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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

On November 15th, Studies in Political Economy will award its 2024 Rik Davidson Book Prize to “Seeking Social Democracy” by Ed Broadbent, Frances Abele, Jonathan Sas and Luke Savage.

Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent’s ideas and remarkable seven decade engagement in public life. In dialogue with three collaborators from different generations, Broadbent leads readers through a life spent fighting for equality in Parliament and... More

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Panel Discussion: Disinformation in the Digital Age

On September 8, the SPPA hosted a lively panel discussion on Disinformation in the Digital Age as part of our SPPA Orientation day. Three experts shared their insights on the problem: Evan Balgord, Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network; Carly Dybka, Director of Digital Communications at Justice Canada; and Sridaya Srivatsan, Program... More

Friday, June 30, 2023

SPPA Retirement Celebration for Frances Abele, Calum Carmichael, Leslie Pal, Saul Schwartz, Glen Toner and Stan Winer

An emotional SPPA Celebration! On Thursday June 22, SPPA celebrated six retiring faculty members : Frances Abele, Calum Carmichael, Leslie Pal, Saul Schwartz, Glen Toner and Stan Winer.  Over 70 alumni, faculty, staff and special guests, including former Dean Andre Plourde who provided opening remarks, were among the guests who gathered for the... More

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Closing Ceremony: National Public Administration Student Case Competition

Join us online Saturday, February 25 from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time for the Closing Reception of the National Public Administration Student Case Competition. Find out which teams will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze! Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of competing teams in universities across Canada, as the winners of the Competition... More

Friday, February 17, 2023

February 25: CSPS Panel Discussion/Groupe de discussion EFPC

*** La version française suit. Watch video below. Panel Discussion of the Canada School of Public Service — The Journey of a New Public Servant: Expectations vs. Reality Making the transition from academia to the workforce can garner feelings of uncertainty, confusion, and unpreparedness. It is a major shift in the way we work,... More

Monday, February 13, 2023

Graeme Auld: Governing Artificial Intelligence Workshop Slated for May

The public discussion about artificial intelligence centres not only on its ubiquity, but also on the lack of governance over its use. A new workshop intends to “bring together experts from government, academia, private industry, and regulatory agencies to inform policy discussions that are ongoing and have lasting effects on the risks AI... More

Monday, November 21, 2022

Patricia Hardie: Visiting Scholar – Communications

At SPPA, you will have the opportunity to work with experienced public servants such as visiting scholar Patricia Hardie, previous manager of the Conservation and Nature Communications team at Environment and Climate Change Canada. An avid cross-country skier, kayaker and lover of nature with 25 years of government communications experience,... More

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

November 18: Lindsay Wallace on Impact Investing and International Development Programming

Bridging the Gap between Impact Investing and International Development Programming Watch livestream below. What is impact investing? And how can careful evaluation support efforts to use impact investing in Canada and abroad? Lindsay Wallace, the Senior Vice President, Strategy and Impact at MEDA talks about impact investing and evaluation in... More

Friday, September 30, 2022

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Braiding Truth, Reconciliation and Rights

Friday, September 30, 2022 VIDEO RECORDING BELOW The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 80 seeks to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities. On September 30, the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University invites you to join us to learn about Inuit social and economic experiences... More

Friday, April 8, 2022

Video – IRPP Panel Series: Emerging Shifts in Regulatory Governance

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 22 – IRPP Panel Series: Emerging Shifts in Regulatory Governance

Please join our webinar Tuesday, March 22 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time (registration link below). This event is part of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) 50th Anniversary Panel Series: "What should be on Canada's policy radar?" As governments are faced with the increasing possibility of austerity measures in the... More

Friday, February 4, 2022

SPPA to host Canadian Health Economics Conference June 1-2, 2022

The School of Public Policy and Administration is pleased to announce that it will host, in coordination with the Department of Economics, the Faculty of Public Affairs and in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, the 20th Canadian Health Economists Study Group (CHESG) conference on June 1 and 2, 2022. CHESG is the main... More

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