Prof. Kenny Ie’s new article examines ministers as policy actors through analysis of mandate letters
Professor Kenny Ie’s new article examines mandate letters, an important mechanism that prime ministers use to “construct” ministers and their policy work. These letters contain policy tasks that can illuminate the character and variation of policy work assigned across portfolios.
How does Canada’s carbon tax work in practice? Prof. Kathryn Harrison explains in CBC News
A homeowner with a big house, heated with fossil fuels, who drives a gas-powered vehicle will pay more money than they get back, said Prof. Harrison, creating an incentive for people to lower their carbon footprint.
Welcoming Assistant Professor Vince Hopkins to UBC Political Science
Our department is excited to welcome Dr. Vince Hopkins to UBC as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Hopkins joins us from the University of Saskatchewan’s Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, where he taught after earning his doctorate from Simon Fraser University. His research in Canadian politics is focused on citizens’ take-up of government programs. […]
Prof. Maxwell Cameron writes about the challenge to Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system
As the Ontario Superior Court will soon hear a Charter challenge against the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system it should carefully consider how the way we vote affects the separation of powers, says Prof. Maxwell Cameron.
Can we achieve our emissions goals without tensions between the Federal and Provincial Governments? asks Prof. Kathryn Harrison.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison weighed in on the federal government’s proposal to offer investment tax credits to provinces for decarbonizing the country’s electricity grid
Fossil fuel subsidies undermine the purpose of carbon pricing, says Prof. Kathryn Harrison
Fossil fuel subsidies undermine the purpose of carbon pricing policies, which are designed to make it more expensive to burn fossil fuels that cause climate change.
Professor Barbara Arneil receives one of Canada’s highest honors: appointment to the Order of Canada
UBC Professor Barbara Arneil receives Order of Canada Appointment for Outstanding Contributions to Political Science.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer report on Clean Fuel Regulations raises important questions on the impacts of reducing emissions on lower income families, says Prof. Kathryn Harrison
The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report, released May 18, found the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) were “broadly regressive” and would occupy a larger share of the disposable incomes of lower income Canadians, as compared with higher income earners. Prof. Kathryn Harrison says “the reality is that reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions is not going to be free. It’s going to cost money.”
Q&A with Faye Ying, GLOCAL Foundation Founder and Executive Director
UBC Political Science Alumnus Faye Ying answers our questions about her goals, the impact of her time at UBC, her work at GLOCAL: “Innovative problem-solving requires us to be able to connect the dots that we normally consider unrelated.”
Op-Ed: “King Charles’s coronation: Should Canada become a republic?”
Prof. Emeritus Philip Resnick’s article on whether or not Canada should “retain a British monarch as our official head of state” was featured in the University of British Columbia Magazine last month.