Canada's Federal Elections: Issues, Projections, and Implications for Hemispheric Relations
With the upcoming Canadian elections approaching, the Canada Institute co-hosted an event with Canadian Council for the Americas and Council of the Americas to give Canadian and US stakeholders insights into the federal election. Panelists Nik Nanos gave a twenty minute discussion of the most up to date polling data, and explained the trend of conservative growth in numbers over the past few days. Afterwards, Laura Dawson led a discussion with Yanik Dumont-Baron, Kenneth Frankel, and Jonathan Kay on the key issues that candidates are facing and how the provinces are responding to these issues.
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With the upcoming Canadian elections approaching, the Canada Institute co-hosted an event with Canadian Council for the Americas and Council of the Americas to give Canadian and US stakeholders insights into the federal election. Panelists Nik Nanos gave a twenty minute discussion of the most up to date polling data, and explained the trend of conservative growth in numbers over the past few days. Afterwards, Laura Dawson led a discussion with Yanik Dumont-Baron, Kenneth Frankel, and Jonathan Kay on the key issues that candidates are facing and how the provinces are responding to these issues.
Speakers:
- Yanik Dumont-Baron, Washington Correspondent, French CBC
- Kenneth Frankel, President, Canadian Council for the Americas
- Jonathan Kay, Editor-in-chief, Walrus Magazine
- Nik Nanos, Founder, Nanos Research; Global Fellow, Canada Institute
- Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
- Laura Dawson, Director, Canada Institute, Wilson Center (moderator)
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The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
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