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Federal election 2015

Published: 8 October 2015

Need experts who can offer insight on the 2015 Federal Election? Contact one of the following professors:

Antonia Maioni, Professor, Department of Political Science, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
Expertise: She’s an expert on political parties, the Canadian political process, health care and social policy.
Contact: antonia.maioni [at] mcgill.ca. She can answer in English and French.
Media appearance: (Aug 7), (Aug 7)

, Associate Professor, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy, Department of Economics, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
Expertise: He focuses on macro-economic policy — fiscal policy, deficits, debt, monetary policy, inflation, recessions, etc.
Contact: christopher.ragan [at] mcgill.ca. He answers in English. He will be away August 20 through September 15.

Daniel Weinstock, Full Professor and James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor, Faculty of Law, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. He is also director of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Institute for Health and Social Policy.
Expertise: His research explores the governance of certain types of liberal democracies, and the effects of religious and cultural diversity from an ethical perspective on the political and ethical philosophy of public policy.
Contact: danielweins [at] gmail.com. He can answer in English and French.

Karl Moore, Associate Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
Expertise: He does research on leadership and has a radio show, the on CJAD where he interviews CEOs and other leaders, like Justin Trudeau.
Contact: 514 216-7839 (cell). karl.moore [at] mcgill.ca. He answers in English.

Marc Pell, James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor, Director and Associate Dean, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
Expertise: He is conducting research on nonverbal communication and have studied this to some extent—what are the nonverbal cues that indicate when someone is lying? And how does a person's speech and voice differ when lying compared to when they are being truthful or sincere?
Contact: marc.pell [at] mcgill.ca. He answers in English.

Morton Weinfeld, Professor in the Department of Sociology, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Director - Canadian Ethnic Studies, Chair Ethnic Studies
Expertise: He can discuss the impact of ethnic and minority’s vote. His current research interests are in areas of ethnicity and public policy, notably the role of minority-origin professionals in various policy domains.
Contact: morton.weinfeld [at] mcgill.ca. He answers in English.

Sébastien Jodoin, assistant professor, Faculty of Law, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
ExpertiseÌý: He can comment on the environmental record of the federal government. He can also discuss the positions of the main federal parties on climate change, the environment and the exploitation of natural resources.
ContactÌý: sebastien.jodoin-pilon [at] mcgill.ca, 514-398-6163. He can answer in English and French.

, Professor, Department of Art History and Communications Studies, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. He is also director of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Institute for the Study of Canada.
Expertise: He can comment on cultural and some social issues.
Contact: 514-398-7667. william.straw [at] mcgill.ca. He can answer in English and French.

, Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
ExpertiseÌý: He can discuss vote choice in a multiparty context, as well as the manner that different issue dimensions influence voters. I can also discuss the role that minority groups will play in the election.
Contact: mike.medeiros [at] mail.mcgill.ca. He can answers questions in English and French.

, Ph.D. Candidate in the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº
Expertise: Political Campaigns, media coverage of the election, and trends in polling results.
Contact: denver.mcneney [at] mail.mcgill.ca. 1-604-780-6466. He answers in English.

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