Carleton Experts Available – Premiers’ Meeting
Premiers and the prime minister are meeting ahead of the U.S.-Canada trade deadline to discuss issues such as trade, tariffs, and major projects. Carleton University experts are available to comment on related subjects.
If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to contact them directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca.
For other experts, please visit the Carleton Experts Database: https://experts.carleton.ca/
Vivek Dehejia
Professor, Department of Economics at Carleton University
Email: vivek.dehejia@carleton.ca
Dehejia is available to discuss the meeting, its implications, and Canada’s overall macroeconomic picture – GDP, productivity, unemployment, inflation, etc. Dehejia has testified on these matters at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
His fields of research include international trade, international economic development and international macroeconomics.
For more on Dehejia, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/vivek-h-dehejia
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 Ontario and across Canada, including economic growth, deficits, and the competitiveness of 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
Media Contact
Steven Reid (he/him)
Media Relations Officer
Carleton University
613-265-6613
Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca
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