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Jean Bédard is a Professor at the School of Accounting, Université Laval (FSA ULaval), where he has been a faculty member since December 1985. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Southern California and a BBA in Public Accounting from HEC Montréal. His primary academic affiliation is with the School of Accounting at Université Laval's Faculty of Business Administration in Quebec City, Canada. Professor Bédard's research focuses on corporate governance, board of directors effectiveness, external audit market regulations, audit quality, and risk management and control. His scholarly work examines how governance mechanisms and audit practices influence financial reporting quality, with particular attention to audit committees, board composition, and regulatory frameworks. He has conducted comparative studies between Canadian, French, and American regulatory approaches. His publication record spans several decades with recent contributions in 2024 examining engagement partner identification and audit quality. His research often employs empirical methods to investigate how expanded audit reports, including key audit matters and going concern opinions, affect market participants and financial reporting outcomes. Professor Bédard has published in leading journals including Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Accounting Horizons. Professor Bédard has made significant contributions to understanding audit committee effectiveness, gender diversity on corporate boards, and the impact of regulatory changes on audit practices. His comparative work between hard law approaches (like quotas in France) and soft law approaches (like in Canada) to increase gender diversity on boards has provided valuable insights for policymakers. As an educator, Professor Bédard teaches in the areas of Audit and Governance, drawing on his extensive research and practical insights to inform his teaching. His long-standing career at Université Laval demonstrates his commitment to advancing both the theory and practice of accounting and auditing.

• Corporate governance
• Board of directors and performance
• External audit market and regulations
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Robin Ganev serves as Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts at the University of Regina, where she has taught since 2006. Her academic foundation includes a Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. from York University. Her research expertise spans: British Social History (18th-19th centuries) Popular Ballads as historical sources Popular Protest movements History of Taxation and Charity systems British Empire studies Russian historical narratives Ganev's scholarship innovatively employs popular ballads to decode public sentiment on contentious issues like commodity taxation and welfare reform. Her analysis of lyrical content reveals how marginalized populations expressed resistance to state policies through accessible cultural mediums, particularly examining the transition period before the New Poor Law of 1834. This methodology bridges literary analysis and social history to reconstruct voices absent from traditional archives. Her 2010 monograph 'Songs of Protest, Songs of Love' established her reputation in cultural history circles, demonstrating how ballads functioned as both protest vehicles and community-building tools. Current research investigates the historical puzzle of declining tax resistance despite expanding state fiscal power in 18th-century Britain. As Graduate Coordinator, Ganev mentors MA/PhD students and shapes the department's graduate curriculum. She teaches diverse undergraduate courses spanning Tudor-Stuart Britain, Russian imperial history, and modern British social movements, consistently connecting historical patterns to contemporary societal structures.

• British Social History
• Popular Ballads
• Popular Protest
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Samuel Singer is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, specializing in tax law and trans legal justice. His academic background includes a BA from Concordia University, BCL/LLB and LLM from McGill University, and an LLM in Tax from Osgoode Hall Law School. His research examines tax administration, dispute resolution, non-profit regulation, and critical tax theory, alongside pioneering work on trans rights and courtroom equity. Recent publications explore tax policy innovation, charity law modernization, and mechanisms to prevent misgendering in judicial settings. Awards include the SOGIC Hero Award (2022), multiple teaching honors, and the Canadian Law and Society Article Prize (2021) for his work on trans legal strategies. He leads grants from SSHRC and the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research, focusing on taxpayer remedies and trans equity in the legal profession. As a steering committee member for the Law Commission of Canada’s Charity and Law project, he contributes to national policy reform. His advocacy includes co-plaintiff roles in landmark trans rights cases and founding Montreal’s Trans Legal Clinic.

• Tax Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Non-profit and Charity Regulation
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Dr. Lu Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at Toronto Metropolitan University's Ted Rogers School of Management. She holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Alberta and maintains an active research profile focused on corporate finance and financial economics. Her research examines: Market valuation mechanisms and information environments Corporate governance structures and director behavior Taxation impacts on financial decision-making Investment strategies and market comovement Productivity measurement methodologies Dr. Zhang's publication record shows consistent output from 2010-2022, with recent work emphasizing behavioral aspects of finance and corporate strategy. Earlier contributions focused on governance in emerging markets and productivity analysis. She has secured multiple research grants: SSHRC Institutional Grant (2016) TRSM Research Development Grant (2016) SSHRC Insight Development Grant as Co-Investigator (2018) At TRSM, she teaches foundational and advanced finance courses including AFF 310 (Managerial Finance) and FIN 401 (Managerial Finance II). No research lab or student advisees are currently mentioned in available materials.

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Economics