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Carleton Experts Available: Municipal Election

Published on October 21, 2022

With Ontario’s municipal election on the horizon, Carleton University experts are available to discuss related topics.

If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out directly. If you require other assistance, please email Jena Lynde-Smith, Communications Officer, at jena.lyndesmith@carleton.ca.

Erin Tolley
Associate Professor, Political Science at Carleton University

Email: erin.tolley@carleton.ca

Tolley, the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics, is available to discuss race, gender and diversity in politics for print, web or radio news. She is an expert on the relationship between socio-demographic diversity and Canadian politics, with a specific interest in representation and gendered and racialized dynamics in political institutions.

For more information on Tolley, please visit: https://carleton.ca/polisci/people/erin-tolley/

Chris Waddell
Professor Emertius, Journalism at Carleton University

Email:  Chris.Waddell@carleton.ca

Waddell is available to discuss a wide variety of election topics, including media coverage of elections, public opinion polling, campaign debates, election night programming.

Waddell is an expert in political journalism. He was the CBC’s parliamentary bureau chief in Ottawa from 1993 to 2001. During his time at CBC, he was responsible for all national news specials, federal and provincial elections and election night coverage.

For more information on Waddell visit: https://carleton.ca/sjc/profile/waddell-christopher/

Media Contact

Jena Lynde-Smith (she/her)
Communications Officer
Carleton University
613-325-6330
jena.lyndesmith@carleton.ca

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