By Dr. Robert (RJ) Johnston, Director of Energy and Natural Resources Policy   The seizure and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in Caracas on January 3rd raises both geopolitical and oil-sector questions for Canada. The geopolitical questions are complex and daunting. The oil market questions are complex but more manageable. Understanding […]

Providing municipal services in rural and remote municipalities is a costly undertaking for local governments, and it is especially challenging when some people using those services aren’t helping to pay for them.  For his Capstone project to earn his Master of Public Policy, William Dunstan wanted to understand how much greater that challenge is for municipalities in Northern Ontario […]

The School of Public Policy celebrated a year of accomplishments and looked forward to opportunities in 2026, opening its doors to students, supporters and the community this week at the inaugural Winter Forum. More than 300 people attended the open house as the main floor of the Downtown Campus was transformed into a networking and […]

Following his dreams from junior hockey in small town Alberta to an elite university in upstate New York to a top professional league in Europe, Evan Tschumi learned as much about setting and achieving goals as scoring goals.  Those attributes served him well when he pivoted his career to earn a Master of Public Policy […]

Supporting Canadian authors writing books that address complex challenges in public policy and governance is one way the School of Public Policy helps informs Canadians on critical issues. The School of Public Policy hosted a book launch in a forum learning event on Wednesday, Oct. 29 with authors Kevin Lynch and James Mitchell for their […]

With his background in the energy sector and electricity trading, Chetan Saha joined the Sustainable Energy Development program at the School of Public Policy to deepen his expertise in power system reliability.   Known by its acronym SEDV, the program offers an interdisciplinary approach to tackling real-world energy challenges.  His capstone project, developed in partnership with […]

On a career path that has already taken her around the world, Caroline Bartlett sees the Master’s degree from the Sustainable Energy Development program at the School of Public Policy as a bridge.   For Bartlett, the program known by the acronym SEDV, is a connection between policy and technology as well as curiosity and […]

Canada’s productivity challenges will be the focus of a Walrus Talks event with the School of Public Policy’s Dr. Trevor Tombe bringing his insights from Canada’s Productivity Initiative to the panel discussion.  The Walrus Talks: Growing Canadian Productivity will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. MT and will explore how higher education can […]

The Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards celebrate the contributions of immigrants across Alberta and this year, the School of Public Policy’s Dr. Siu Ming Kwok is among those to be honoured, recognized for his remarkable contributions through professional and academic excellence.  The awards celebrate the contributions of immigrants in Alberta who have enriched the province in […]