Stephanie Kelton, author of the Deficit Myth and former policy advisor to US Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Marc-André Pigeon, Assistant Professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan

Senator Pamela Wallin, moderator

Dr. Stephanie Kelton is a leading economist, professor, and commentator. A Founding Fellow at the Sanders Institute, and Board Chair of Economists for Peace & Security, Dr. Kelton is currently a professor of Public Policy and Economics at Stony Brook University. She is a renowned proponent of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which posits that the federal government cannot become insolvent with respect to obligations in its own currency. Kelton was recognized by POLITICO as one of the top 50 people in the United States who helped transform American politics in 2016.

Marc-André Pigeon is an Assistant Professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan campus, and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Co-Operatives