Date: Thursday 15 May | Location: Online Webinar | Time: 14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+1)

Canada's 28 April snap general election returned a fourth consecutive Liberal Party government, but with a very different leader at a time of crisis. Prime Minister Mark Carney, is the former central bank governor in both Canada and the UK, but a novice in electoral politics. He narrowly defeated the Conservative Party led by the scrappy political lifer, Pierre Poilievre, who will remain a key player in Canadian politics. Carney's biggest fight lies ahead: surviving Donald Trump’s second presidency; fending off the latter's harassment campaign which is aimed at discouraging investment in Canada; and building a resilient economy that can survive on a North American continent that has suddenly become inhospitable.

The webinar will cover:

• Key events in Canada’s most closely-watched election in years
• Analysis of the results and the composition of the new government
• Conflict between Trump’s Administration and the US’ largest and closest trading partner
• What's next for Canada in North America, in NATO, and in the world
• Canada's macro-economy and business environment

Speakers

Paul Wells is one of Canada's most experienced political journalists. After 30 years in large news organisations, he has a Substack newsletter whose 37,000 subscribers include leaders in Canadian politics, business and journalism. He also hosts a leading current-affairs podcast and has covered political events in Britain, Europe and the US. He is a Senior Fellow at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.

Heather Scoffield is Senior Vice-President of Strategy at the Ottawa-based Business Council of Canada, focused on collaborating with business leaders and policymakers to find practical solutions to current economic challenges. In her previous 30-year career in journalism she was the Ottawa bureau chief for both the Toronto Star and The Canadian Press, as well as spending 12 years at the Globe and Mail. She and her team won several National Newspaper Awards. She has covered monetary and fiscal policy, economics, trade policy, social policy, aboriginal affairs, environment and energy, and several different political parties. Heather has a MA in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario, and a BA in international Relations from Toronto’s York University.