Election 2019 Breakfast Series | Looking Ahead to the 43rd Parliament

Federal election campaigns hit us with a tornado of headlines, political ads, social media posts, and polls. Policy Options, in partnership with the Max Bell School of Public Policy, invites you to take a breather from the noise and join us for a series of substantive conversations about how the 2019 campaign is unfolding.

This final panel in the Policy Options election breakfast series will consider the results of the general election and the likelihood that the new Parliament will produce a stable government. We will explore what the makeup of the House of Commons says about interregional relationships and the ability of the government — of whatever colour or stripe — to govern in a way that is reflective of the federation as a whole.

Yolande James is a lawyer-mediator and a political commentator on Le club des ex, RDI, and on Power and Politics, CBC. Previously, she served as a member of the Assemblée nationale du Québec, from 2004 to 2014.

Elizabeth Roscoe is senior vice president and national practice leader in public affairs at Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada with close to 20 years in the communications sector.

Brian Topp is a partner at KTG Public Affairs. He has worked in the financial services sector, the labour movement and in government — including as chief of staff to Alberta premier Rachel Notley and deputy chief of staff to Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow.

The conversation will be moderated by Jennifer Ditchburn, editor-in-chief of Policy Options magazine.

This series of events is sponsored by CBC.