School of Public Policy and Administration Archives

June 20, 2022

Maude Marquis-Bissonnette | Public Policy

Whether it’s climate change, a pandemic, or immigration, the biggest issues of our day end up being dealt with at the local level. Maude Marquis-Bissonnette knows this well. While she pursued her PhD in the... More

March 21, 2022

Spotlight on Grad Research: From Election Interference to Pandemic Banking

The spectre of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election affected the American political landscape for years afterwards. Scholars, meanwhile, are seeking to place the intervention within its historical context as only one of... More

February 23, 2022

How For-Profit Crowdfunding Sites Trade on Our Goodwill

The company GoFundMe is probably best known for personal campaigns to raise money for medical and funeral expenses. But recently, it’s in the news for a much bigger campaign: a fund to support the “Freedom... 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

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

June 18, 2021

Lauren Johnson – Sustainable Energy

Lauren Johnson was looking for a program that would give her an intermediate technical knowledge of sustainable energy, but that largely focused on policy. “The Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy (SE) at Carleton is... More

June 18, 2021

Patrick O’Halloran – Public Policy and Program Evaluation

Students enter the graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPPE) from many walks of life and career levels. While some enter directly from an undergraduate degree, Patrick O’Halloran joined the program after retiring... More

November 8, 2018

Janice Pillon

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. Janice Pillon is a Policy Advisor... More

February 29, 2016

Marc-André Gagnon

Google “pharmacare” – the term given to a universal national drug plan – and Marc-André Gagnon’s name will be at the top of the list, whether these are interviews, op-eds or research studies. As an... More