The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
A Felon in the White House: A Conversation on the Re-Election of Donald Trump
Thursday, January 23, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AST
Mulroney Hall 4032
Panelists: Asa McKercher (PGOV), Hailey Murphy (Political Science), Greg Tkacz (Economics), and Anna Zuschlag (Mulroney Institute)
Moderator: Lynda Harling Stalker (Mulroney Institute)
Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States. This marks the first time a convicted felon will sit behind the Resolute Desk. Trump’s election puts US democracy in doubt and authoritarians within grasp of the nation’s levers of power. The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government will be hosting a panel discussion to weigh in on Trump’s re-election and what impact the second Trump administration could have for Canadians and the world at large.
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A.
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