Members of the media may directly contact the following uOttawa academic experts:
Patrick Leblond (English and French)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Professor Leblond's expertise concerns questions relating to global economic governance and international and comparative political economy, including topics dealing with international finance, international economic integration, and business-government relations.
David Gray (English and French)
Full Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences.
[email protected] (please note: Professor Gray is currently on Central European Time)
Professor Gray's research includes the fields of macro and micro economics, labor market policy and econometrics.
“For the past quarter century, reducing taxes on capital has been as the forefront of recommendations from economics experts. This includes the politically unpalatable measure of lowering corporate profit taxes. If Canada wants to incentivize investment, tax it less heavily. This almost seems like a signal of purging Trudeauism from the Liberal party platform once and for all.”
Suhaib Riaz (English only)
Professor of Management, Telfer School of Management.
[email protected]
Professor Riaz’s research examines global socioeconomic and political crises, financialization along with new organizing and institutional change initiatives in global contexts.
"The presence of former PM Stephen Harper at PM Mark Carney’s Investment summit is a signal of the recognition that Canada’s economic issues go beyond the current back-and-forth trade blows with the U.S. and will likely outlast the present governments on either side. The long-term redirection of Canada’s economic position in the world needs to be driven by an awareness of structural challenges in the U.S. along with how the rest of the world has changed dramatically in the years when we were focused on the ‘comforts’ of NAFTA/CUSMA.
A competitive position for Canada going forward will require managing the U.S. relationship but with an understanding that long-term relationship building with other parts of the world will help Canada better manage the complexity that is here to stay in the global economy."
Yongjing Zhang (English only)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.
[email protected]
Professor Zhang's research tackles public finance, fiscal federalism, the Political economy of economic growth and institutional change.
"Harper's aide connects to his history of dealing with China's oil investment in Alberta. In other words, do not put all the eggs in the basket of EVs or AI."
Tyler Chamberlin (English only)
Assistant Professor, Telfer School of Management.
[email protected]
Professor Chamberlin's research focuses on:
- Business innovation
- International business
- Public Policy
- Innovation
- Economic Growth
Syrine Sassi (English and French)
Associate Professor of Finance, Telfer School of Management.
[email protected](written requests only, please)
Professor Sassi's research explores complex issues in corporate financial management and governance, with a particular focus on the impact of regulatory environments.
"There is an interesting broader angle around Canada’s efforts to attract foreign investment and finance major projects. The idea is that Canada needs to grow indeed, but the geopolitical and political environment (U.S. tensions, controversial ESG considerations, etc.) has made attracting capital more difficult, and more urgent."
Benjamin Boutin (English and French)
Part-time Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.
[email protected]
Professor Boutin’s research focuses on the Francophonie and the European Union. He has developed extensive expertise in Francophone international cooperation and in the strategic ties between Canada and the EU, from the perspectives of defense, the economy, culture, and political and diplomatic relations.
He can address the following topics:
- The strategic partnership between the EU and Canada.
- The diversification of partnerships.