Federal budget, April 16, 2024 – SFU experts available  

On April 16, the Federal Government will deliver an important budget that will provide insight into its priorities as we approach an expected election in 2025. SFU experts are available to share their insights.

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, Beedie School of Business
apavlov@sfu.ca                    

Expertise: Measures to combat inflation, housing, economic policies

ANDREW LONGHURST, PhD candidate, geography
arlonghu@sfu.ca 
Expertise: Health care funding, privatization, surgical wait times, pandemic response, seniors’ care, physician compensation and primary care reform

SANJAY JERAM, senior lecturer, political science 
604.445.6790 | sjeram@sfu.ca  

Expertise: Who is this budget appealing to? Public opinion, ideologies, provincial political cultures, electoral strategy, immigration & diversity issues

CONTACT

WILL HENDERSON, SFU Communications & Marketing 
604.368.2532 | will_henderson@sfu.ca

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