2025 Federal Election: What’s next for Canada?

Robin Gill has spent nearly three decades as a journalist at both the national and local level. In her role as Global National correspondent and anchor, she served Canadians across the country in delivering major stories including the pandemic, the BC floods and fires, countless federal elections, and the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Her journalism career has taken her to reporting stints in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. In 2022, she switched careers and now works as a communications consultant and freelance radio talk show host.

She serves on the board of alumni UBC and the Jack Webster Foundation. She has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from UBC and a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from BCIT.

Gerald Baier is an Associate Professor of Political Science, having joined the department in 2003. His teaching and research interests are in Canadian politics with a focus on the Constitution, federalism and public law. He is a regular commentator on federal politics in national and local media. His past research has explored the role of judicial decision-making in the shaping of federalism in Canada, Australia and the United States. He is presently conducting a comprehensive study of the Supreme Court of Canada’s institutional character and processes.

Sophie Borwein is an Assistant Professor of Political Science. Her primary research lies at the intersection of political economy, political behaviour, and public policy. Her current research agenda has two focuses. The first focus is on understanding how people’s local contexts and communities act as meaningful group identities for them, shaping their political behaviour and policy preferences. The second focus is on understanding how people respond to economic disruption associated with technology as compared to other labour market shocks, and what policies and politics they want in response. She completed her PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto, specializing in Canadian and comparative politics.

Dr. Samuel Roscoe is an expert in geopolitical disruptions, tariffs and trade wars and the effects on global supply chains. His research on the US-China Trade War, Brexit and Covid-19 has been used by UK government ministers to set policy around managing supply chain risks during times of extreme uncertainty.  Dr. Roscoe has recently appeared on CTV news, the CBC and Global News to discuss the Trump administration’s latest tariffs and the disruptions caused to global trade flows.