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Election, superbugs, China - Issues, Experts and Ideas

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December 13, 2005
Campaigning over Christmas

The federal election campaign is well underway and vying for voter attention with the Christmas season and wind up of 2005. The following SFU experts are available between now and January, at which time the media/pr office will update the list for the campaign's final stretch.

Marjorie Griffin Cohen, political science, 604.291.5838; mcohen@sfu.ca
Political economy; trade issues

Richard Harris economics, 604.929.3255 (h); rharris@sfu.ca
Issues related to the Canadian economy

Andrew Heard, political science, andrew_heard@sfu.ca
While he is currently on leave, Heard has produced a website with a wide range of background information about federal elections and electoral reform. It has been updated in anticipation of the upcoming election and can be found at www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/

Doug McArthur, public policy, 604.291.5208; 604.786.0016; doug_mcarthur@sfu.ca
Public policy issues; i.e. softwood lumber dispute

Gary Mauser, business, 604.291.3652; gary_mauser@sfu.ca
Political marketing/strategies

Lindsay Meredith, business, 604.291.5554; lindsay_meredith@sfu.ca
Political marketing/strategies, impact of advertising, Christmas

Catherine Murray, communication, 604.937.5202, (604.291.5322 after Jan. 6); murraye@sfu.ca
Political marketing, polls

John Richards, business/public policy, 604.291.5250; 604.255.7053; john_richards@sfu.ca
Canadian social policy, labour policy, First Nations issues

Patrick Smith, political science, 604.291.1544 (h); psmith@sfu.ca
Federal/provincial politics, political parties, leaders, and strategies



The superbugs are winning

A new study says soaring drug costs will drive Canada's health spending to a record $142 billion in 2005, and the hugely expensive fight against antibiotic-resistant hospital superbugs is eating up much of that drug money,says SFU molecular biologist Fiona Brinkman, who can comment on exciting new bug-buster strategies.



Green China?

Despite setbacks like the recent chemical spill on a river near the city of Harbin, China is making huge strides in environmental protection and green innovation, thanks in no small part to the influence of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, which maintains its International Secretariat in SFU's David See-Chai Lam centre. CCICED director Earl Drake, a former Canadian ambassador to China, is just back from the country and can comment.