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Premier David Eby calls snap election in British Columbia – SFU experts available
After weeks of speculation, British Columbia Premier David Eby has called a snap provincial election.
SFU experts are available to offer their insight on the decision, the upcoming campaign trail, and the key issues for voters ahead of polling day on October 24.
Available SFU experts
Politics
SANJAY JERAM, senior lecturer, political science
sjeram@sfu.ca
Expertise: Provincial politics, Canadian politics, federalism, political parties, national identity, political values and ideology, and diversity issues.
EDANA BEAUVAIS, associate professor, political science
edana_beauvais@sfu.ca
Expertise: Political communication, deliberative democracy, racial, ethnic and settler-colonial politics, gender and politics, political behaviour.
Finance and economy
ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance
apavlov@sfu.ca
Expertise: Real estate markets, housing affordability, B.C. and Canadian economy, interest rates, inflation.
STEEVE MONGRAIN, professor, economics
mongrain@sfu.ca
Expertise: Public economics, law and economics, taxation, economic policies.
DAVID FREEMAN, professor, economics
david_freeman@sfu.ca
Expertise: Behavioural economics, economic decision-making, heuristics and biases.
Housing and urban economy
ANDY YAN, director, The City Program
ayan@sfu.ca
Expertise: Housing, urban planning and regeneration, neighborhood development, applied demographics, transportation, Vancouver real estate.
Contact
SAM SMITH, SFU Communications & Marketing
236.880.3297 | samuel_smith@sfu.ca
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