Carney, multilateralism champion, must help save the World Trade Organization
Robert Wolfe, Professor Emeritus, and co-author Peter Ungphakorn discuss Canada and the World Trade Organization in their latest op-ed in the Globe and Mail.
Remembering Hugh Winsor, Adjunct Professor and Respected Canadian Journalist
The School of Policy Studies is saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and former colleague Hugh Winsor, O.C.
Hugh was an Adjunct Professor in the School of Policy Studies in the early 2000s where he taught a popular course on media and public policy.
Stéphane Dion delivers keynote address at Queen's Sustainability Conference
On March 21st, 2026, the 10th Annual Queen’s Sustainability Conference (QSUS) was held at the University Club on Queen’s campus.
QSUS is a student-run event organized by undergraduate students from a variety of faculties across Queen’s; these students share deep concerns about sustainability and have the goal of growing the sustainability movement at the university.
Treading Water, a three part series on the prospects for the World Trade Organization
Robert Wolfe, Professor Emeritus, and co-author Peter Ungphakorn have published a three-part series on the forthcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting on Trade β Blog.
Treading water, Part 1—what to expect at the Yaoundé WTO Conference
Treading water, Part 2—what hopes for a ‘Reform Ministerial’ for the WTO?
Message to the PM: adult supervision is needed here at home, too
In their latest co-authored opinion piece, Eugene Lang, Adjunct Professor, and Brigid Waddingham, public-policy researcher and MPA candidate in the School of Policy Studies, discuss Mark Carney's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
They argue that "our new harsh reality demands a hard national conversation. It will require candor about national interests and costs everyone will have to bear."
Ontario Stops Deepening its Universities' Financial Pit
In this latest Intelligence Memo with the C.D. Howe Institute, Don Drummond discusses the Ontario Government's recent announcement of the $6.4 billion investment in Ontario's postsecondary sector's long-term success and sustainability.
Public Policy Networking Reception
Date
Thursday March 12, 20265:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
Massey CollegeThe Public Policy Program at Massey College, in collaboration with the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University, invites alumni to an evening of networking to build connections across Toronto’s public policy community.
Toronto MPA Alumni are welcome to attend. Please register in advance.
Can AI be Governed?
Date
Monday March 9, 20264:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
Biosciences Complex, Room 1102Gillian K. Hadfield is a faculty member of the Vector Institute of Artificial Intelligence and is a Schmidt Sciences AI2025 Senior Fellow. Originally trained as an economist and legal scholar, Hadfield’s research now focuses on innovative design for legal, regulatory, and technical systems for AI, computational models of human normative systems and building AI systems that understand and respond to human values and norms. She is a faculty affiliate at the Center for Human-Compatible AI at the University of California Berkeley and she previously served as the inaugural director and held the Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society at the University of Toronto.
The 2026 W. Edmund Clark Lecture is sponsored by the Department of Economics and the School of Policy Studies.
What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why does its closure matter so much to the global economy?
Dr. Warren Mabee, Professor in Geography and Planning and former Director of the School of Policy Studies, discusses the threatened closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the related economic impacts in The Conversation.
Leadership Transition
Dear Faculty, staff and students of the School of Policy Studies
Today I am announcing a change in academic leadership in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) School of Policy Studies (SPS). Eugene (Gene) Lang has stepped down from the role of Acting Director, effective February 27, 2026.