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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

Join us for an armchair discussion with Dr. Warren Mabee and 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

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.

Join us to welcome Amy Baker, Ambassador of Canada to the Kingdom of Norway and MPA Alumna back to campus as the Speaker for the 2024 Donald Gow Memorial Lecture Series.

A light lunch will be provided for this in person event moderated by Emeritus Professor, Robert Wolfe.

Power and influence through public service: How do you get it? Why do we need it?

In situations of geopolitical uncertainly, the importance of relationships cannot be overstated. We are at a global inflection point, and Canadian actors must be able to influence others , both domestically and internationally, to remain relevant and to protect our interests.

With examples from her own professional experience, Amy Baker, Canada’s Ambassador to Norway and Queen’s MPA alumna, will speak about the impact we can each have in the face of the turmoil in the world around us.