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Federal election: tariffs and Donald Trump loom large

Canadians will head to the polls on April 28. McMaster University experts are available to provide commentary on the campaigns and the political landscape as well as the critical issues of tariffs and the influence of Donald Trump.

Here’s a look at who’s available:

Andrea Lawlor

Associate professor, political science 

  • Political campaigns, polling and the U.S. influence on election

Email: andrea.lawlor@mcmaster.ca

 

Peter Graefe

Associate professor, political science

  • Canadian political parties and political landscape, federal and provincial relations

Email: graefep@mcmaster.ca

 

Don Abelson

Professor, political science 

  • Canada-US relations, past and present

Email: abelsond@mcmaster.ca

 

Clifton van der Linden

Associate professor, political science & director of the Digital Society Lab

  • Polling, misinformation, the influence of digital technologies on democratic participation

Email: cliff.vanderlinden@mcmaster.ca

 

Colin Mang
Associate professor, economics 

  • economic impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs, cost of living concerns

Email: colinmang@mcmaster.ca

 

William Huggins
Assistant professor, finance & business economics

  • Canada’s economic relationship with the U.S.

Email: hugginsw@mcmaster.ca

 

Pau Pujolas

Associate professor, economics

  • Interprovincial trade to combat U.S. tariffs., impact of U.S. tariffs on GDP and fiscal policy

Email: pujolasp@mcmaster.ca

 

 James Dunn

Professor, Health, Aging & Society 

  • housing policy and the population & societal impact of housing policy    

Email: dunnjam@mcmaster.ca