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Premier David Eby calls snap election in British Columbia – Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµexperts available
After weeks of speculation, British Columbia Premier David Eby has called a snap provincial election.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµexperts are available to offer their insight on the decision, the upcoming campaign trail, and the key issues for voters ahead of polling day on October 24.
Available Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµexperts
Politics
SANJAY JERAM, senior lecturer, political science â¶Ä¯
sjeram@sfu.ca â¶Ä¯
Expertise:  Provincial politics, Canadian politics, federalism, political parties, national identity, political values and ideology, and diversity issues.
EDANA BEAUVAIS, associate professor, political science
edana_beauvais@sfu.ca
Expertise:  Political communication, deliberative democracy, racial, ethnic and settler-colonial politics, gender and politics, political behaviour.
Finance and economy
ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance
apavlov@sfu.ca
Expertise: Real estate markets, housing affordability, B.C. and Canadian economy, interest rates, inflation.
STEEVE MONGRAIN, professor, economics â¶Ä¯
mongrain@sfu.ca
Expertise: Public economics, law and economics, taxation, economic policies.
DAVID FREEMAN, professor, economics 
david_freeman@sfu.ca 
Expertise: Behavioural economics, economic decision-making, heuristics and biases.
Housing and urban economy
ANDY YAN, director, The City Program â¶Ä¯
ayan@sfu.ca
Expertise: Housing, urban planning and regeneration, neighborhood development, applied demographics, transportation, Vancouver real estate.
Contact
SAM SMITH, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµCommunications & Marketing
236.880.3297 | samuel_smith@sfu.ca
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