Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon praised the School of Public Policy for providing a forum for critical conversations on the state of the Canadian federation as part of his two-day visit to Alberta.  “I love universities for the opportunities to ask questions,” Plamondon said while making his case for Quebec independence. “What we are […]

  We are excited to welcome in our largest ever cohort of students for the 2025-26 Master of Public Policy program at the School of Public Policy! Recently we welcomed the students to the University of Calgary downtown campus for orientation week, which included introductions from the School’s Director, Martha Hall Findlay and Associate Director, […]

A new initiative at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy is off to a running start. Carlo Dade is director of International Policy where he also oversees the New North America Initiative, a multi-year initiative supported by the Government of Alberta to produce new research, thinking and connections to rethink the Canada-U.S. relationship. Dade […]

  The School of Public Policy is urging the Government of Alberta to reconsider its approach to the new federal Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) and its impact on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) recipients. A recent policy brief, led by senior research associate Brittany Finlay, was developed through the Disability Policy Research Program […]

  This article was originally published in the Globe and Mail. To see the original article click here.    Is Canada about to make it through the worst of what a Trump administration can bring? That may be an odd question given Tuesday’s announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of a 50-per-cent tariff on copper, adding to a seemingly […]

Canada’s Productivity Initiative: Vancouver VANCOUVER — With Canada’s trade infrastructure stretched to its limits and development of economic corridors emerging as a national priority, economist Trevor Tombe called on governments to enhance our transportation assets during the Vancouver session for Canada’s Productivity Initiative.  The issue of developing new markets for our goods has become a […]

  The wit and wisdom of former prime ministers Jean Chrétien and Joe Clark on navigating tense political relations on the global stage highlighted UCalgary’s conference Plans and Prospects for the G7 2025 Kananaskis Summit.  With the rules-based order around global trade under threat, including the United States levelling tariffs on imports from the other […]

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 […]