Canada’s Productivity Initiative: Halifax HALIFAX — Interprovincial trade barriers are a national issue that is particularly challenging to Atlantic Canada and dismantling them is a “low-cost, high-impact” way governments can address declining economic productivity, Dr. Trevor Tombe told a Halifax audience as part of Canada’s Productivity Initiative. Reforming trade agreements between the provinces would boost […]

  The School of Public Policy (SPP) at the University of Calgary is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert (RJ) Johnston as the incoming Director of Energy and Natural Resources Policy. Johnston is a recognized leader in global energy and natural resources policy, geopolitics, and corporate strategy. He was most recently Senior Director of Research at […]

  This story was written and published by The Registrar. You can view the original story here.    In licensing and professional regulation, policy and practice may appear to be at odds, with one rooted in institutional frameworks and the other in personal realities. But for Siu Ming Kwok, outgoing president of the Alberta College […]

G7 Ambassador Panel Economic challenges from trade barriers to energy exports were the focus of discussion at the G7 Ambassadors’ Panel hosted by the School and Public Policy and Canada West Foundation ahead of a critical meeting of global leaders in June.  Concern over Europe’s reliance on Russian natural gas and the lack of infrastructure […]

The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy is launching the New North America Initiative (NNAI) to bridge a significant gap in dedicated research activity specific to the study of Canada-U.S. relations and policy. The announcement made May 16 comes thanks to $6.487 million in funding from the Government of Alberta. This is one of […]

Dr. David Dodge’s distinguished career in academia, government and the private sector in Canada provided the unparalleled insight for his lecture Canadian Economic Policy: Navigating in Uncharted Stormy Waters. The event was hosted by the School of Public Policy and Bennett Jones LLP, where Dodge was a Senior Advisor until his retirement in December 2024. […]

  This article was originally published in the Globe and Mail. To see the original article click here.    Canadians have just voted in almost equal measure for two very different parties. At first blush, we are again a nation of two solitudes. Yet something has changed.  Elections Canada reported the Liberals under Mark Carney […]

  As a former federal minister for both National Defence and Citizenship and Immigration as well as a former Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney has a uniquely informed opinion of the first 100 days of the Trump administration. In assessing U.S. President Donald Trump and his backers in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement at […]

  This article was originally published in the Calgary Herald as an opinion piece from Martha Hall Findlay. To view the original article click here.    Too many Canadians don’t vote. Too many of us feel our vote doesn’t matter, that it won’t make a difference. But it does matter. Now more than ever. For […]