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The impact of sense of belonging on health: Canadian evidence
High-income countries are increasingly described as experiencing a growing sense of detachment. But does belonging matter? Abstract In their new…
SPPA Scholars’ Work Cited in New Parliamentary Budget Office Report
A new report by the Parliamentary Budget Office cites and is informed by SPPA Professor Emeritus Saul Schwartz, PhD Graduate…
Phil Ryan for The Hill Times: Why we must ‘contextualize’ hate
Abstract Since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, there has been significant debate about understanding the background of the violence.…
Nathan Grasse: Gender pay gap for executives of US charities
Nathan Grasse, SPPA Associate Professor SPPA Associate Professor Nathan Grasse has co-authored a new study focusing on the gender pay…
Parisa Vafaie & Anna Kopec: Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments
Parisa Vafaie, 2nd year MPPA student & Anna Kopec, SPPA Assistant Professor In their recent publication, Questions persist as Ottawa…
“Seeking Social Democracy” is shortlisted for the Dafoe Book Prize
“Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality” by Ed Broadbent co-authored with SPPA’s Frances Abele, Jonathan Sas,…
Op Eds, Tech Reports, Conversation Pieces
New Policy Options paper calls for greater discussion on ethics in government
A newly released article by SPPA Professor, Robert Shepherd, and ENAP & SPPA Adjunct Professor, Daniel Caron, comments on the…
Marc-Andre Gagnon’s op-ed debunks misconceptions on Pharmacare
SPPA Associate Professor Marc-André Gagnon Marc-Andre Gagnon’s op-ed in La Presse ( Penser l’assurance médicaments pour l’intérêt de la population…
Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous policy?
SPPA Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita Frances Abele, and SPPA Research Fellow Catherine MacQuarrie published an opinion piece…
Amanda Clarke: Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?
While we all agree on the serious problems that exist, no government – Conservative or Liberal – has ever done…
Auditors have a role in Canadian AI governance initiatives, but it needs clarification
By Graeme Auld, Amanda Clarke, Benjamin Faveri Private auditors provide third-party conformity assessments against principles, practices, standards, and legislation. Big…
Patricia Hardie: Op-Ed in Toronto Star on Nature-Based Solutions and the Climate Crisis
Pretending ‘nature-based solutions’ will solve the climate crisis is perverse and delusional We cannot hide behind language that tells a…