Our Experts

Steve Lafleur
Research Director
slafleur@irpp.org
Twitter: @Steve_Lafleur
- Policy analysis and advice
- Economic and fiscal policy
- Housing policy

Shaimaa Yassin
Research Director
syassin@irpp.org
Twitter: @yass_shaimaa
- Affordability of basic needs, socio-economic equity and climate-resilience
- Social safety net and income security
- Labour market dynamics and policies
- Applied econometrics
- Analysis of social policies and impact evaluation

Rachel Samson
Vice-President, Research
rsamson@irpp.org
Twitter: @rachel_e_samson
- Policy analysis and advice
- Clean/green growth
- Inclusive growth
- Climate change, air pollution and biodiversity policy
- Innovation policy

Jennifer Ditchburn
President and Chief Executive Officer
jditchburn@irpp.org
Twitter: @jenditchburn
- Public Policy (general)
- Knowledge mobilization/transfer
- Canadian journalism
- Media practice and ethics
- Federal Politics/Parliamentary affairs

Charles Breton
Executive Director, Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation
cbreton@irpp.org
Twitter: @charlesbreton
- Federalism
- Intergovernmental Issues
- Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
- Experimental Political Science