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What I really enjoyed about these programs, and I say this without a doubt, was the quality of teaching. The content of the courses was one thing, but it was also the style of teaching of some professors that impressed me.

Faisal Paktian
BA 2017, Political Science/Geography

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Prof. Stewart Prest on the police review of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager’s campaign financing disclosure statement

 
Professor Stewart Prest says that the decision to forward the campaign financing disclosure statement to the police is rare, only happening "every year or two" across Canada.

Prof. Stewart Prest on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s first year in office

 
Professor Stewart Prest says Vancouver City Council's approach has been mostly incremental as it identifies focus areas for future action.

Prof. Kathryn Harrison on Canada’s progress towards emissions targets

 
Canada is one of many countries to commit to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Professor Kathryn Harrison says Canada has significantly narrowed its implementation gap but is still not on track to meet this emission target.
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