Dr. Meredith Lilly at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

October 5th, 2026 / 12:55 p.m.

Full Professor, Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy, Carleton University, As an Individual

The number one issue that Canadians are polled on that they're concerned about is affordability in the economy, and the number two issue is the Trump administration. It is politically expedient to spend time focusing on disputes with the Trump administration, because that is what sells newspapers.

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