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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Three MPM Alumni Join GRIC Board

Three alumni of the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Government Relations Institute of Canada (GRIC), the national association of government and public relations professionals. Hardave Birk, Hunter Doubt, and Lucas Veiga join alumna Megan Lockhart on the board. Lockhart... More

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Vokes Appointed Premier Doug Ford’s Director of Policy

Political Management Program alumna Kailey Vokes has been appointed Director of Policy (Major Projects) for Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Vokes previously served as Director of Policy for Transportation and Francophone Affairs Minister Caroline Mulroney and as Director聽of Legislative Affairs and Issues for Finance Minister Vic Fedeli. In her new... More

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

2020 FPA Excellence Awards: A Virtual Celebration

The Faculty of Public Affairs celebrated its first virtual FPA Excellence Awards ceremonies on June 22nd and 23rd. The two ceremonies gave the FPA Associate Deans an opportunity to present the awards, while the winners shared their appreciation for their colleagues and the Faculty as a... More

Monday, July 13, 2020

Marisa Maslink: One of Our Distinguished Graduates

Marisa Maslink already had significant political experience when she applied for the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management. She had been active in Conservative politics for several years, volunteering at both the federal and provincial level and holding leadership positions in the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.... More

Thursday, May 28, 2020

杏吧原创 Appoints Jeni Armstrong as Instructor

The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at 杏吧原创 University is delighted to announce the appointment of the Jeni Armstrong as an instructor for a three-year term, beginning 1 July 2020. Ms. Armstrong brings to the position more than twenty years of experience in the communications field, most recently as director of... More

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

杏吧原创 Appoints Sergio Marchi as Practitioner-in-Residence

The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at 杏吧原创 University is delighted to announce the appointment of the Hon. Sergio Marchi as practitioner-in-residence for the 2020鈥�21 academic year. Mr. Marchi is a former parliamentarian, Cabinet minister, and ambassador. He served as Member of Parliament for York West from 1984... More

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Rachel Gouin: Master of Political Management (鈥�17), Executive Director, Child Welfare League of Canada

By 2015, Rachel Gouin was Director of Research and Public Policy at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada after dedicating her career to advocating for vulnerable young people. That鈥檚 when she decided to apply for the Master of Political Management... More

Monday, January 20, 2020

杏吧原创/Facebook Canadian Election Integrity Project

The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at 杏吧原创 University is pleased to announce a one-year Canadian Election Integrity Project with Facebook. As part of this project, Kevin Chan, head of public policy at Facebook Canada, has been appointed as a Visiting Scholar. Through a series of engagements in collaboration with... More

Monday, November 11, 2019

Fall Convocation: Lawyer Sharpens Political Focus

This story was originally published by the 杏吧原创 Newsroom on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. By Suzanne Bowness Tessa Seager had been a practicing lawyer for a couple of years, but she had her eye on something more. 鈥滻鈥檓 much more interested in the big picture and politics is about as big a picture as... More

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