The federal government will announce today details of its plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of 2015. Experts at the University of British Columbia are available to comment on the plan from a variety of angles.
Efrat Arbel
Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Executive member, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL)
Cell: 604.722.6162
Email: arbel@allard.ubc.ca
• Legal process for refugee resettlement, security concerns
• Canada’s historic legacy as refugee acceptor
• Canada’s legal obligations towards refugees
Catherine Dauvergne (limited availability)
Dean, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Tel: 604.828.2818
Email: lawdean@allard.ubc.ca
• Refugee, immigration and citizenship law
• Author of The New Politics of Immigration and the End of Settler Societies (forthcoming)
Elizabeth Dunn
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology
Cell: 778.891.2243
Email: profdunn@gmail.com
• Happiness benefits of helping refugees
Please note: Elizabeth Dunn will be travelling on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and will have limited availability.
Peter Edelmann
Instructor, UBC Continuing Studies, Immigration Studies Program
Tel: 604.646.4684
Tel 2: 604.626.9454
• Immigration law
• Refugee protection
Chris Erickson
Sessional Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science
Tel: 604.822.5483
Cell: 604.721.9187
Email: chris.erickson@ubc.ca
• Sources of terrorism
• International security
• Fear as a political tool
Penny Gurstein
Director, School of Community and Regional Planning
Email: penny.gurstein@ubc.ca
• Housing affordability and access for refugees and immigrants
Daniel Hiebert (available until 11 a.m. PST)
Dept. of Geography
Email: dan.hiebert@ubc.ca
• Immigration, refugee, settlement policy
• Escaping Conflict: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Explained (video)
Peter Klein
Associate Professor, School of Journalism
Director, UBC Global Reporting Centre
Tel: 778.389.4812
Email: peter.klein@ubc.ca, peter.klein@globalreportingcentre.org
• Xenophobia in Europe
• Islamophobia in North America
• Strangers At Home
Carlos Teixeira
Associate Professor, Community, Culture and Global Studies, UBC Okanagan
Tel: 250.807.9313
Tel 2: 250.762.6389
Email: carlos.teixeira@ubc.ca
• Housing affordability
• Settlement process