THESIMPSON CENTRE
For Agricultural and Food Innovation and Public Education
Failures in governance can jeopardize the responsibility of regulatory authorities to protect the public. Since governments set mandates for regulatory authorities under their jurisdiction, it’s up to the former to mitigate the risk with effective oversight and legislation…
There is a sound public policy case for subsidizing research and development. When firms perform R&D, they create knowledge that allows them to introduce new products, improve existing goods and services or reduce production costs…
Seventy per cent of Canada’s beef production capacity is located in just two meat plants in Alberta. This is one of the most obvious examples of the high concentration in Canada’s food-production sector…
In the past, Canada has had to deal with the matter of Taiwan very delicately. China considers Taiwan to be an integral part of the nation: a rogue province that must eventually be reunified with the mainland…
Food banks provide support to individuals and families in need. Rising unemployment increases the number of people seeking their services…
Nicole Wiedman, a graduate of the Master’s program with The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, has been named as one of the recipients of the 2020 Young Women in Energy Awards.