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King Charles will deliver the throne speech tomorrow in what is a highly symbolic visit to Canada. As the country awaits the details of the speech, which opens a new session of Parliament and sets out the government’s priorities, experts from 91ÅÝܽ are available to give their take on proceedings and the content of the speech.

Housing and urban planning

ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance, Beedie School of Business  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
apavlov@sfu.ca 
Expertise: Real estate markets, housing affordability, Canadian economy, interest rates, inflation.

ANDY YAN, director, The City Program  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
ayan@sfu.ca 
Expertise: Housing, urban planning and regeneration, neighborhood development, applied demographics, transportation, Vancouver real estate

Andy Yan says: "The throne speech will need to present Canadians with a chart over some troubled economic waters that are being whipped up by our neighbour south of the border and global uncertainty. Canadians are all facing a housing affordability storm, but in vastly different boats. This throne speech will need to need to be the lighthouse guiding the country through this storm to a home."   

Global affairs 

JAMES HORNCASTLE, assistant professor, humanities, Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations 
jhorncas@sfu.ca &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Expertise: International relations; US foreign policy moves.

James Horncastle says: “The fact that King Charles will give the throne speech is more important than the speech's contents. Throne speeches, by their nature, are about outlining a government’s priorities. The fact that we possess a minority government means that we must temper our expectations about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ability to meet all the points that the King will outline. President Donald Trump’s disruption of the international order only magnifies these domestic issues. Charles, in giving the speech, however, is representative of Carney’s embrace of Canadian nationalism and sovereignty and it sets the tone for his term in power.�

Economy

STEEVE MONGRAIN, professor, economics &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
mongrain@sfu.ca 
·¡³æ±è±ð°ù³Ù¾±²õ±ð: Public economics, law and economics, taxation, economic policies.

Politics and public policy

ALEX RIVARD, assistant professor, School of Public Policy 
alexandre_rivard@sfu.ca 
Expertise: Public opinion and its influence on public policy, Canadian political institutions, electoral processes, the trajectories of political careers, secessionist parties in Western Europe and North America. Speaks French.

Climate and energy 

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science 
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·¡³æ±è±ð°ù³Ù¾±²õ±ð: The link between extreme weather events and climate change, natural disasters.  

ALISON SHAW, executive director, SFU Climate Innovation and Action on Climate Team
alison_shaw@sfu.ca
Expertise: Shaw has over two decades of experience leading cross-cutting climate change and sustainability science and policy research.

Contact

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