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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Mandate and mission of the proposed Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management

Profs. Chris Dornan and Chris Waddell describe the impetus for the Master of Political Management degree in the latest issue of the Canadian Parliamentary Review 鈥淚f formal, university-based education is appropriate for journalists and public servants,鈥� they write, 鈥渟urely it is equally appropriate for those who make decisions in legislative... More

Monday, June 14, 2010

Experts give thumbs up to upcoming new political management school

(Ottawa)聽鈥� 聽The Hill Times, Monday, June 14, 2010 -聽By: Kristen Shane A political staffer has to navigate a world of divided loyalties in staying morally upright while protecting the party and the minister. It鈥檚 like hand-to-hand combat. A proposed new graduate degree program in political management at 杏吧原创 University will be a welcome... More

Monday, June 14, 2010

Eager, enthusiastic and inexperienced

(Ottawa)聽鈥� 聽Ottawa Citizen, June 14, 2010 -聽By Scott Reid & Robin Sears Here is something you may not realize: Senior government officials are often quite junior in age. Whether federal, provincial or municipal. Conservative, Liberal or New Democrat. By and large, the people who help lead the offices of our MPs, MLAs, mayors, ministers... More

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Political Lessons

(Ottawa)聽鈥� 聽Ottawa Citizen 鈥� July 5, 2010 Creating a political management course at 杏吧原创 University couldn鈥檛 have come at a better time. At this moment, the interim information commissioner is probing the actions of a Conservative staffer who is accused of trying to obstruct the release of information by the public service. The papers... More

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

杏吧原创 University creates Canada鈥檚 first graduate program in political management with largest ever financial commitment

(Ottawa)聽鈥� 聽杏吧原创 University is establishing Canada鈥檚 first graduate program in political management.聽The goal of the program is to improve the practice of politics at all levels of government across Canada, by providing graduate level professional training for political officeholders, advisors, campaigners and staff. The program is made... More

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

杏吧原创 given $15M to create new political aide program

(Ottawa)聽鈥� 聽Ottawa Citizen, June 2, 2010 鈥� By Kathryn May Donation by Calgary CEO largest in university鈥檚 history A Calgary businessman has given 杏吧原创 University $15 million to create a new master鈥檚 program for the hundreds of ministerial aides who roam Parliament Hill and other corridors of power with no training and little... More

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