Join us for your Spring Convocation.  Watch for the invitation VIA email.

The Ontario Network for Sustainable Energy Policy’s (ONSEP) 12th annual workshop will be bringing scholars together from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives focused on energy policy. ONSEP is particularly interested in developing greater understanding of the policies, technologies and strategies needed to sustainably decarbonize energy systems.

The workshop will take place at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre in Kingston, Ontario. Discounted registration fees will be available to full-time students.

Abstracts should be submitted via email to ONSEPContact@gmail.com with the subject heading “ONSEP 2024 abstract”.

We hope to see you in person in May!

The ONSEP Executive: Stephen Hill, Warren Mabee, Alexandra Mallett, Balie Walker, and Mark Winfield 

Join PhD Candidate Anna Hallberg and current MD student Matthew Hynes as they compare health systems from Canada with Scandinavian countries.  They will be joined by Dr. Samantha Buttemer and Dr. David Walker to share their expertise.

Wednesday March 27 | 12:30 PM | Carruthers 102

Thursday April 4 12:00 PM ET | Robert Sutherland, 202

Join us to welcome Margaret Kenequanash, CEO, Wataynikaneyap Power to campus to deliver the 2024 Tom Courchene Distinguished Lecture.  

Margaret Kenequanash has been CEO of Wataynikaneyap Power since August 2017: an Indigenous-led, licensed transmission entity bringing grid connection to remote First Nations in northern Ontario currently powered by diesel generators. Margaret has a vast wealth of knowledge gleaned from over 30 years in various high-level positions, including being on the Sioux Lookout Municipal Council from 1990-1994 and Executive Director of the Shibogama First Nations Council from 2005-2017. Margaret carries the distinction of being the first female Chief in her community at North Caribou Lake First Nation when she was elected in 1996. She is well known and respected throughout First Nation communities and government for her work in promoting opportunities and better quality of life for First Nation Peoples.

Margaret Kenequanash will be joined by Tim Lavoie, Vice President, Corporate Services and Indigenous Relations at FortisOntario Inc. for this lectureship.

To register | https://forms.office.com/r/HerLDCwTUd

More details | https://www.queensu.ca/sps/events/lectures/tom-courchene-speaker-series

The Margie and Tom Courchene Endowment Fund was established to create a permanent Speakers Series in the School of Policy Studies, to be known subsequently as the Tom Courchene Distinguished Speakers Series. It continues the tradition that Tom established, as the inaugural director for the School of Policy Studies, to serve as a bridge between the academic and professional policy communities, engaging faculty, students, policymakers, politicians and other opinion leaders, in discussion on major policy issues.

The Fund will support the costs associated with bringing eminent academics and public policy experts to Queen’s University campus, with a focus dedicated to a major public lecture and other events relating to Indigenous Policy and Governance, a policy field in which Tom has become increasingly engaged in recent years.

SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES INFO SESSION 

Looking to start your career as a leader? Learn more and apply to our one-year Master of Public Administration program. It’s your bridge to a career in public policy and administration, offering you outstanding faculty, opportunities for collaboration and teamwork, study tours, and co-op opportunities to help you transition into the workforce. We will prepare you for entry-level leadership roles in public policy and service - our grads gain positions in government, hospitals, community organizations, and consulting firms across Canada. 

Register now to learn more in our online Info Session on Tuesday, March 19 at 5 pm, which will be followed by a drop-in session for those who can make it to campus at 6 pm in Robert Sutherland Hall Room 334. 

Zoom registration: https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwscOGqrzMrGtUwIaNuUtBrl2Xqi3iX7mF0

Dr. Duncan G. Sinclair Lectureship in Health Services and Policy Research

The focus of this year's symposium is on primary care; exploring the perspectives of health providers and the broader community.  We will be hosting 2 panel discussions with ample opportunities for participant engagement:

Panel 1: Experience of Frontline Care Providers
Moderator: Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean, Queen's Health Sciences

Panel 2: Primary Care for a Healthy Community
Moderator: Dr. David Walker, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Policy Studies

The symposium will be followed by the annual Sinclair Lecture, Supporting Primary Care Transformation through Health Services and Policy Research delivered this year by Dr. Rick Glazier, Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR).

More information:  https://healthsci.queensu.ca/research/hspri/health-policy-symposium or https://www.queensu.ca/sps/events/lectures/duncan-sinclair

REGISTER NOW

2024 Donald Matthews Faculty Fellowship Symposium | Policy, People, Progress: The Future of Canada's Public Service

Friday March 22 11am – 3pm ET

Robert Sutherland Hall, 202

*lunch provided

Register Now:  https://forms.office.com/r/Yzs9LjtWAR

The Donald Matthews Lecture Series is supported by the Matthews Faculty Fellowship in Global Public Policy. Established by Donald Matthews (B.Sc. 1950) in 2006, this endowment supports the appointment of world-class, leading-edge scholars and practitioners to teach, lead research and share their experience with students and faculty at Queen’s University. It continues and honours the life-time commitment of Donald Matthews, a Canadian business leader, to public service.

Full Agenda Available Here

More details about the Donald Matthews Fellowship, https://www.queensu.ca/sps/events/lectures/donald-matthews-fellowship 

Join us for an armchair discussion with Dr. Warren Mabee & Dr. Samantha Buttemer featuring Dr. David Walker.  Extreme Heat:  A Silent Health Threat - informing proactive policymaking.

Light lunch will be served.

Join us to welcome Queen's alumnus and author of the memoir Brown Boy, Omer Aziz to deliver the 2024 J. Douglas Gibson Lecture.   Omer will be discussing Citizenship in a Democracy: The Remaking of the World Order for the 21st Century. 

Monday March 18 | 4PM ET | Mackintosh Corry Hall, B201

Please register here:  https://forms.office.com/r/BrYYJ1JaP0

More details about the J. Douglas Gibson Lecture Fund, https://www.queensu.ca/sps/events/lectures/j-douglas-gibson

The (P)MPA students along with some friends from Political Studies will be visiting Queen's Park for Question Period, alumni and hiring manager panels finished with an afternoon social.  Looking forward to a great day in the city! 

If you're an MPA Alum interested in attending the social please RSVP here, https://forms.office.com/r/NZvhTzL0Ma