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Thursday, June 22, 2017

SPPA alumni Francis Shin and Sasha Hanson Pastran accepted into Advanced Policy Analyst Program

Recent Master of Arts in Public Administration (MAPA) graduates Francis Shin and Sasha Hanson Pastran have been accepted into the Advanced Policy Analyst Program. The Advanced Policy Analyst Program is a federal government development program that allows recent graduates to gain significant policy and work experience through the three central... More

Friday, May 26, 2017

SPPA Prof. James Meadowcroft Carleton contributes to report on using low carbon energy resources

From the Carleton Newsroom... Carleton Contributes to Major Report on Using Vast Low Carbon Energy Resources for Major New Economic Engine National network of scientists, engineers and social scientists examines how Canada could limit global warming while remaining economically competitive A new report co-authored by 71 university researchers from... More

Friday, May 26, 2017

SPPA PhD candidate Mary Bartram presents at conference on health services and policy research

Mary Bartram, SPPA PhD candidate, presented two papers based on her dissertation research at the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference in Toronto on May 25, 2017.  As part of a plenary panel on mental health titled "From Research to Advocacy: What it Takes to Influence Government" she gave a talk... More

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

SPPA Prof. Marc-André Gagnon writes in Ottawa Citizen about free drug plans

Gagnon: Why free drug plans for the wealthy – and poor – are good MARC-ANDRÉ GAGNON More from Marc-André Gagnon Published on: May 18, 2017 | Last Updated: May 18, 2017 2:05 PM EDT Ontario has been the site of duelling pharmacare proposals – and Canadians are the victors. At the end of April,... More

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Alumna Yaprak Baltacioğlu Honoured at Public Policy Forum Testimonial Dinner

From the Carleton Newsroom... On Thursday, April 20 Carleton SPPA alumna Yaprak Baltacioğlu was honoured at the Public Policy Forum‘s 30th Annual Testimonial Dinner. The evening, hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre, was a celebration of exemplary Canadians who have made significant contributions in... More

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Frances Abele Participate in Institute for Research on Public Policy’s Workshop on the Indian Act

From the Carleton Newsroom... SPPA Prof. Frances Abele, professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University and academic director of the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, was a panelist during a workshop called Understanding the Indian Act on Friday, April 28, 2017. The panel event sought to answer... More

Monday, May 15, 2017

Marc-André Gagnon speaks to the CBC about Canadian doctors’ conflicts of interest.

From the Carleton Newsroom... "We like to think it's different in Canada," said Marc-André Gagnon, a pharmaceutical policy researcher at Carleton University. "But no, there's some real money at work in the health-care system when it comes to drug companies trying to influence the prescribing habits of doctors." Read full story... More

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Carleton’s Katherine Graham Wins Special Achievement Award

From the Carleton Newsroom... Katherine Graham, Carleton’s professor emerita of Public Policy and Administration, has been awarded the inaugural Special Achievement Award by Community Based Research Canada (CRBC). Read full story... More

Monday, May 8, 2017

SPPA and NPSIA students travelled to Washington April 24-28

SPPA and NPSIA students travelled to Washington April 24-28. They had a fast-paced trip through the city, with stops at the Canadian Embassy, U.S. Department of State, Center for Strategic International Studies, Georgetown University’s School of Public Policy, as well as several others. The study tour to Washington was a great experience to go... More

Monday, May 8, 2017

SPPA alumna Yaprak Baltacıoğlu, Secretary of the Treasury Board, recipient of the 2017 Public Policy Forum award

Congratulations to SPPA alumna Yaprak Baltacıoğlu, Secretary of the Treasury Board, recipient of the 2017 Public Policy Forum award for contributions to public policy! Watch video of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's introduction and Yaprak Baltacıoğlu's acceptance speech... More

Monday, May 8, 2017

Research involving SPPA faculty member Alexandra Mallett and SFU student and faculty members wins 1st prize at energy conference in Spain

Graduate research examining the role of environmental framing on socio-political acceptance of smart grids in British Columbia done by SFU master's student Derek Peters, supervised by SFU faculty member Jonn Axsen and advised by SPPA Carleton faculty member Alexandra Mallett won the 1st Prize Best Poster Award (out of 118 posters presented) at... More

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Carleton to Host Government of Canada’s First Visiting Senior Public Policy Fellow

From the Carleton Newsroom... Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration has been selected to host the Government of Canada’s inaugural Visiting Senior Public Policy Fellow. Pamela McCurry, assistant deputy minister (Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio) at Justice Canada will join Carleton for a one-year term beginning May 15,... More

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Frances Abele honoured as Chancellor’s Professor

The School of Public Policy and Administration is delighted that Carleton University has honoured the scholarly achievements and research leadership of Frances Abele, awarding her the designation Chancellor’s Professor. Professor Abele is the second faculty member at the School to hold this designation, joining her colleague Professor Leslie... More

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Frances Abele to speak at Policy Options workshop on April 28

Policy Options Workshop Understanding the Indian Act April 28, 2017 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Registration: $25 (free for students) IDRC | CRDI David Hopper A Room, 8th floor 150 Kent Street, Ottawa The federal government recently announced it would review the laws and policies related to Indigenous people, and it has struck a cabinet working... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Robert Shepherd speaks to the CBC about the federal government’s new ‘name-blind’ hiring project.

From the Carleton Newsroom... Faculty Member: Robert Shepherd Department: Public Policy and Administration Original news source: CBC Original publication date: April 24, 2017 Read original article... More

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Peel Watershed event video now available

This thought-provoking panel discussion on March 23, 2017 brought together renowned Indigenous rights lawyer, Thomas R. Berger, along with First Nations and environmental leaders from the Yukon to talk about the landmark Peel Watershed case. In the 1970s, the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry was a precedent-setting process for listening to the... More

Monday, April 10, 2017

MPPA student presented at Policy Ignite: Canada 300!

SPPA Master of Public Policy and Administration student Michael Cameron made the pitch: “RepresentNow - Digital Democracy Platform” at Canada 300: Igniting the next 150 years of innovation and excellence in Canadian policymaking toward Canada’s 300th anniversary of Confederation. The Spring 2017 Edition of Policy Ignite took place on... More

Monday, April 10, 2017

IPA Student Profile: Connie Lazore, Tsi Snaihne District Chief, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne

Indigenous Policy and Administration (IPA) Student Profile: Connie Lazore, Tsi Snaihne District Chief, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Connie Lazore began the graduate diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration at Carleton University in the June 2016. She just completed the program this semester. After serving her community on the Mohawk Council... More

Monday, April 10, 2017

SPPA Prof. Amanda Clarke has op-ed published in the Hill Times

Why we need Code for Canada Elected officials have particularly acute reasons to be worried about government’s IT failings. By AMANDA CLARKE PUBLISHED : Monday, April 10, 2017 12:00 AM If you’re like most people, you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about government IT—that is, until it fails you. You’ve felt the... More

Friday, April 7, 2017

IPA Diploma application deadline extended to April 30

There is still time to submit your application to the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration. The deadline has been extended to April 30. Please submit your information to online before April 25 as it can take a few days to get your account set up. After you have submitted your online application... More

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

SPPA Prof. Stephan Schott publishes article in Environmental and Resource Economics

The Effects of Communication on the Partnership Solution to the Commons Neil J. Buckley, Stuart Mestelman, R. Andrew Muller, Stephan Schott,  and Jingjing Zhang Accepted: 7 March 2017 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017 Abstract Organizing individual appropriators into output sharing groups has been found to effectively solve... More

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

SPPA PhD Student Jenny Buckley publishes paper in the Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership

The paper, Medical professionalism and physician leadership: the time for action is now, was published in Volume 3, Number 3 of the journal. The paper examines the challenges physicians and the medical profession face in regards to shifting expectations in health care. While these changes represent threats to the profession, they also represent... More

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

SPPA students win CU75 POPS Water Challenge

Interdisciplinary Teams Tackle Environmental Problem in CU75 POPS Contest Upgrading infrastructure seems an obvious place to start, but in Storm Water Shift — the winning proposal in the graduate student competition — Grace Martin, Carter Vance and Justin Langille argue that this would have limited effect, and could even make matters worse.... More

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

March 23 – Protecting the Peel Watershed: Indigenous rights, conservation and the law

You are invited to attend a unique panel discussion at the MacOdrum Library on Thursday, March 23 at 3:00 p.m. Renowned Indigenous rights lawyer, Thomas R. Berger, will be joined by First Nations and environmental leaders who have been part of the legal battle to protect the Peel Watershed, a vast and unspoiled northern... More

Monday, March 6, 2017

PhD candidate Maude Marquis-Bissonnette to run for office in Gatineau

SPPA PhD candidate Maude Marquis-Bissonnette announced last week that she will run for office at the municipal council in Gatineau, aiming to represent citizens from Le Plateau (Hull/Aylmer). She first has to win the primary which will be held on April 27. The elections will be held on November 5, 2017. Le Droit published an article on March... More

Friday, March 3, 2017

Film “My Father’s Land” Draws Large Crowd to Visions for Canada Conference

On March 2, the Visions for Canada 2042 conference screened the Zacharias Kunuk film “My Father’s Land” at the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa. SPPA Prof. Frances Abele, SPPA PhD students Sheena Kennedy and Josh Gladstone have partnered with Mr. Kunuk and his Isuma crew on the Digital Indigenous Democracy project and extend their congratulations... More

Thursday, February 23, 2017

SPPA Prof. Frances Abele talks to the Toronto Star about Indigenous programs at Carleton

Indigenous programs gain ground on campuses Indigenous-themed courses on the rise to attract more first nation students and educate the student body By JESSICA WYNNE LOCKHARTSPECIAL TO THE STAR Thu., Feb. 23, 2017 While courses focused on indigenous issues were once largely restricted to general arts faculties, today’s indigenous programs are... More

Thursday, February 23, 2017

SPPA Prof. Mehdi Ammi and MA student Grant Fortier published in Social Science & Medicine

The influence of welfare systems on pay-for-performance programs for general practitioners: A critical review Mehdi Ammi Grant Fortier School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Received 7 June 2016, Revised 10 February 2017, Accepted 12 February 2017, Available online 16 February 2017 Highlights This... More

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

SPPA students win Public Choice Award in Blueprint 2020 National Student Paper competition

Congratulations to MPPA students Sarah Evershed and Sadie Harrison on winning the Public Choice Award of the Blueprint 2020 National Student Paper Competition for their paper, Access Denied: Leveraging Existing Federal Frameworks to Improve ATIP Performance. Sarah and Sadie, along with SPPA students Danny Holmes and Brandon Krauthaker, placed in... More

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Carleton SPPA Graduate Students Ace National Competition

From the Grad Studies Newsroom... This past weekend, a Carleton team from the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) won the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) and Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA) National Case Study Competition. The team, made up of four Master’s students (Ron... More

Monday, February 13, 2017

Two SPPA teams place in the top 5: Blueprint 2020 National Student Paper competition

Congratulations to SPPA students Danny Holmes, Brandon Krauthaker, Sarah Evershed and Sadie Harrison whose teams placed in the top 5 in the Blueprint 2020 National Student Paper competition. Danny Holmes and Brandon Krauthaker: Getting to Empathy: Fostering Innovation and End-User Focus in the Canadian Public Service Sarah Evershed and Sadie... More

Monday, February 13, 2017

SPPA 2017 Case Competition team will compete on February 17-18

The SPPA 2017 Case Competition team – Ron Gallipeau, Miriam Gough, Hazen Jonah, and Meagan Wiersma – will compete on February 17 and 18 at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. The SPPA faculty coaches are Chris Stoney, Amanda Clarke and Richard Paton. There are 12 teams competing from across the... More

Monday, February 13, 2017

Marc-André Gagnon’s study cited in NPR story on U.S. Medicare and prescription drug prices.

From the Carleton Newsroom... Medicare Should Leverage Buying Power To Pull Down Drug Prices, White House Says A 2015 study jointly published by Carleton University and the public advocacy group Public Citizen showed that Medicare pays, on average, 73 percent more than Medicaid pays for brand-name drugs, and 80 percent more than the VA... More

Friday, February 10, 2017

FEB 15 DEADLINE – How Ottawa Spends, 2017-2018: Call for Chapter Proposals

HOW OTTAWA SPENDS: CALL FOR CHAPTERS How Ottawa Spends (HOS) is an annual publication of the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. Its mandate is to provide analysis and informed commentary on contemporary public policy issues faced by the Government of Canada in the context of Canadian affairs and international... More

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Climate Policy Champions: SPPA professors highlighted in FPA Voices

Read full story in the January/February 2017 issue of FPA Voices... Climate Policy Champions The issue of climate change is often viewed as primarily a challenge for scientists. But over the past twenty-five years, we’ve seen many instances where policymakers have been unable to uphold their part of the bargain: to enact policies that... More