The 2025 Election: Canada’s Political Landscape in Transition

Library of Parliament

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food and drinks will be served

Join us for brunch and an exciting discussion with two leading experts in Canadian politics as we analyze the 2025 Canadian election. The conversation will explore shifting party and voter dynamics, major policy debates, and the broader implications for Canada’s future. Bring your questions and become part of the conversation!

Speakers:

Jonathan Malloy, Carleton University

Alex Marland, Acadia University

Moderated by Cynthia Huo, Politics

Jonathan Malloy holds the Honourable Dick and Ruth Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy and is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. His teaching and research focus on Canadian political institutions and Ontario politics. He has authored or edited five books, the most recent being The Paradox of Parliament (University of Toronto Press, 2023). He is currently serving as President of the Canadian Political Science Association and is a past President of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group. Educated at the University of Waterloo, Queen’s University, and the University of Toronto, he has been a Fulbright chair at Duke University and a visiting scholar at the Australian National University.

Alex Marland is Professor of Politics and Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Acadia University. His research and teaching focus on Canadian politics, specifically political parties, political communication, and election campaigning. He has authored or edited over a dozen books, including the acclaimed Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control (UBC Press, 2016) and Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada (UBC Press, 2020). His forthcoming book, No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics (University of Toronto Press, 2025), argues that party discipline among Canadian parliamentarians has evolved into message discipline, hindering legislators’ ability to advocate for their constituents and the public interest.

Cynthia Huo is a PhD student in the Department of Politics at Princeton. Her research examines legislative politics and the role of elite cues in shaping public opinion, with a focus on Canada. Before coming to Princeton, she received her BA in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario and worked as a staffer on Parliament Hill.