Regina Bateson (English, French and Spanish)
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Professor Bateson studies how and why people carry out organized violence and other types of high-risk collective action. She can also speak to US involvement having previously been involved in US politics:
“The situation in Ottawa has evolved from a protest to an occupation to more militia-like activity. This reflects increasing sophistication and organization among the group in Ottawa, and it represents an even more serious threat to the rule of law."
Michael Kempa (English and French)
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Kempa is a criminologist focused on the politics of community safety and policing.
Nomi Claire Lazar (English only)
Full Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Professor Lazar can provide expert analysis regarding Ontario’s decision to declare a state of emergency and what it means to the “Freedom convoy” crisis. She can discuss the history, legal framework, dangers and possibilities for the use of emergency measures, as well as providing comment and analysis on their extreme rhetoric, alt-right ideas, and apocalyptic narratives.