Experts for BC budget day

The following University of Victoria faculty members are available to media once Budget 2016 is released, with the BC budget speech expected at approximately 1:30 p.m. PT on Feb. 16:

Brent Mainprize (Gustavson School of Business) teaches in the areas of strategy and entrepreneurship. He can comment on what implications the provincial budget might have for Indigenous economic development. He is available to the media on Feb. 16 and through next week. (Office: 250-588-1172 or brentm@uvic.ca)

Brock Smith (Gustavson School of Business) teaches in the areas of marketing strategy, entrepreneurship and tourism. He can comment on what implications the provincial budget might have for the province’s tourism industry and entrepreneurship. He is available to media on Feb. 16 and through next week. (Office: 250-721-6070 or smithb@uvic.ca)

Elisabeth Gugl (Dept. of Economics) is an economist who teaches in the areas of labour economics, public finance and microeconomic theory. She studies family economics and the decision-making that takes place within families. She can comment on what implications the provincial budget might have for families and she is available to media on Feb. 16 and through next week. (Office: 250-721-8538 or egugl@uvic.ca)

Michael J. Prince (Dept. of Human & Social Development) is an expert on federal-provincial relations, national social insurance programs and income security. His research interests include: trends in social policy over the past 25 years and the next generations; federal-provincial relations; Indigenous governance; and policy-making in disability politics and policy issues. He is available to media in the budget lockup. (Office: 250-721-8043 or mprince@uvic.ca)

Rob Gillezeau (Dept. of Economics) is an economist with broad expertise in public policy, including employment, taxation and social programs. He has particular expertise in the economics of labour law and anti-poverty programs. He can comment on the implications of the budget in these areas as well as the government's fiscal framework and the provincial budget in a broader federal context, and he is available to media all day on Feb. 16 and through next week. (Office: 250-472-5948 or gillezr@uvic.ca)

Saul Klein (Gustavson School of Business) is the dean of UVic’s business school and can comment on the implications of the provincial budget with respect to BC’s global economic competitiveness. He is available to media on Feb. 16 and through next week. (Office: 250-721-6422 or bizdean@uvic.ca)

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