Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting with President Trump today to begin discussions on a range of issues, including tariffs, and Carleton experts are available to discuss what can be expected.
If you are interested in speaking with an expert below, please feel free to reach out to them directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca.
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Fen Hampson
Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
Email: FenHampson@cunet.carleton.ca
Hampson is co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-US relations. His research interests include Canadian foreign policy, internet governance, international organization, international negotiation, conflict resolution and analysis. He is a frequent commentator and contributor in the national and international media.
For more on Hampson, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/fen-hampson
Ian Lee
Professor, Sprott School of Business at Carleton University
Email: Ian.Lee@carleton.ca
Lee is happy to discuss business in Canada, including economic growth, deficits, and the competitiveness of Canadian industries. 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 more.
For more on Lee, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/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 Trump’s impact on foreign affairs and defence policy, including NATO. His 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 on Saideman, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/stephen-saideman
Brian Schmidt
Professor, Department of Political Science at Carleton University
Email: brianschmidt@cunet.carleton.ca
Schmidt is an American citizen whose research interests are international relations theory, American foreign policy, American domestic politics, U.S.-Canada relations and disciplinary history. His book The Political Discourse of Anarchy, which received the Choice 1998 Outstanding Academic Book Award, examines the history of International Relations from the mid-1800s to the outbreak of World War Two. He continues to pursue research on the history of the field and has published numerous articles on the historiography of International Relations. At Carleton, Schmidt teaches courses on international relations theory, the causes of war, the United Nations, and American foreign policy.
For more on Schmidt, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/brian-schmidt-1
Christopher Worswick
Professor, Department of Economics at Carleton University
Email: christopher.worswick@carleton.ca
Worswick studies the economics of immigration and labour economics. He is available to provide an economic assessment of trade policies etc.
For more on Worswick visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/christopher-worswick
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025 in Experts Available
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