Ph.D. Graduate Haizhen Mou and Michael M. Atkinson Shortlisted for Donner Book Prize

We are pleased to announce that Haizhen Mou (Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan) who graduated from our Ph.D. program in 2009 has been shortlisted for the prestigious Donner Book Prize. Haizhen and Michael M. Atkinson (co-author, Professor Emeritus in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan) wrote the book, Fiscal Choices: Canada after the Pandemic.

Drawing on interviews with economic policymakers, Fiscal Choices examines the fiscal policies implemented by the Canadian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic and political challenges that we face in the aftermath.

The Donner Prize, founded in 1998, annually rewards excellence and innovation in public policy writing by Canadians. In bestowing this award, the Donner Canadian Foundation seeks to broaden policy debates, and to make an original and meaningful contribution to policy discourse, all of which will contribute to an even stronger and more inclusive Canadian democracy. The winning title will be awarded $60,000, while each of the four other nominated titles will receive $7,500.

The Winner of the 2024-25 Donner Prize will be announced at a gala dinner in Toronto on May 15, 2025.