The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents

The First 100 Days: Continuing the Conversation on the Trump Administration

Thursday, April 24, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AST
Mulroney Hall 2034

Panelists: Asa McKercher (PGOV), Hailey Murphy (Political Science), Greg Tkacz (Economics), and Anna Zuschlag (Mulroney Institute)

Moderator: Lynda Harling Stalker (Mulroney Institute)

Scrutiny of an American president’s first 100 days began in 1933 with President Franklin Roosevelt and the flurry of activity undertaken by his administration to address the ongoing Great Depression. This period has become a barometer measuring a presidency’s early success. The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government will be hosting a panel discussion to weigh in on the first 100 days of the second Trump administration and what the impact has been so far for Canadians and the world at large.

Get a jump on the Q&A: Send your questions to the panel by 12:00 pm on April 22 via mulinst@stfx.ca.

All are welcome.

Lynda Harling Stalker

Lynda Harling Stalker is the Director of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government. Before joining the Mulroney Institute, Dr. Harling Stalker taught in StFX’s Sociology Department. She is a distinguished sociologist recognized for her extensive scholarship on craft and cultural work, especially around rural and island life in Atlantic Canada and Scotland.

Asa McKercher

Asa McKercher is Steven K. Hudson Chair in Canada-US Relations at the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government at StFX. A specialist on American politics and on the Canadian-American relationship, his latest books include Building a Special Relationship: Canada-US Relations in the Eisenhower Era, 1953-1961 (2024) and North of America: Canadians and the American Century (2023).

Hailey Murphy

Hailey Murphy holds a PhD from York University and is a professor in the Department of Political Science at StFX. Specializing in Canadian politics and the politics of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, her research focuses on lesbian political autonomy, intersectionality, and queer rights, particularly political invisibility and the need for recognition. A proud member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, she connects the needs of her community with her academic work.

Greg Tkacz

Greg Tkacz joined the StFX Economics Department in 2010. Prior to this, Dr. Tkacz spent 14 years as a researcher and manager at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa. While there, he led an internal group of researchers and analysts crafting independent monetary policy recommendations for Governor Mark Carney during the 2008 Financial Crisis. Dr. Tkacz is a Mulroney Institute Fellow.

Anna Zuschlag

Anna Zuschlag is the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government’s Program/Research Manager. Dr. Zuschlag holds a PhD in American History from Western University. Her academic research focuses on representations of masculinity during the Cold War, and more specifically, images of draft resistance during the Vietnam War and Reagan eras. She has taught courses in American History, American Studies, Canadian History, and US-Canada Relations at Western University and StFX.

Header photo: René Deanda