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Canadian Political Science Association2024 Annual Conference Programme
Approaches, Knowledges, and Methods
for the World of Tomorrow
Hosted at McGill University
June 12 to June 14, 20242024 Annual Conference Programme
Approaches, Knowledges, and Methods
for the World of Tomorrow
Hosted at McGill University
June 12 to June 14, 2024
Canadian Politics
A05(b) - Roundtable: Party Leaders and the Media
Date: Jun 12 | Time: 03:30pm to 05:00pm | Location: 680 Sherbrooke St. West 361
Chair/Président/Présidente : Alex Marland (Acadia University)
Shannon Proudfoot (Globe and Mail)Jonathan Pedneault (Green Party of Canada)
Pierre Marc Johnson (Former Premier of Québec)
Aphrodite Salas (Concordia University)
Abstract: So much is riding on how the leaders of political parties and journalists interact. Politicians and the press have a symbiotic, powerful relationship that cuts to the core of political power – and increasingly leaders have the upper hand. When do party leaders and journalists work together best? When are things at their worst? What goes on behind the scenes between them that doesn’t get reported? What are the opportunities and threats presented by a rapidly evolving media environment? Participants in this roundtable will shed light on this complicated, high-level political relationship in Canada.