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News

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October 21, 2021

The Conversation: Rookie MPs Face Unique Challenges in 44th Parliament

The Conversation: Rookie MPs Face Unique Challenges in 44th Parliament

Political Science PhD candidate Louise Cockram writes about the difficulties that new Members of Parliament will face as they join Parliament in the midst of a pandemic. Read the story.... More
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October 20, 2021

New Journalists-In-Residence Partner With The Walrus on Project to Advance Fact-checking Education

New Journalists-In-Residence Partner With The Walrus on Project to Advance Fact-checking Education
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October 15, 2021

BPAPM Honours Former Student with BIPOC Scholarship

BPAPM Honours Former Student with BIPOC Scholarship

  The Public Affairs and Policy Management (PAPM) program has established the Abel Mengistab Memorial Scholarship for students who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour (BIPOC) in honour of... More
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October 7, 2021

PhD Student Megan Linton’s Mission to Create a Safer, More Accessible World

PhD Student Megan Linton’s Mission to Create a Safer, More Accessible World

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Events

Nov 3 Bagels and Banter November 2021: The Intersectional Impacts on Students of the Shift to...

Nov

3

9:00 am

10:00 am

Bagels and Banter November 2021: The Intersectional Impacts on Students of the Shift to...
Nov 9 Border Blues: A Virtual Panel on the Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Border Closure

Nov

9

1:00 pm

3:00 pm

Border Blues: A Virtual Panel on the Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Border Closure
Nov 18 Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future: The Legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Pe...

Nov

18

7:00 pm

8:30 pm

Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future: The Legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Pe...