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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

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

New Platform to Mobilize Knowledge in the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Sector

PANL Perspectives is a new platform that offers news and insights for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in Canada. The editors and editorial team produce and gather evidence-based stories, original interviews and insider reflections about philanthropy and fundraising, social justice and change, leadership and governance, and much more.... More

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

SPPA Professor Graeme Auld and Stefan Renckens Publish a Paper in Regulation & Governance

Understanding the Process of Private Eco-Audits   Much has been made of the massive rise in private governance initiatives coming from nonprofits, corporations, and multi-stakeholder processes. These initiatives, which set ethical and environmental standards for global production practices, have been seen by some observes as a means to help... More

Monday, October 19, 2020

SPPA Professor Marc-André Gagnon is featured in an article in Newsweek

Associate Professor Marc-André Gagnon is featured in an article in Newsweek, discussing pharmaceutical policy. Read the article here... More

Friday, October 16, 2020

PhD Student Fahad Ahmad has the lead article in the The Conversation

Carleton University SPPA PhD student Fahad Ahmad and Tarek Younis from Middlesex University write a lead article in The Conversation titled "‘Caliphate’ podcast and its fallout reveal the extent of Islamophobia" This article discusses the issue security agencies and the media create when they view and present Islam and Muslims as constant... More

Friday, October 9, 2020

SPPA Prof Mehdi Ammi publishes article on policy, technological and economic responses to COVID-19 in Health Policy and Technology

Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi, along with Zach Desson, Emmi Weller and Peter McMeekin, recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, “Comparative analysis of the policy and technological responses to the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, France and Belgium” in Health Policy and Technology.   Read the full... More

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

MPPA Students Andrea Piett & Jeremy Dias are Finalists in the National Student Paper Competition

MPPA students Andrea Piett and Jeremy Dias have been selected as finalists for the Canada School of Public Service’s National Student Paper Competition, with their entry From Criminalization to Equality: How the Positive Space Campaign can Foster Inclusivity Within the Workplace.   This competition invites master's and PhD students to... More

Thursday, October 1, 2020

PhD Candidate Jeff Donaldson is featured in an Article on CBC

Jeff Donaldson, a Carleton PhD candidate with a specialty in emergency preparedness, is featured in an article on CBC news. Donaldson, who also runs an emergency preparedness company, is featured as an expert consultant; giving advice on how Ottawa residents can prepare themselves for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full... More

Thursday, October 1, 2020

SPPA Professor Graeme Auld Co-Authors Published Article in Regulation & Governance

Taking Stock of Private Regulation: A New Critical Review   You may not be aware of it, but private regulation – of various forms – is operating across sectors of the global economy, seeking to regulate the ethical and environmental features of products and production process that are at the heart of our globalized... More

Friday, September 25, 2020

Frances Abele Receives SSHRC Funding to Investigate Transforming the Indian Act

From the Carleton Newsroom… Carleton University researcher Frances Abele in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) will receive $2.5 million over six years from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to support an investigation into transforming Indian Act governance, further bolstering Carleton’s... More

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

SPPA Prof Stephan Schott and Postdoc Jacqueline Chapman Publish an Article in Artic Science

Associate Professor Stephan Schott and Postdoctoral Fellow Jacqueline Chapman recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, “Operationalizing knowledge coevolution: towards a sustainable fishery for Nunavummiut” in Arctic Science, with James Qitsualik, Peter Van Coeverden de Groot, Simon Okpakok, Stephen Lougheed, and Virginia K.... More

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Welcome to our New SPPA Postdoc Fellow: Dr. Antoine Dedewanou

Dr. Finagnon Antoine Dedewanou has recently started as a postdoctoral research fellow working with Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi. His postdoctoral research will focus on understanding Canadian policymakers’ preferences for future changes in public health systems, primarily using discrete choice experiments. Antoine’s research interests are in... More

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Prof. Jose Galdo Publishes two Academic Studies in the World Bank Economic Review

Professor Jose Galdo has co-authored two studies accepted for publication in the World Bank Economic Review, a leading peer-reviewed journal in the field of development economics. Abstracts: “Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs: Experimental Evidence from Mongolia” This study uses a randomized controlled trial to analyze the effectiveness of... More

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Insight Development Grant 2020: Political campaigning and vote choice in digital India

Election campaigns and election results have long been dissected and examined by scholars—at least in western nations. But consider India, where the 2014 election victory of Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party marked a significant swing to the right—cemented by further gains in 2019—among India’s 910 million eligible... More

Monday, August 31, 2020

Students as Partners Program Pairs Students and Instructors to Design Courses

By Tyrone Burke Integrating anti-racist pedagogy in to public policy “Public policy has a real impact on inequality in society, and on the lives of racialized people,” says School of Public Policy and Administration Prof. Lisa Mills. “We are making a new course for first-year students that gives an introduction to the various stages of... More

Monday, August 31, 2020

SPPA Students Launch Academic Journal in Digital Format

In July, faculty, alumni and students met virtually to celebrate the launch of the first digitized version of the Carleton Perspective on Public Policy (CPoPP) journal, now in its sixth edition. The current edition, sponsored by SPPA and the Faculty of Public Affairs, is the culmination of efforts that began last year to modernize the journal.... More

Friday, August 28, 2020

PhD Student Antoine Genest-Grégoire Publishes Article in Canadian Public Policy

La pandémie immunise-t-elle les Québécois contre l’impôt ? by Luc Godbout, Antoine Genest-Grégoire, Jean-Herman Guay, Anthony Pham Cette étude vise, à l’aide de données de sondage, à observer si des changements sont à l’œuvre quant à ces questions au sein du public. Les données ont été colligées au Québec au plus fort de la... More

Monday, August 24, 2020

Barbara Grantham: Recipient of 2020 Bissett Alumni Award for Distinctive Contributions to the Public Sector

The recipient of the 2020 Bissett Alumni Award for Distinctive Contributions to the Public Sector is Barbara Grantham (Master of Arts in Public Administration, 1987). Barbara Grantham has 30 years of experience as a successful senior executive and consultant in the philanthropic, non-profit and public sectors, across BC and nationally. She is... More

Monday, August 24, 2020

Frances Abele Receives SSHRC Funding to Investigate Transforming the Indian Act

From the Carleton Newsroom... Carleton University researcher Frances Abele in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) will receive $2.5 million over six years from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to support an investigation into transforming Indian Act governance, further bolstering Carleton’s... More

Monday, August 24, 2020

The Power of Education: SPPA Alum Creates Scholarships to Help Students with Disabilities Kickstart Careers

By Dan Rubinstein Photos by Chris Roussakis When Daryl Rock was growing up in Dartmouth, N.S., he played hooky from high school one day — the only time he ever skipped school — and visited a Canadian Armed Forces recruitment centre across the harbour in Halifax. “I’d like to join the navy,” he announced, “and... More

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

SPPA Prof Mehdi Ammi and Alumnus Ian Allan publish article in Health Economics, Policy and Law.

Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi and MA Public Administration alumnus Ian Allan recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, “Evolution of the determinants of unmet health care needs in a universal health care system: Canada, 2001–2014” in Health Economics, Policy and Law. Abstract: While ensuring adequate access to care is a... More

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Lloyd Stanford: Seven Decades of Giving

From FutureFunder News... By: Jenna Hobin Lloyd Stanford (DPE '60 and MAPA '61) took a brief pause from his morning routine as he lowered the volume on CBC News. The clinking sound of a teaspoon was interrupted by jovial chuckling as he thought back to his first donation to Carleton-a gift of $3.00 in... More

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

SPPA Students Receive 2020 Internal Awards

Congratulations to the following Master's in Sustainable Energy, Master of Public Policy and Administration and PhD in Public Policy students and recent graduates, recipients of SPPA's internal awards for 2020. Usually, these awards are presented at the annual SPPA Gala, but the Gala was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. These awards speak to... More

Monday, July 27, 2020

SPPA Welcomes New Faculty Member Jerald Sabin

The School is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jerald Sabin as an assistant professor with responsibilities to the Master of Public Policy and Administration concentration and graduate diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration (IPA). Dr. Sabin graduated from the University of Toronto in 2016, after which he held a SSHRC... More

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Graeme Auld Participates on Panel for ISEAL Alliance Webinar

Public webinar | Why system credibility matters for impacts: how the Credibility Principles can support effectiveness and impacts SPPA Prof. Graeme Auld and former SPPA visiting researcher Janina Grabs participate on in panel discussion. In 2013, ISEAL launched the Credibility Principles, which provide an international reference for defining the... More

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Recent MPNL graduate, Kelsey Baerg, featured in FPA Voices

Kelsey Baerg, from Nelson, British Columbia graduated this June from the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program and speaks about her experience to writer Karen Kelly in FPA Voices : When Kelsey Baerg first heard of the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) degree, she was working for a nonprofit organization in... More

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