Recent Media Coverage

12/15/2022 Richard was listed in today’s “York in the Media/York U in the news” section as well for his interview with BNN Bloomberg to discuss the arrest of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried for their piece titled, “Canadian regulators need to catch up, protect
12/15/2022 Richard Leblanc was featured in The Scoop section of today’s Y-File. 
12/13/2022 The book, Understanding the Dynamics of New Normal for Supply Chains – Post COVID Opportunities and Challenges, edited by Hassan and published by Springer, explores the “new normal” of business supply chain in a post-pandemic world.
12/13/2022 Hassan Qudrat-Ullah was featured yesterday in the Y-File article titled, “New book explores how COVID-19 has changed business supply chain”. 
12/12/2022 Richard was recently interviewed on 630 CHED Radio regarding Hockey Canada culture challenges.
12/12/2022 Richard Leblanc was listed in the “York in the Media/York U in the news” section today.
12/7/2022 Richard was interviewed by CBC News for their article “Canadian endowment shows how the climate crisis is changing philanthropy.”
12/7/2022 Richard Leblanc was listed in the “York in the Media/York U in the news” section today. 
10/19/2022 Richard was on CHCH news in a piece titled, “Hockey Canada passes new by-laws”
10/19/2022 Richard Leblanc was listed in today’s “York in the Media/York U in the news” section.
10/14/2022 Richard was quoted by Global News for their article “Hockey Canada faces ‘long road ahead’ as organization seeks new leadership
10/14/2022 Richard Leblanc was listed in the “York in the Media/York U in the news” section today
9/28/2022 Richard Leblanc also quoted by Financial Post in their article titled “Scotiabank taps Finning CEO to replace retiring Brian Porter in surprise move”.
9/28/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted by CityNews for their article titled, “Scotiabank's new CEO choice 'anomalous but clever': governance expert”;
9/15/2022 Zanta Yee Fong, an undergrad in the BCom-Management stream, was featured in The Scoop section of the Y-File today. Ms. Yee Fong co-wrote an article for Psychology Today with Duygu Gulseren, assistant professor at the School of Human Resources Management, titled, “Social-Media Content Creation and the Threat of Cyberaggression” based on their research on cyberaggression experiences.
9/12/2022 Sunwoo Lee was listed in the “York in the Media/York U in the news” section today. Sunwoo and her co-authors’ recent study (published by the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning) was discussed by Phys.org in their piece titled, “Research suggests financial literacy declining in America”.
9/7/2022 Richard Leblanc was featured in The Scoop section for his interview with The Hamilton Spectator for their article, “‘It’s time for a change’: Pat Daly finally has some competition in the upcoming municipal election.”
9/1/2022 Jodie Whelan to CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR)
9/1/2022 Jodie Whelan to CBC Windsor (CBET) - Windsor Morning
9/1/2022 Jodie Whelan to CBC Radio One 97.5FM (CBEW)
9/1/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted on LITE FM 98.5 (CJWL) on the subject of Bell Media regarding Lisa LaFlamme.
9/1/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted on City News 570 (CKGL) on the subject of Bell Media regarding Lisa LaFlamme.
9/1/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted in an article posted by BNN Bloomberg titled, “In the wake of LaFlamme's exit, how effective are independent workplace reviews?”
9/1/2022 Richaed Leblanc was quoted in an article posted by City News titled, “In the wake of LaFlamme's exit, how effective are independent workplace reviews?”
9/1/2022 Richard Leblanc spoke on the Bill Kelly Show on AM 900 Hamilton's News Talk Leader (CHML) about troubles within the Hockey Canada Board
8/26/2022 Richard Leblanc was listed in the “York in the Media/York U in the news” section today. Richard was quoted by The Sports Network (TSN) for their article “MP plans to call former Hockey Canada board member to testify about gifts, perks”. And he also spoke on that same subject to AM 900 (CHML) Hamilton’s News Talk Leader.
8/11/2022 David Weitzner was listed in the “York in the Media/York U in the news” section today. David’s interview on the dangers of AI was played on 630 CHED and also on Newstalk 770 CHQR.
7/28/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted by BBC News for their article titled, “Rogers outage: Why a network upgrade pushed millions in Canada offline”. 
7/25/2022 David recently wrote an article for The Conversation titled, “Push for AI innovation can create dangerous products” that was reprinted by Canadian Press and HipHopCanada, as well as by Yahoo! News Canada which was featured specifically in The Scoop of today’s Y-File.
7/25/2022 Richard was quoted in Sylvan Lake News for their article titled, “Rogers’ five-day refund after outage doesn’t go far enough, legal expert says
7/21/2022 Richard was quoted in Shoreline Beacon for their article titled, “Where were you during the great disconnect?”
7/21/2022 Richard was quoted in Financial Post for their article titled, “Rogers has its work cut out for it in outage aftermath as Shaw merger deadline looms”
7/21/2022 Richard was quoted in The Hamilton Spectator for their article titled, “Rogers Communications network outage should sound alarms”
7/21/2022 Richard was quoted in the National Post for their article titled, “Outage and shaw deadline put rogers under the regulatory microscope”
7/18/2022 Richard was quoted in Castanet in an article titled, “Rogers' five-day refund after outage doesn't go far enough, legal expert says” 
7/18/2022 Richard spoke to The Alan Carter Radio Program on 640 Toronto
7/18/2022 Richard was quoted in the Financial Post article titled, “Ottawa demands telecoms strike formal mutual assistance agreement within 60 days in wake of Rogers outage”
7/18/2022 Richard was quoted in CBC Radio for their piece titled, “No guarantee of public investigation into Rogers outage, despite calls from experts”
7/18/2022 Richard was quoted in MobileSyrup for their piece titled, “Rogers’ 5-day credit might not be enough: report”
7/18/2022 Richard was quoted in City News for their piece on the “Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange”
7/18/2022 Richard was quoted in CTV News for their piece titled, “Rogers' five-day refund 'wholly inadequate' legal expert says”
7/14/2022 Richard was quoted in the National Post for their article titled, “60-Day deadline to reach mutual assistance plan; Telecom; Ottawa orders companies to work together to avoid another massive Rogers outage”.
7/14/2022 Richard spoke to CBC News: The National for their video piece titled, “Rogers CEO says maintenance update responsible for Canada-wide outage”
7/14/2022 Richard was quoted in CP24 for their article titled, “Rogers CEO apologizes for outage, says it came after network maintenance update”.
7/14/2022 Richard was quoted in Yahoo! News for their article titled, “Canada telecom execs summoned after wide service outage”.
7/14/2022 Richard was quoted in the Toronto Star for their article titled, “Rogers outage leads to questions about compensation and competition as service rumbles back to life”.
5/6/2022 Richard was also recently quoted in The Stratford BeaconHerald for their article titled, “Recommendations raised 'red flags' about mental health agency's leadership: Expert; Ontario Health completed an independent report in February suggesting governance reforms” 
4/22/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted in BNN Bloomberg for their article titled, “Governance experts blast lack of 'skin in the game' in boardrooms”; and spoke to BNN Bloomberg’s “The Open” for their report titled “There’s an empirical relationship between share ownership and effective governance”
4/21/2022 Richard was also quoted in The Globe and Mail for their article titled, “Canadian National Railway under fire for failing to nominate French-speaking executives to board”
4/11/2022 Richard Leblanc spoke to The Globe and Mail for their article titled, “Shopify proposes changes to governance structure, announces 10-for-one share split”
3/26/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted in The Hamilton Spectator for their article titled, "The $15-million question: Will HWDSB keep Sherwood open?"
3/19/2022 Richard Leblanc was recently quoted in The Globe and Mail for their article titled "Inside the ultrasecretive exit of CEO Mayo Schmidt from Nutrien after eight months"
2/8/2022 Prof. Leblanc discusses CTA’s independence
2/2/2022 Richard Leblanc was quoted by BNN Bloomberg under the titled of “Emails raise questions about Canadian transportation regulator's independence”
2/2/2022 Richard Leblanc quoted in The Canadian Press:“Is the CTA independent?: Emails raise questions about Canadian transportation regulator's independence”
1/6/2022 Richard Leblanc was interviewed by BNN in :Boards are conducting exit surveys and regular outreach to employees: Corporate governance expert
12/8/2021 Richard Leblanc: BNN - Corporate governance in Canada needs some work
11/30/2021 David Weitzner:“Management is over; co-creation is key”
11/26/2021 Ali Asgary was featured in an article in Y-File titled, “Risk management and evacuation planning represent key aspects in volcano crisis”. 
11/23/2021 Prof. Leblanc discusses CEO change at Rogers
11/12/2021 Richard was quoted by CBC News in their article titled, “Edward Rogers won the war — but that victory may still cost his company dearly”. 
11/10/2021 Richard was quoted by Business in Vancouver in their article titled, “The Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI)(TSX:RCI.B) boardroom battle over control of the telecom giant could act as a referendum on the company’s corporate share structure”. 
11/10/2021 Richard Leblanc was interviewed by CBC News in:“Rogers fiasco fallout” 
11/8/2021 Richard was quoted by the Toronto Star in their article titled, “Is Natale out as CEO of Rogers? Experts surveyed by the Star predict he is — it’s just a matter of timing” 
11/8/2021 Richard Leblanc was quoted by the Financial Post in their article titled, “Chief executive Joe Natale in awkward spot as Rogers tries to calm the waters” 
11/7/2021 Richard Leblanc was quoted by CTV News: “Governance experts say Rogers debacle shows shortcomings in corporate regulations.”
11/5/2021 Richard Leblanc was interviewed by BNN Bloomberg in:“There will be a major management shakeup at Rogers following Edward Rogers court win"
10/25/2021 Richard Leblanc was quoted in the Toronto Star in their article titled, “Who will win the battle to control Rogers? Experts say Edward has the upper hand”; 
10/25/2021 Richard was quoted in Global News in their article titled, “Rogers family drama: What to know and why you should care”; 
10/22/2021 Richard was quoted in the Globe and Mail in their article titled, “Ted Rogers’s wishes for family control of company have complicated the power struggle”. 
10/21/2021 Richard was quoted by the CBC News in their article titled, “Edward Rogers out as Rogers chair after failed bid to oust CEO”,
10/19/2021 Richard was quoted again by the Financial Post in their article titled, “Rogers family to meet with board, outside advisors in bid to quell drama”. 
10/15/2021 Richard Leblanc was quoted in:“Inside Rogers board battle: Wife of late Ted Rogers, Loretta, backs CEO Natale 
9/21/2021 Richard Leblanc was recently initiated as an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the management consulting profession.
6/17/2021 Richard Leblanc featured in The Scoop for his videotaped interview on BNN Bloomberg titled, “We need a Pay Czar in Canada: Governance expert on Air Canada bonuses.” 
6/10/2021 Prof. LeBlanc discusses executive hiring and compensation
5/2/2021 Amy Kwan and Amit Brahme both featured in a story about the MFAc program titled “From Keele Street to Bay Street, powered by experiential education” 
4/22/2021 Jack Rozdilsky's article in The Conversation titled, “Doug Ford’s flip-flops: A dangerous failure of risk communication in COVID-19 third wave” 
4/20/2021 Alex Rusetski:“Become a changemaker in Management Practice and advance the future of our data-driven world”.
4/19/2021 CRA has nearly 1,200 complaints of companies misusing COVID money, but has issued no fines
2/17/2021 MFAc program fosters practical business solutions in collaboration with RBC
1/27/2021 Richard Leblanc was quoted in an article for the Toronto Star 
1/8/2021 Richard Leblanc was quoted in The Hamilton Spectator
12/7/2020 Financial Post: Richard Leblanc as Corporate Governance Advisor
10/14/2020 Richard Leblanc was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario. 
6-26-2020 Adjunct Faculty Paul Gryglewicz talks about postpandemic decisions on executive compensation. (Source: The Globe and Mail)
12-3-2019 Professor Richard Leblanc talks about the high concentration of power on the HBC case. (Source: Yahoo Sports)
10-31-2019 Professor Richard Leblanc comments on the survival strategy for Hudson's Bay in Toronto Star. (Source: York University News) 
10-24-2019 Adjunct Faculty Member Paul Gryglewicz made comments on reform for the tax treatment of stock options. (Source: The Globe and Mail) 
3-11-2019 Professor Richard Leblanc calls the two-day hiring period of the new OPP commissioner very unusual. (Source: iPolitics) 
1-24-2019 Professor Poonam Puri will be a keynote speaker on January 24 at the Singapore Academy of Law’s Comparative Corporate Governance Conference 2019.
1-11-2019 Professor Richard Leblanc claims top spot in the series 'Inside America's Boardroom'. (Source: York University News)
5-24-2018 Professor Richard LeBlanc comments on Hydro One board pay raise. (Source: York University News)
1-10-2018 Professor Richard Leblanc weighs in on the BNN interview on bread price-fixing by Loblaws. (Source: York University News)
11-6-2017 Adjunct Faculty Member Julie Desjardins was a key speaker in Climate Change: Directors at Risk Conference 2017: Best Practice Accounting and Corporate Governance for Identifying and Managing Climate Risk. (Source: York University News) 
6-3-2016 Adjunct Faculty Paul Gryglewicz talks about how CEO pay is evolving in Canada. (Source: The Globe and Mail)
8-12-2015 Professor Poonam Puri was listed in Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 ranking. (Source: York University News)
5-21-2015 Three ways for shareholders to have their say on executive pay. (Source: The Globe and Mail)