The Public Policy and Governance Review is pleased to announce the release of its Winter 2012 Issue.

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The articles in this issue reflect the themes of the past year, as well as other longstanding policy challenges. We lead off Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Review with a call to action from Senator Roméo Dallaire to policy leaders present and future. Other articles in this issue highlight current policy discourse on the topics of income inequality, the intervention in Libya, and the European debt crisis. Additionally, this collection features articles on Canadian national security, aboriginal education, tax policy, and foreign policy.

The Public Policy and Governance Review is pleased to announce the release of its Spring 2011 Issue.

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Research papers in Vol. 2 No. 2 explore asylum policy in Canada and argue for Canadian cities to have a voice in intergovernmental dialogue. Further contributions include book reviews of Martha C. Nussbaum’s “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” and Paul Heinbecker’s “Getting Back in the Game: A Foreign Policy Playbook for Canada” as well as a brief history of the student-professor relationship, from Ancient Rome to the present. Justin Longo, winner of the 2011 Sylvia Ostry Prize in Public Policy, and runners up, respond to the editorial question, “Is sunlight the best disenfectant?” with three distinct takes on the themes of openness and transparency. The issue also includes interviews with the Right Honourable Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister of Canada, and Dr. Anthony Careless, professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Finally, Professor Mel Cappe, former Clerk of the Privy Council and professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance, responds to the Lefebvre Austruther Maingy Questionnaire.

The Public Policy and Governance Review is pleased to announce the release of its Winter 2010 Issue.

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Research papers in Vol. 2 No. 1 explore the marginalization of low-skilled foreign workers, promotion of diversity in the Canadian Forces, the recent ‘coalition crisis,’ and Toronto’s Jarvis Street revitalization project. In addition, a policy recommendation calls for the improvement of quantitative performance measurement in Canadian national security policy. The issue includes interviews with Daphne Meredith, Chief Human Resources Officer for the Government of Canada, and Elly Alboim, former Senior Advisor to Paul Martin. Finally, Michael Hart, Simon Reisman Chair in Trade Policy at Carleton University, provides a candid response to the Lefebvre Austruther Maingy Questionnaire.

In addition to a biannual scholarly journal, the PPGR publishes weekly blogs by a roster of graduate students.

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If you are interested in joining our blog roster for the 2010-2011 academic year, please contact editors@ppgreview.ca.