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  • Two Lectures on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan: Julia Munro, Opposition Critic, Ontario Associate Minister of Finance

    Tuesday, February 09, 2016 | By

    Tuesday, February 9, 2016
    12:00-1:00 pm
    Academic South 215 

    As many Canadians worry about their retirement, governments are struggling to find the right mechanism to facilitate and incentivize savings. Some are concerned that existing pension plans are insufficient and underfunded. The government of Ontario shares these concerns and campaigned in the 2014 provincial election to create a retirement plan for Ontario. Named the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), the provincial government’s proposal is being hotly debated. Two of the key players in the ORPP debate will independently make their case for and against an Ontario-specific retirement plan. These lectures are part of POLI 2Q98 – An Introduction to Canadian Public Administration. All are welcome to attend.

    Julia Munro, MPP for York Simcoe and Opposition Critic, Associate Minister of Finance, has served in the Ontario Legislature since 1995, after a 28 year career as a high school teacher. She sits as a member of the Ontario PC caucus and is the official opposition critic for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan and the government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Munro will provide an alternative perspective on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, highlighting the opposition’s concerns with the plan.

    For further information, please contact Zachary Spicer.

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  • Two Lectures on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan: Mitzi Hunter, Ontario Associate Minister of Finance

    Thursday, January 28, 2016 | By

    Thursday, January 28, 2016
    12:00-1:00 pm
    Academic South 215 

    As many Canadians worry about their retirement, governments are struggling to find the right mechanism to facilitate and incentivize savings. Some are concerned that existing pension plans are insufficient and underfunded. The government of Ontario shares these concerns and campaigned in the 2014 provincial election to create a retirement plan for Ontario. Named the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), the provincial government’s proposal is being hotly debated. Two of the key players in the ORPP debate will independently make their case for and against an Ontario-specific retirement plan. These lectures are part of POLI 2Q98 – An Introduction to Canadian Public Administration. All are welcome to attend.

    Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood and Associate Minister of Finance, was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2013. She previously worked as CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance. She was appointed as the Associate Minister of Finance in 2014 and is responsible for implementing the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. Minister Hunter will make the case that the province needs the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.

    For further information, please contact Zachary Spicer.

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  • Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Canada: Framing, Federalism, and Failure

    Thursday, January 14, 2016 | By

    Thursday, January 14, 2016
    2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
    CRN 207

    Professor Dave Snow offers a “meta-commentary” on the academic scholarship surrounding the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2010 Reference re Assisted Human Reproduction Act, which struck down the federal government’s attempt to create a national policy for assisted reproductive technologies. He use the concept of jurisdictional framing—describing a policy field as properly belonging to one particular level of government—to explain how federalism frustrated Canadian policymaking efforts. In this presentation he will argue that Canada’s failure to institute a national policy can ultimately be traced to how multiple federal policymakers failed to align their substantive framing strategies with the procedural requirements of the Canadian Constitution. Focusing on the interaction between substantive and jurisdictional framing shows how the language used to justify legislative authority can shape policy outcomes in unexpected ways.

    Dave Snow is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. His research and teaching interests include assisted reproductive technologies, public policy, constitutional law, and federalism. Prior to moving to Guelph, he completed his PhD in political science at the University of Calgary, and was a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University from 2014-2015. His current research examines clinical regulation of embryonic research and possibilities for biobanking human reproductive material in Canada. He is also researching the regulation of assisted reproductive technologies in Canada, Australia, and the United States.

    For further information, please contact Zachary Spicer.

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  • Nik Nanos: Election 2015 Deconstructed

    Thursday, November 19, 2015 | By

    November 19, 7:30 pm
    Room 216 Academic South

    Come hear about the 2015 election campaign from the man whose company predicted the election results very closely.  Nik Nanos is Canada’s leading pollster: learn about the issues, personalities and trends, as well as the post-election agenda.

    Also featuring Munroe Eagles, Distinguished Professor of Canadian Studies at the University at Buffalo.

    For further information please contact Hevina Dashwood.

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  • Justice Gladys I. Pardu discusses Section 7 of the Charter

    Friday, November 13, 2015 | By

    Friday, November 13, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
    TH 243

    Justice Gladys I. Pardu, Ontario Court of Appeal, will be speaking to POLI 2F12 and POLI 4P19, discussing three recent cases pertaining to Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This talk is open to political science and sociology students.

    Students interested in attending may email Diane Leon for the list of cases to review before the talk.

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  • Election 2015 panel: Informing your vote

    Wednesday, October 07, 2015 | By

    After weeks of campaigning, it’s time to start really discussing the issues at play this election.
 Join Livianna Tossutti, Matthew Hennigar, Sanjay Jeram and Zachary Spicer from the Department of Political Science as they discuss our democratic institutions, citizenship and identity, cities, and economic issues affecting the Niagara region.

    Wednesday, October 7 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Plaza 600F.

    For more information, contact political.science@brocku.ca.

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  • Showcasing our graduates panel event — Calling all Political Science students!

    Saturday, September 19, 2015 | By

    Have you ever wondered, “What can I do with my degree?”

    Would you like to hear from recent Political Science graduates who have been in your shoes?

    Then come to our Showcasing our Graduates Panel event!

    Saturday, September 19, 2015 1-2:30 pm

    Plaza 600F

    Refreshments provided

    Come early to be assured of a seat

    For more information, contact Hevina Dashwood at hdashwood@brocku.ca.

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  • Borders in the Context of North American Regionalism

    Thursday, March 26, 2015 | By

    March 26, 2015
    7:00-9:00 PM
    Welch Hall Atrium

    Laura Macdonald

    Borders in the context of North American regionalism

    Everyone is welcome!

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  • Health, Security and Gobal Governance: What Can We Learn From Ebola?

    Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | By

    March 17, 2015
    1:00-2:00PM
    Plaza 600F

    Suzanne Hindmarch

    Health, Security and Gobal Governance: What Can We Learn From Ebola?

    Public lecture: Everyone is welcome!

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  • Mutual Interests in the North: Iceland and Canada in the 21st Century

    Friday, March 13, 2015 | By

    March 13, 2015
    11:00 AM- 12:30 PM
    Academic South 201

    Sturla Sigurjónsson, Iceland’s Ambassador to Canada

    Mutual Interests in the North: Iceland and Canada in the 21st Century

    Public Lecture: Everyone is welcome!

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