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Occasional Papers
 

 

This space will highlight papers authored by faculty or graduate students that may have broad appeal within any of the programs offered by the Department.

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  • on 26 May 2011, Deputy Minister Stephen Orsini (Ontario Ministry of Revenue) delivered the keynote address to the annual Major Research Paper Conference of the MA in Public Policy and Administration.  His address was entitled, “The Importance of Research in Fostering Public Policy Reform.” 

  • on 17 May 2010, Joan Andrew (Public Servant in Residence, Ryerson University) – a prominent public servant with a long and distinguished career in various ministries of the federal and provincial governments – delivered the keynote address to the annual Major Research Paper Conference of the MA in Public Policy and Administration.  Click here to read her informative address.

  • on 07 May 2009, Kenneth Kernaghan (Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Brock University) – a very prominent figure in public administration both in Canada and around the world – delivered the keynote address to the annual Major Research Paper Conference of the MA in Public Policy and Administration.  His address, which expanded on well-known quotations grouped into thematic categories, was entitled, “To Inspire and Be Inspired: Reflections on Professionalism and Public Service.”

  • on 08 May 2008, the Department’s Ontario Deputy Minister Champion, Marg Rappolt (Deputy Minister of Culture) delivered the keynote address to the annual Major Research Paper Conference of the MA in Public Policy and Administration.  Her address was entitled, “Investing in Knowledge: Renewing Public Policy and Administration.”

  • Elizabeth Fix (a student in the 05-06 MA cohort) has published, with Nadine Sivak, “The Growing Case for Youth Engagement Through Culture,” Our Diverse Cities 4 (Fall 2007): 145-151.
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  • When Ontario voters went to the polls in on 10 October 2007, they weren't just casting ballots to elect politicians. They were choosing whether to make an historic change to Ontario's electoral system – by adopting the Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP), recommended by the Ontario Citizens Assembly – or to maintain the status quo – the current Single Member Plurality (SMP) system.  [63.15%  of Ontario voters chose to retain the current system, while 37% voted to accept the system recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly.]

The merits and challenges of both were discussed in Toronto on June 18, 2007 at the Public Forum on Electoral Systems: Policy Influence, Impacts and Implications. The forum was co-hosted by the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University and Canadian Policy Research Networks as a way to focus attention on an important, but little-discussed aspect of electoral systems: how they influence and shape public policy processes within government, political parties, parliament and civil societies.

Click here for the Report.

  • On 22 June 2006, at a celebratory dinner for graduates of the Ryerson MA in Public Policy and Administration, Ted Richmond delivered a talk entitled "Practical Approaches to Policy Development: an NGO Perspective." Though not a formal paper, the speaking notes are provided here.