The School of Policy Studies offers a rich and rewarding learning experience that is unsurpassed in Canada and matched only by the best public policy programs in the world. Through high quality interactive teaching and integrated learning, we enhance leadership in public policy by providing students the inspiration, skills, competencies and connections to become better contributors to the public good. The MPA curriculum includes core courses in economics, policy analysis, governance, management and quantitative methods. Through elective courses, students apply their skills to the analysis and resolution of concrete policy and management problems.
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Recent News
Can Canada have both guns and butter? Carney shows us, yes, we can
Canada is about to embark upon the largest increase in defence spending in generations. [image credit]
12 June 2025
Author: Eugene Lang
Opinion: Advice for Mark Carney
Opinion: Advice for Mark Carney: Respect your finance minister. Don’t be like Trudeau. With the election now over, job one for Prime Minister Mark Carney will be to decide who will hold the second most powerful and difficult job in Ottawa: minister of finance.
29 April 2025
Author: Eugene Lang
Opinion: Why don't parties have answers to Canada's key economic challenges?
Why don't parties have answers to Canada's key economic challenges? Platform costing documents recently released by the Liberals, the Conservatives and NDP only provide partial answers.
24 April 2025
Author: Don Drummond & William Robson
Professor Eugene Lang awarded Faculty Excellence Award!
Congratulations to Professor Eugene Lang on being awarded the 2024-2025 Society of Graduate and Professional Students John G. Freeman Faculty Excellence Award! The award recognizes significant contributions in the realm of teaching, supervision and/or mentorship of graduate and professional students. Professor Lang embodies the spirit of this award through innovative pedagogy, emotional labour, and tireless advocacy for MPA/PMPA students in Queen's School of Policy Studies.
17 April 2025
Queen's Social Policy Symposium
Prescription for Change: Canada's Social Policy Future
When: Friday 25 April between 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Robert Sutherland Hall - Room 202
We will explore the key challenges reshaping Canada’s public policy landscape—including growing inequality, rising health care pressures, and increasingly complex social needs. The symposium will feature the Donald Gow Memorial Lecture, delivered this year by The Honourable Dr. Rosemary Moodie, Senator, Senate of Canada, alongside panels and talks featuring academic scholars, policy practitioners, and clinician-scientists. Open to all; no fee.
Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Vote
With Canada heading to the polls on 28 April 2025, voters across the country are weighing some big questions. Dr. Kathy Brock offers non-partisan insights to help listeners think critically as election day approaches.
Recorded on 09 April 2025
Podcast Guest: Kathy Brock
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