SFU experts on B.C. budget

CONTACT:

Josh Gordon, Public Policy, 604.782.7868, joshua_gordon@sfu.ca
Steeve Mongrain, Economics, 778.782.3547, mongrain@sfu.ca
Sanjay Jeram, senior lecturer, Political Science, 778.782.5838, sjeram@sfu.ca
Rajiv Kozhikode, Beedie School of Business, 778.782.5565, rajiv_kozhikode@sfu.ca
Melissa Shaw, Communications & Marketing, 236.880.3297, melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

The B.C. Government will be publicly releasing the annual budget on Tuesday, February 18th at 1:30 p.m.

The following experts are available to speak on different aspects of the budget:

Josh Gordon, assistant professor, Public Policy, 604.782.7868, joshua_gordon@sfu.ca

Can speak to housing and affordability, public debt

Steeve Mongrain, professor, Economics, 778.782.3547, mongrain@sfu.ca (English & French)

Can speak to taxation, welfare programs, unemployment insurance, public finance, debt

Sanjay Jeram, senior lecturer, Political Science, 778.782.5838, sjeram@sfu.ca

Can speak to the political implications of the budget

Rajiv Kozhikode, associate professor, Beedie School of Business, 778.782.5565, rajiv_kozhikode@sfu.ca (English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi)

Can speak to corporate political activity, public policy and industry responses, institutions and markets

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