Members in the News

Thu. Apr. 30, 2020

A number of CRiCS's members have been featured in the media during the month of April.

Kevin Walby was interviewed by the Winnipeg Free Press on the issue of early release of vulnerable inmates in the province who are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19: Winnipeg Free Press, April 15, 2020.

Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land was interviewed by CBC on the topic of police conduct in the shootings of a number of young Indigenous people: CBC, April 20, 2020.

Matthew Flisfeder wrote a piece in The Conversation, titled "Who’s Zoomin’ who? How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the ‘social’ into social media": The Conversation, April 20, 2020.

Jenny Heijun Wills and Sharanpal Ruprai were included in a feature congratulating UW faculty members whose recent publications were shortlisted for the 2020 Manitoba Book Awards: UW News Centre, April 21, 2020.

Kevin Walby was also interviewed on the legality and practice of removing face masks for identification purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cabin Radio, April 29, 2020.

Jane Barter wrote a piece in The Conversation, titled "I once thought Catholic humanist Jean Vanier a hero. Now I’m wrestling with his coercive legacy": The Conversation, April 30, 2020.