As parliament returns, people across the country are still struggling with inflation, high interest rates, and a housing crisis. In addition, the government is facing challenging foreign affairs issues, involving NATO, military spending, Ukraine, China, foreign interference, and more.
The Carleton University experts below are available to discuss related subjects. Additional Carleton experts can be found here: https://experts.carleton.ca/
If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca.
David Carment
Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
Email: David.Carment@carleton.ca
Carment is available to discuss Canadian foreign policy, the war in Ukraine, Canada-US relations, and Canada-China relations.
For more information on Carment, please visit: https://carleton.ca/npsia/people/david-carment/.
Andrew Cohen
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University
Email: Andrew.Cohen@carleton.ca
Cohen is an author and journalist who has worked for a wire service as well as leading newspapers and magazines as a reporter, editor, editorial writer, columnist, and foreign correspondent. In his 37-year journalism career, he has written for Time, the Ottawa Citizen, and United Press International. He also wrote for the Financial Post and the Globe and Mail from Washington, London, Berlin, and Toronto.
For more information on Cohen, please visit: https://carleton.ca/sjc/profile/cohen-andrew/.
Vivek Dehejia
Professor, Department of Economics at Carleton University
Email: vivek.dehejia@carleton.ca
Dehejia discussed inflation in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
His fields of research include international trade, international economic development, and international macroeconomics. He is available to discuss how both the continuing inflation problem and high-interest rates that are creating an affordability issue may impact Trudeau, He can also speak to the repercussions of Trudeau’s recent overseas travel on how Canada is perceived abroad.
He recently published an op-ed in the National Post on Trudeau’s performance at the G20: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/leave-it-to-justin-trudeau-to-further-degrade-canada-india-relations
For more information on Dehejia, please visit: https://carleton.ca/economics/people/dehejia-vivek-h/.
Ian Lee
Professor, Sprott School of Business at Carleton University
Email: Ian.Lee@carleton.ca
Lee is happy to discuss housing issues, inflation, and interest rates.
Lee has appeared multiple times before the House of Commons and Senate finance, banking, industry and trade committees. He has been in every Government of Canada budget lockup since 2008. He attended pre-budget consultations with the Minister of Finance in 2009 and 2011. His work has appeared in the annual publication How Ottawa Spends concerning Canada’s retirement system, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, deficits, corporate income reform and the Liberal downsizing of 1995-97 and the Conservative Government downsizing of 2010-15.
For more on Lee, please visit: https://sprott.carleton.ca/profile/ian-lee/.
Stephen Saideman
Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
Email: stephen.saideman@carleton.ca
Saideman is available to discuss NATO and defence issues.
Saideman’s research interests focus on the causes and consequences of intervention in intra-state conflicts. His current research deals with the role of legislatures in democratic civil-military relations. He teaches courses on contemporary international security, civil-military relations, and United States foreign and defence policy.
For more information on Saideman, please visit: https://carleton.ca/npsia/people/stephen-saideman/.
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Friday, September 15, 2023 in Experts Available
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