A Debate on Federal Spending by Build Canada

​“Be it resolved, current levels of federal deficit spending are a viable approach to building sustainable economic growth”

​Join Build Canada in Ottawa for a special debate featuring Kevin Page (CEO, IFSD at uOttawa and former PBO) and Tim Sargent (Senior Fellow, MLI) at the National Arts Centre as they tackle the topic above.

​About our Speakers...

​Kevin Page is a Canadian economist, and was the first Parliamentary Budget Officer for Canada. He will be arguing in defence of the proposition.

​Dr. Tim Sargent is a senior fellow and director of the Domestic Policy Program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He will be arguing against the proposition.

​Lucy Hargreaves is the co-founder and CEO of Build Canada, with an extensive history in public policy including as the Chief of Staff to Canada's former Associate Minister of Finance. She will be moderating.

​Schedule

​5:45 PM ET: Doors open (we will be recording content beforehand and will ask everyone to be accommodating on arrival!)
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM: Light fare, drinks, and networking until sitting begins.
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Debate programme and Q&A runs
8:00 PM: Continued food, drinks, and networking until doors close.
9:00 PM: Teardown begins.

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