Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:
Nomi Claire Lazar (English and French)
Full Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Nomi.Lazar@uOttawa.ca
Professor Lazar was a member of the Research Council for the Public Order Emergency Commission. She is the author of States of Emergency in Liberal Democracy.
Alex Neve (English and French)
Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section
Alex.Neve@uOttawa.ca
Professor Neve’s expertise lies in human rights law and he is currently a commissioner with the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation.
Michael Kempa (English and French)
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Michael.Kempa@uOttawa.ca
Professor Kempa has been following and analyzing the occupation and the Emergency Act inquiry since day one.
Regina Bateson (English, French and Spanish)
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
rbateson@uottawa.ca
Joao Velloso (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section
Joao.Velloso@uottawa.ca (limited availability)
Professor Velloso's expertise lies in the policing of protesters and mass events and he was on-the-ground for the Ottawa occupation conducting research and field work.
Sylvia Rich (English and French)
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section
Professor Rich’s expertise lies in criminal law and related topics, including police violence. She is the author of the paper Police Violence as Organizational Crime.