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Monday, February 8, 2021

Health Policy Students Reflect on the Impact of COVID-19: Video Research Projects

While vaccines offer a welcome ray of hope, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely affect numerous aspects of our life. The role of public policy has rarely been as important as in addressing such an enormous challenge. During their time at the SPPA, health policy is one key area of public interventions that MPPA... More

Monday, January 25, 2021

SPPA Professor Featured in “Another Take”

Marc-André Gagnon, a professor of pharmaceutical policy in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) is featured in the latest "Another Take: A Researcher's Perspective on the News" article by Mary Giles. Professor Gagnon discusses open science, the price of COVID-19 vaccines, pharmaceutical profits and the role conflicts of interest... More

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

In Memory of Dr. John Mayne

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr. John Mayne. To say that John was a friend of the School and the Diploma in Public Policy & Program Evaluation (DPPE) would be a monumental understatement. John was a stalwart participant in many of the program's founding and continuing moments... More

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

SPPA Professor Graeme Auld Publishes a Piece in The Conversation

Balancing Fairness and Credibility of Eco-Audits During COVID-19 COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the operation of global markets. In response to the pandemic, governments have restricted travel and business activities. What has this meant for the operation of private eco-labeling programs? Professors Graeme Auld and Stefan Renckens have... More

Friday, December 18, 2020

“What Canada should learn from the FTC’s case against Facebook” – PhD Candidate’s Op-Ed Published in The Globe and Mail

Robin Shaban, PhD Candidate in Public Policy in Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration, and principal at Vivic Research has published an op-ed in The Globe and Mail titled “What Canada should learn from the FTC’s case against Facebook”. Read the full piece here.... More

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

PhD Candidate’s Op-Ed Published on The Globe and Mail

Robin Shaban, a PhD Candidate in Public Policy has written an Op-ed that was published in the Globe and Mail, concerning Canada’s Competition Bureau and the recently issued statement on how they plan to assess non-poaching and wage-fixing agreements. Read the full article here.... More

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

PhD Candidate & MPNL Alumna help prepare research report: “Unfunded: Black Communities Overlooked by Canadian Philanthropy” 

Rachel Pereira, a graduate of the School’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, and Fahad Ahmad, a candidate in the School’s PhD Public Policy, helped to prepare the research report Unfunded: Black Communities Overlooked by Canadian Philanthropy. The report, released December 2, is the first to examine systematically the extent to... More

Monday, December 7, 2020

DPPE Featured in the Globe and Mail

Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration's Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPPE) has created an innovative online program unique in Canada that is increasingly recognized as the nation's premiere program. Read of how this online program is at the forefront of research and innovation below, in an... More

Friday, November 27, 2020

New National Survey: Access for all – Near universal support for a pharmacare plan covering Canadians’ prescription drug costs

From the Angus Reid Institute: The COVID-19 pandemic has put Canada’s health care system under a microscope – revealing millions of people in this country are struggling to access the prescription medicines they need. A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds the situation unimproved from 2015, when a landmark ARI study... More

Friday, November 20, 2020

Alumnus in Sustainable Energy Named Corporate Knights Under 30 Sustainability Leader

Carleton Alumnus John McNally was recently named one of the Corporate Knights Under 30 Sustainability Leaders. “I won’t lie, it felt pretty cool,” said McNally. “It’s an honour to be recognized amongst any cohort with that much talent and recognized for the work my team and I have put in over the last year. Our... More

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Becoming a policy analyst, with Jérôme Bilodeau (CSERC Webinar)

On September 15th, 2020, Efficiency Canada hosted a webinar on becoming a policy advisor. The speaker, Jérôme Bilodeau, teaches a course on Energy Efficiency Policy at Carleton University and Efficiency Canada is housed at Carleton University’s Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC). What careers are there in energy efficiency? How can I... More

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

SPPA Prof Mehdi Ammi Publishes Headlining Article in The Conversation

At a time when most eyes are on the evolution of COVID-19 cases in Canada, we shall not forget that healthcare systems will have to address the health needs of both COVID and non-COVID patients. Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi discusses the unmet healthcare needs of non-COVID patients in an article for the Conversation. Read... More

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