British Columbia’s New Democrat government is expected to unveil its first budget Monday following last week’s throne speech.
UBC experts are available to comment on a variety of topics, including education, child care, transportation and housing affordability:
Werner Antweiler
UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604-822-8484
Email: werner.antweiler@ubc.ca
- Transportation; mobility; ICBC rates
*Limited availability on Monday
Gerald Baier
Department of Political Science
Cell: 604-754-8546
Email: gerald.baier@ubc.ca
- B.C. politics
Patrick Condon
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Cell: 604-788-0747
Email: pcondon@sala.ubc.ca
- Bridge tolls
- Transit and urban design
Jason Ellis
Department of Educational Studies
Tel: 604-822-9190
Email: j.ellis@ubc.ca
- K-12
- School boards
Lawrence Frank
School of Population and Public Health and School of Community and Regional Planning
Cell: 604-290-4260
Email: lawrence.frank@ubc.ca
- Bridge tolls
- Neighbourhood design and traffic flow; mitigating congestion
- Technological advancements and real-time road pricing
George Hoberg
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Tel: 604-822-3728
Cell: 778-837-1316
Email: george.hoberg@ubc.ca
- Kinder Morgan; Trans Mountain pipeline expansion; Site C
- Climate policy; forest policy; energy policy
Paul Kershaw
School of Population and Public Health
Cell: 604-761-4583
Email: paul.kershaw@ubc.ca
- Housing, child care, taxation, affordability
Tsur Somerville
UBC Sauder School of Business
Cell: 604-329-4585
Email: tsur.somerville@sauder.ubc.ca
- Housing affordability; real estate; urban economics