International hate crime researcher’s expertise sought by reporters

In a world where the issue of hate speech is in news headlines, a researcher in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has received numerous inquiries as a subject matter expert.

Journalists from across the country have been asking Barbara Perry, PhD for her take on the status of hate crime activity in Canada. Recent media appearances include CBC Radio One’s The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti, and TV Ontario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, among others.

Much of the coverage has come in the wake of the 2016 presidential election campaign in the United States.

A selection of recent articles and electronic links:

• Is Trump to blame for Richmond's (British Columbia) racist flyers?
  CKNW Newstalk 980 Radio Vancouver - Steele and Drex program (November 18, 2016), audio link runs 9:59

• Trump win gives 'permission' to racists, but hate crimes are nothing new in Canada
  CBC Radio One – The Current (November 16, 2016); panelist, audio link runs 19:33

• The Trump effect and the normalization of hate in Quebec
  Montreal Gazette (November 14, 2016)

• Right wing extremism in Canada
  TVO The Agenda (September 8, 2016); video link runs 15:58

• LGBTQ people often victims of violent hate crimes in Canada
  Global News.ca (June 15, 2016)

• Dr. Barbara Perry speaks about hate crime against communities
  Voters Echo (February 23, 2016); video runs 69:14

• Right-wing extremist groups ‘prevalent’ across Canada, study warns
  National Post (February 10, 2016)
  Vancouver Co-op Radio (February 15, 2016; audio link has since expired)
  Georgia Straight (B.C.) (February 16, 2016)
  The Peak, Simon Fraser University (February 29, 2016)

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bryan.oliver@uoit.ca