Constituents in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot will head to the polls on Aug. 18 for a byelection in which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hopes to win back a seat in the House of Commons.
Dr. Julie Simmons, a professor in the University of Guelph’s Department of Political Science, is available for interviews in the weeks leading up to the byelection.
Simmons studies issues of democracy and accountability in federal-provincial relations and was a frequent commentator during the recent Ontario and federal elections. Simmons coedited Open Federalism Revisited: Regional and Federal Dynamics in the Harper Era, which explored the last time the Conservatives successfully put together a winning coalition.
Contact:
Dr. Julie Simmons
simmonsj@uoguelph.ca