



Arguing for the resolution are, Nobel Prize winner and one of the pre-eminent economists of our time, and, Chief Economist and Strategist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates. Arguing against the resolution are, one of America's most influential economists, and until recently President Obama's director of the White House National Economic Council, and, founder and president of the Eurasia Group, a global political risk analysis firm. The Munk Debates are an initiative of the Aurea Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 2006 by Peter and Melanie Munk to "improve the quality and vitality of public debate in Canada." For more information, visit the Munk Debates website