UBC experts on 2023 B.C. budget

The B.C. government is to present its 2023 budget today. UBC experts will be available to comment on various areas of provincial spending.

Climate, Environment and Natural Resources

Dr. Kathryn Harrison
Professor, Department of Political Science
Tel: 778-968-4923
Email: kathryn.harrison@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Climate policy, LNG, carbon pricing

*unavailable 3:30-5 p.m.

Dr. Gregory Paradis (he/him)
Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management
Tel: 418-456-2208 (please text first)
Email: gregory.paradis@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English, French

• New budget announcements and forest management in B.C.

Dr. John Richardson
Professor, Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 604-822-6586
Email: john.richardson@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Water, biodiversity, endangered species, forests

Economy

Dr. Ross Hickey  (he/him)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Email: ross.hickey@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Tax proposals

*unavailable Tuesday noon-1 p.m. and Wednesday morning

Dr. Kevin Milligan
Professor, Vancouver School of Economics
Email: kevin.milligan@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Public finance, taxation

Education

Dr. Jason Ellis
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies
Email: j.ellis@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English, French

• K-12 education spending

*unavailable noon-1 p.m.

Health

Dr. Emily Jenkins (she/her)
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Email: emily.jenkins@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Mental health needs and supports

Dr. Lesley D. Lutes (she/her)
Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology
UBC Okanagan
Email: lesley.lutes@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Mental health or behavioural health/substance use announcements including team-based primary care

Dr. Rita McCracken (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice
Email: rita.mccracken@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Primary care, family doctor shortage

Dr. Kim McGrail (she/her)
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Tel: 778-998-3821
Email: kim.mcgrail@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Health care

Tashia Petker
Clinical Psychology PhD Student, UBC Okanagan
Email: tashia.petker@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Addiction treatment, substance use treatment in youth, concurrent disorders, psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, harm reduction, cannabis

*unavailable March 1 before 3 p.m., March 2-3 before 1 p.m.

Dr. Jason Sutherland
Professor, School of Population and Public Health and Interim Director, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Email: jason.sutherland@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Health care funding policy

* available 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Housing

Dr. Penny Gurstein
Professor Emeritus, School of Community and Regional Planning
Email: penny.gurstein@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Affordable housing

Dr. Nathan Lauster (he/him)
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Email: nathan.lauster@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Housing

*unavailable Wednesday noon-5 p.m.

Politics

Dr. Allan Tupper
Professor, Department of Political Science
Tel: 604-827-3387
Email: allan.tupper@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

• Canadian politics, Western Canadian politics

*available Tuesday