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Heckling on Mute: The Pros and Cons of Hybrid Parliament

Charting a Unique Path in Journalism

Student Diversity and Access to On-Line Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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January 18, 2022

The Ărramăt Project: Reconnecting Indigenous Well-Being & Biodiversity

December 21, 2021

Researcher Wins Grant to Study ‘Founder’s Syndrome’ in Nonprofit Organizations

December 17, 2021

Highlights 2021: The Faculty of Public Affairs

From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in FPA this year. While we faced many challenges,... More

December 13, 2021

FPA Athletes Named Academic All Canadians

OTTAWA – The Carleton Ravens and the Faculty of Public Affairs are proud to celebrate the 26 student-athletes from the faculty who have been named Academic All-Canadians. These incredible student-athletes... More

Another Take

A Researcher’s Perspective on the News

December 21, 2021

Heckling on Mute: The Pros and Cons of Hybrid Parliament

Ever since the Canadian Parliament switched to hybrid virtual/in-person meetings in March 2020, the ambience of the House of Common’s daily Question Period has been restrained, sedate…even polite. “Question Period is not necessarily supposed to... More

November 17, 2021

The Mystery of Unclaimed Tax Benefits

Each year, $1.7 billion dollars in social benefits go unclaimed in Canada, sitting in programs such as the GST tax rebate, the Canada Workers Benefit and the Canada Child Benefit. Most are meant for people... More

October 18, 2021

Exploring the Online Communities of Vaccine Hesitancy

According to Statistics Canada, an estimated 23% percent of Canadians surveyed are unwilling or hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. All kinds of assumptions have been made about them: they’ve been called ignorant, stupid, selfish,... More

August 19, 2021

Alternative Forms of Innovation for a More Sustainable Society

As Canada works towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, capturing carbon or sustainable energy technology is often the focus. The role of public policy and the cooperation of governments, industry and local communities is also... More

FPA Voices

Faculty of Public Affairs in Review

December 1, 2021

Hands-on + Virtual: Experiential Learning in FPA

In February 2021, Alex Waworuntu was working virtually as a co-op student for Global Affairs Canada when he found himself immersed in an international crisis in real time. “I was assigned to the Myanmar development... More

December 1, 2021

Where Europe Leads, the World Follows

MA student Alexandra Chronopoulos of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) was one of two FPA students who received the Schuman Challenge essay prize, organized by the European Union Delegation to Canada. She... More

December 1, 2021

Charting a Unique Path in Journalism

Growing up as a Muslim woman in the Scarborough suburb of Toronto, Radiyah Chowdhury didn’t recognize herself or her community in the stories she saw in the media. By the age of 16, she knew... More

December 1, 2021

Student Diversity and Access to Online Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Professors Doris Buss and Blair Rutherford were both teaching classes when Carleton University quickly pivoted to online learning in March 2020. It wasn’t long before they started to witness the effect the change was having... More

Generation FPA

Stories of Inspiring Alumni

February 20, 2019

Leanne Joy

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Leanne Joy is the Program Officer... More

February 20, 2019

Alan Shain

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Alan Shain is a multi-disciplinary artist... More

January 14, 2019

Adar Abdulkadir

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Adar Abdulkadir is the Project Manager... More

January 14, 2019

Miled Hill

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Miled Hill is a Policy Advisor... More