SFU Experts available on Throne Speech

Tomorrow, the federal government will reconvene for the first time since suspending parliament last month to deliver its throne speech, which will also prompt a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. 

The Liberal government is expected to propose a strategy to tackle rising COVID-19 cases, introduce a new green economic recovery plan and a move toward renewable energy, as well as the country’s overarching long-term recovery.

The following Simon Fraser University experts are available to speak on the upcoming event:  

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

PETER HALL, professor, urban studies                     
778.782.6691 | pvhall@sfu.ca  
Topic: local labour markets and employment, economic development, ports and trade-transport infrastructure 

ROBERT ADAMSON, lecturer, Beedie School of Business                    
604.657.1213 | radamson@sfu.ca
Topic: environmental issues including carbon pricing, regulation of financial institutions  

SETH KLEIN, adjunct professor, urban studies, author of “A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency” 
604.836.2272 | seth_klein@sfu.ca
Topic: climate change polling, welfare policy, poverty, inequality and economic security 

POLITICS

CARA CAMCASTLE, professor, political science                   
778.887.5585 | ccamcast@sfu.ca
Topic: Canadian politics, party ideologies and policies, election analysis

ANDREW HEARD, professor, political science                   
778.782.3043 | aheard@sfu.ca 
Topic: Canadian constitutional issues, confidence voting, elections, senate reform, powers of the Governor General

SANJAY JERAM, senior lecturer, political science                   
604.445.6790 | sjeram@sfu.ca
Topic: public opinion, ideologies, provincial political cultures, electoral strategy, immigration and diversity issues 

STEWART PREST, lecturer, political science
604.219.9309 | stewart_prest@sfu.ca 
Topic: Canadian politics, democratic institutions, internal affairs 

HEALTH AND AGING

KAREN PALMER, adjunct professor, health sciences
778.558.1249 | kpalmer@sfu.ca
Topic: health care policy, health care financing and delivery, hospital funding reform, constitutional challenges to Medicare, comparative health care policy, universal health care

CONTACT: 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU Communications & Marketing 

236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca 

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