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Carleton Experts Available – Premiers’ Meeting

Published on July 21, 2025

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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