Experts On Federal Election

The following University of Victoria researchers are available to discuss the vote of non-confidence and the coming federal election:

Dennis Pilon (Department of Political Science) is a political scientist whose research interests include Canadian politics and electoral reform. He can comment on how the non-confidence vote may impact the different political parties in terms of their strategic interests and how the BC ridings will play a crucial role in the coming federal election. (Office: 250-721-6430 or pilon@uvic.ca)

Elisabeth Gugl (Department of Economics) is an economist who teaches in the areas of labour economics, public finance and microeconomic theory. She can comment specifically on income-splitting and household economics. Her papers on income splitting have appeared in the Canadian Journal of Economics and the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law. (Office: 250-721-8538 or egugl@uvic.ca)

Janni Aragon (Department of Political Science) teaches in the areas of gender and politics, gender and international relations, American politics, feminist theories and methodologies, youth and politics, as well as women and technology. She can comment specifically on the role social media plays in elections and issues related to gender. (By email: jaragon@uvic.ca or on Facebook via Prof. Aragon and on Twitter via @janniaragon)

James Lawson (Department of Political Science) is an expert on issues related to Canadian politics and environmental policy. He can comment on topics concerning federalism, political economy and reform as well as environmental and natural-resource politics.  (Office: 250-721-7496 or lawsonj@uvic.ca)

Kim Speers (Department of Political Science) is a political scientist who teaches in the areas of Canadian politics, public policy, food politics, local government, and BC politics. She has been a national commentator on Canadian politics during elections and budgets since 2004 in Alberta and Manitoba. She can comment on political strategies and tactics, regional analysis (the West and BC), analysis of promises made during the campaign and related analysis of the 'war of words' that takes place during an election campaign. (Office: 250-597-4244 or kspeers@uvic.ca)

Michael J. Prince (Faculty of Human and Social Development), UVic’s Lansdowne Professor of Social Policy, is an expert on federal-provincial relations, national social insurance programs, and income security. His recent book Absent Citizens: Disability Politics and Policy in Canada explores how disability exists on the periphery of national policy making. (Office: 250-721-8043 or mprince@uvic.ca).

Penny Bryden (Department of History) is an expert in the negotiation of power within the federal system and the development of public policies in Canada. She can comment on the history of Canadian elections in the context of recent events. (pbryden@uvic.ca)

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