statistic from the virus and summer camps in Ontario have sent home dozens of children newly diagnosed with it. Stephen Corber, director of public health practice in SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences, can talk about the importance of the media not fixating on determining which group is most susceptible to the virus. “The current course of the flu makes it seem as though seniors don’t have to worry, but we have to remember many of them have compromised immune systems,” notes Corber.
Stephen Corber, 778.782.7183, scorber@sfu.ca
The Canadian government’s new requirement that travelers from the Czech Republic and Mexico obtain visas to get into Canada has prompted the Czech government to strike back. It is pressing the European Union to impose a similar requirement on all Canadians travelling to EU countries. SFU economics professor Don DeVoretz, an expert on the economics of immigration, can comment on the legitimacy of the visa requirement and its potential impact on trade and Canada’s relations with EU countries.
Don DeVoretz, 604.533.2239, devoretz@sfu.ca
Tracking H1N1
New developments have put the H1N1 influenza virus, a global flu epidemic declared a pandemic in June, back in the media’s spotlight. A Vancouver child has become B.C.’s first known death statistic from the virus and summer camps in Ontario have sent home dozens of children newly diagnosed with it. Stephen Corber, director of public health practice in SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences, can talk about the importance of the media not fixating on determining which group is most susceptible to the virus. “The current course of the flu makes it seem as though seniors don’t have to worry, but we have to remember many of them have compromised immune systems,” notes Corber.
Stephen Corber, 778.782.7183, scorber@sfu.ca