Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
Queen's University- Activities
Recent Activities of the Institute
Take a moment to browse some of the important and exciting activities undertaken by the IIGR personel.
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In a video interview with Sun News, Institute director André Juneau provides commentary on the implications of the Federal Government's new plan for health care funding, as well as the reaction of the Canadian Premiers. Watch the video for his insightful analysis.
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Director André Juneau, with David L.A. Gordon, contributes a chapter entitled, " Bridging Mechanisms for the Federal Capital Region", to the recent Invenire Books publication, The Unimagined Canadian Capital: Challenges for the Federal Capital Region. The compilation is based on the proceedings of the January 28-29, 2011 colloquium held at the University of Ottawa under the joint sponsorship of the Forum of Federations and the Centre on Governance of the University of Ottawa. Click here further details on this publication, including how to order.
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Institute director André Juneau comments on the intergovernmental implications of the unilateral pronouncements made by Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty regarding new health care investments planned by the Government of Canada. Read the entire reaction and analysis as published in the Globe and Mail.
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Montréal's La Pressepublishes an opinion piece by the Institute's own André Juneau entitled, "D'où viendra le leadership?"
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Director André Juneau acts as a discussant at the University of Victoria's international conference, Comparing Modes of Governance in Canada and the European Union: Social Policy Engagement across Complex Multilevel Systems. The conference comparatively assessed Canadian and European Union methods of collaborative governance of social policy with a view toward domestic governance improvement. Visit the conference website to learn more.
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The Institute's Christian Leuprecht and Ronald L. Watts present a paper on "The Conditions of Federal Intervention in Constituent Units: A Model of the Effect of Institutional, Constitutional and Social Veto Players" at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Association of Centers for Federal Studies in Speyer, Germany. Hosted by the German Research Institute for Public Administration, the conference examined the theme of "Governing from the Center: The Influence of the Federal/Central Government on Subnational Governments." Visit the conference website to learn more.