Laurier expert alert: Federal election

Politics, elections and polling

Maria Gallego is a professor in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. She is an expert in public economics, political economy and intergovernmental negotiations, including between federal and provincial governments. Gallego is available to comment on how campaign advertising affects electoral outcomes and how voters influence policies in parliamentary documentaries, including Canada. Contact: mgallego@wlu.ca

Simon Kiss is an associate professor in the Digital Media and Journalism program and director of the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP). He is an expert on political communication, including the political role played by the news media, as well as party politics and environmental politics and policies. Kiss will be unavailable until the beginning of September. Contact: skiss@wlu.ca

John Milloy is an assistant professor at Martin Luther University College and the Practitioner-in-Residence in Laurier's Department of Political Science. He is a former advisor to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien with extensive national campaign experience. He entered public life as a Member of the Ontario Legislature from 2003-2014. During that time, Milloy served in a variety of Cabinet posts. His research areas include public ethics, parliamentary and political reform, citizen engagement, and politics and religion. Having served as House Leader during a minority government in Ontario, Milloy has detailed knowledge of the workings of a minority parliament. Contact: jmilloy@luther.wlu.ca

Andrea Perrella is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science. He is an expert on political participation, political communication, electoral politics, public opinion of public health and Canadian politics. Contact: aperrella@wlu.ca

Jason Roy is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and associate director of the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP). He is an expert on political participation, voting, elections, public opinion and Canadian politics. His recent book (with Christopher Alcantara), Winning and Keeping Power in Canadian Politics, draws upon experimentation to test a number of commonly held assumptions about how political parties best achieve (and maintain) electoral success. His forthcoming book (with Patrick Fournier and Shane Singh), The Power of Polls?, examines how public opinion polls affect voting behaviour. He is available for comment on how people form political preferences, negativity in election campaigns, the significance of local candidates, and the impact of pre-election polls on voting behaviour. Read more about his research. Contact: jroy@wlu.ca

Brian Tanguay is a professor in the Department of Political Science. He is an expert on political parties and party systems, particularly on the transformation of social democratic (NDP) and nationalist (Parti Québécois) parties in Canada, and electoral reform in liberal democracies. Tanguay will be unavailable until after Sept. 3. Contact: btanguay@wlu.ca

Economics policy, labour and taxation

Jason Dean, instructor in the Laurier’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, is an expert in labour economics and the economics of immigration. He can speak about topics related to employment, wages and taxation. His past research has focused on the work of Canadian immigrants, in the present day and prior to the First World War. Contact: jadean@wlu.ca

Ellen Russell, associate professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, is an economist and expert on labour, public policy, wage trends and growing inequality. She is available to comment on the economic, political and cultural factors impacting workers in recent decades, particularly related to worker bargaining power and real wages, and the role of public policy in improving labour market conditions and promoting economic recovery. She was formerly senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and has commented on economic issues in the media. Read more about her research. Contact: erussell@wlu.ca

Health policy

Ketan Shankardass is an associate professor in Health Sciences and an associate scientist with the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital. Shankardass is an expert on policy and governance approaches to improving public health and health equity. He is available for comment about the impact of specific policies on population health, health equity issues, and the role of chronic stress on health. Contact: kshankardass@wlu.ca

Security and defence policy

Alistair Edgar is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. From 2003 to 2008 and 2010 to 2018, he was the executive director of the Academic Council on the United Nations System. He is an expert on United Nations peacekeeping; peacebuilding and international security; and Canadian and U.S. security and defence policy. Contact: aedgar@wlu.ca

Ann Fitz-Gerald is the director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a professor in Laurier’s Department of Political Science. She is an expert in global security, security sector governance and peace and conflict. She has facilitated internationally sponsored peace talks and has advised, and has been seconded to work with, a number of countries on issues relating to national security policy and strategy issues. She is also available to speak about the policies and practices Canada should consider for the post-COVID-19 world. Contact: 226.772.3087 or afitz-gerald@balsillieschool.ca

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