Université de Montréal experts can comment on tug-of-war between the Conservatives versus the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois

Will Canada soon be governed by its first minority coalition? Will Prime Minister Stephen Harper cede control to Stéphane Dion, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe? The following Université de Montréal professors can provide fresh insight on this developing political crisis:

Legal questions
Stéphane Beaulac, a professor at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law, is an expert in Canadian constitutional law and international law. Contact: 514-343-7211 or stephane.beaulac@umontreal.ca.

Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens is a professor at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal and Canada Research Chair in North American and Comparative Juridical and Cultural Identities. He is an expert in constitutional law and federalism (domestic and comparative), constitutional politics, legal theory, and the sociology of legal cultures. Contact: 514-343-7956 or jf.gaudreault-desbiens@umontreal.ca.

Public finance and policy
Alain Noel, a professor at the Université de Montréal's Department of Political Science, specializes in federalism, social policy and Canada-Quebec relations. He is author of Federalism and Labour Market Policy: Comparing Different Governance and Employment Strategies. (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2004). Contact: 514-343-7375 or alain.noel@umontreal.ca.

François Vaillancourt, a professor at the Université de Montréal's Department of Political Science, is an expert in federalism, public finance and can comment on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s economic proposals. Contact: 514 343-7314 or francois.vaillancourt@umontreal.ca.

Public perception
Éric Montpetit, a professor at the Université de Montréal's Department of Political Science, is an expert in Canadian politics and public policy. He is the author of Misplaced Distrust: Policy Networks and the Environment in France, the United States and Canada (UBC Press 2003).Contact: 514-343-7299 or e.montpetit@umontreal.ca.

Pierre Martin is a professor at the Université de Montréal's Department of Political Science. He is an expert in political strategy and its impact on public opinion as well as Canada-US relationships. Dr. Martin directs the Chair in American Political and Economic Studies. Contact: 514-343-2027or pierre.martin@umontreal.ca.

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