Week of Feb. 18-25, 2002

Experts react to Liberal’s budget…The unveiling of the Liberals’ budget tomorrow (Feb. 19) comes on the heels of the most sweeping spending cuts in B.C.’s history. SFU experts who can provide analysis on the budget and what it means to taxpayers include:

Business/economics

Richard Harris, economics, 604-291-3795; richard_harris@sfu.ca: effects of budget cuts on economy
Mark Leier, labour history, 604-291-5827; mark_leier@sfu.ca; budget cutbacks, present and past; labour’s response
Gary Mauser, business, 604-291-3652; gary_mauser@sfu.ca
budget strategy/politics
Lindsay Meredith, business, 604-291-3653; lindsay_meredith@sfu.ca: budget strategy; how the budget will affect taxpayers/consumers;
John Richards, business, 604-291-4568: john_richards@sfu.ca: social policy issues, welfare
Aidan Vining, business, 604-291-5249; aidan_vining@sfu.ca: government efficiency and business strategy
Mark Wexler, business ethics, 604-738-2366 (h); wexler@sfu.ca: the ethics of labour’s response to the government’s moves and its impact on investors; the effects of downsizing on employees

Politics

Daniel Cohn, political science, 604-291-5667; dcohn@sfu.ca: the politics of health care and health care policy
Patrick Smith, political science, 604-291-3088/291-1544 (h); psmith@sfu.ca: the impact of the government’s spending direction and how taxpayers will respond to it
Tom Koch, gerontology, 604-714-0348; tomkoch@kochworks.com: impact of health care privatization/health care cuts

Research/education

Bruce Clayman,vice-president, research, 604-291-4152; clayman@sfu.ca: or
Willie Davidson, dean of science, 604-291-3771; wdavidso@sfu.ca:
budget impact on research



Salmon farms—aquatic time bombs?…John Volpe, an expert on the influence of the aquaculture industry on the biology of coastal B.C., including Atlantic salmon escapees, will address the timely issues surrounding fish farms when he gives a lecture, Science Friction: The incredible story of Atlantic salmon in B.C., at Harbour Centre on Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m. Volpe’s lecture is on the heels of the provincial government lifting its moratorium on new salmon farm licenses. It is also against the backdrop of the David Suzuki Foundation saying it may be necessary to kill all farmed salmon along B.C.’s coast to stop the spread of what’s known as sockeye disease. Volpe will review the array of issues facing B.C.’s aquaculture industry and why those issues have led to fears that B.C.’s salmon farms represent time bombs. Volpe is an assistant professor of invasion and fisheries biology at the University of Alberta. His lecture is part of SFU continuing studies’ speaking of science lecture series.

Patricia Gallaugher, 604-291-4653; pgallaug@sfu.ca

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