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Thursday, May 9, 2024
"Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality" by Ed Broadbent co-authored with SPPA's Frances Abele, Jonathan Sas, and Luke Savage, was announced on May 9 on the shortlist for the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize. The prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th... More
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Ed Broadbent's book, "Seeking Social Democracy", co-authored with SPPA's Frances Abele debuted on the Canadian non-fiction bestseller list earlier this month. Toronto Star bestsellers for the week ending Feb. 7, 2024 By Sarah Murdoch (Toronto Star) Trending “Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality,” published in... More
Friday, November 3, 2023
SPPA Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita Frances Abele, and SPPA Research Fellow Catherine MacQuarrie published an opinion piece in The Hill Times discussing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s comments on Indigenous issues, titled Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous... More
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
By Ben Sylvestre “Right now, as we talk, the babies that are being born today are the eighth generation under the Indian Act, and we need to free ourselves from that.” - Satsan (Herb George) The president of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) and project co-director of the $2.5 million SSHRC-funded Rebuilding... More
Friday, June 30, 2023
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
Monday, June 12, 2023
SPPA Distinguished Research Professor Frances Abele collaborated with Ed Broadbent, Jonathan Sas and Luke Savage on Broadbent's new book, Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality. ECW Press will release the book on October 10,... More
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Tyrone Burke, July 12, 2022 Photo credit: Lindsay Ralph The Mackenzie River delta is rich in natural gas, and in the early 1970s, the federal government and fossil fuel companies proposed a pipeline to bring that resource south to North American energy markets. The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline would have traversed lands that have sustained... More
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
“You are skiy’ze — young future leaders who are coming up,” said Satsan (Herb George), one of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs of the Frog Clan, at the inaugural gathering of the Inherent Rights Youth Initiative (IRYI) in October 2021. Satsan is the president of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) and a project... More
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Joseph Mathieu, January 18, 2022 The Ărramăt Project: Reconnecting Indigenous Well-Being & Biodiversity Although Indigenous Peoples make up only five per cent of the planet’s population, approximately 80 per cent of Earth’s biodiversity is located within their traditional territories. However, a decline in global biodiversity due to... More
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
By Laura Byrne Paquet In 17 ambiguous words, Section 35.1 of the Constitution Act, 1982 set Canada on a new path that is still unfolding. The section reads: “The existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.” “We possess that inherent right to self-government; we possess that... More
Monday, March 8, 2021
By Samantha Campling This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #ChallengeForChange. Carleton University is celebrating by sharing the stories of 16 leaders – students, staff and faculty members – who continue to challenge the status quo and push for better—a better community, a better Canada and a better world. Yaprak... More
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