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Item Open Access 20 Years Later: Renewing Understanding of the Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement(Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 2013-02-21) Delormier-Hill, Trisha; Johns, Dwayne; Lafond, HarryItem Open Access The 2016 American Election: Is This Any Way for a Democracy to Choose a Leader?(Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 2016-09-21) Finkelman, PaulItem Open Access 5G Raises Tough Policy Choices for Canada(2019-08) Longo, JustinFifth generation wireless telecommunications technology, commonly referred to as 5G, could provide an important foundation for the future of Saskatchewan's rural areas and the application of advanced technology to industries like agriculture, and long-promised advances in telemedicine. But central to the development of Canada's 5G system is the role that the equipment from the Chinese firm Huawei will play. With the United States lobbying Canada to follow it in banning Huawei from its 5G infrastructure, tensions between Canada and China on this and other fronts require the Canadian government to tread carefully. Where domestic policy and international politics collide, hard choices emerge. The risk assessment currently underway in Canada should guide Canada's decision making on what to do about Huawei and 5G, though the inherent uncertainties in this case ultimately require what could be a costly decision.Item Open Access A Crisis Response for Wilderness Tourism(2020-04-24) Coates, KenFew, if any, areas of the Canadian economy have been hit as hard as tourism, particularly the kind of adventure recreation for which this country is justifiably famous. From wildlife excursions in the High Arctic to white water rafting expeditions in the Rocky Mountains, fishing trips to Northern Quebec and Northern Ontario, canoeing trips along the Churchill River, and kayaking cultural journeys in Haida Gwaii, Canada has emerged one of the world's most diverse and exciting destinations for wilderness adventurers. Until 2020, that is.Item Open Access A Tectonic Shift in the Digital Divide: It's now deeper than a technological gap(2020-09-08) Camillo, Cheryl; Longo, JustinThis issue of JSGS Policy Brief is part of a series dedicated to exploring and providing evidence-based analysis, policy ideas, recommendations and research conclusions on the various dimensions of the pandemic, as it relates here in Canada and internationally.Item Open Access A Work in Progress: Completing the Devolution Revolution in Canada's North(2014-04) Coates, Ken; Poelzer, GregIf Canada and Aboriginal people are going to find a common political path to dealing with conflict, the myth of the politically disengaged Aboriginal citizen needs to be expunged...Pour que le Canada et les peuples autochtones puissent un jour convenir d'une approche de règlement des conflits, il faudra d'abord en finir avec le mythe du citoyen autochtone politiquement désengagé. A Macdonald-Laurier Institute Publication, True North in Canadian Public Policy, April 2014Item Open Access A world in distress: The first stage of the battle against the pandemic(2020-03-26) Coates, Ken; Holroyd, CarinPoliticians and public servants are immersed in one of the most challenging non-war situations in a century. The novel coronavirus has tied the world in a series of policy knots that start with public health and national safety, and sweep across global transportation and employment, to deficit financing and fundamental questions about the role of government in society.Item Open Access Aboriginal Politics: More Than Voting(2014-01-01) Poelzer, Greg; Beatty, Bonita; Berdahl, LoleenReport; Policy Options; If Canada and Aboriginal people are going to find a common political path to dealing with conflict, the myth of the politically disengaged Aboriginal citizen needs to be expunged...Pour que le Canada et les peuples autochtones puissent un jour convenir d'une approche de règlement des conflits, il faudra d'abord en finir avec le mythe du citoyen autochtone politiquement désengagé. Policy Options/Options Politiques, September-October/Septembre-Octobre 2014, pages 64-66Item Open Access Addressing the ethical problem of underdiagnosis in the post-pandemic Canadian healthcare system(SAGE Publications, 2023-09-15) Cheryl A. CamilloProper diagnosis is essential for effective treatment, yet in Canada health conditions are commonly underdiagnosed at all levels of the health system, meaning that they go undiagnosed or are diagnosed only after a delay. Underdiagnosis leads to inadequate treatment and potentially insufficient recovery and rehabilitation, as well as costly inefficiencies, such as repeat medical visits. Moreover, disparities in underdiagnosis in which vulnerable groups, such as women and Indigenous persons, are properly diagnosed at lower rates worsen existing inequities, which threatens the overall health of the general population. As health leaders and policy-makers seek to strengthen Canada’s strained healthcare system, it will be important to address underdiagnosis and its causes, including systematic bias. Providing timely and accurate diagnoses for all patients is an essential component of delivering high quality, efficient, ethical, and cost-effective healthcare. The Canadian College of Health Leaders’ Code of Ethics offers a framework for addressing underdiagnosis equitably. Utilizing the framework, suggestions are made for actions that can be taken at all levels of the health system to reduce underdiagnosis.Item Open Access After the Political Storm: Assessing the Effects of the 2016 US Elections(Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 2016-11-09) Béland, DanielItem Open Access Alberta: Health Spending in the Land of Plenty(Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 2012-09-27) Duckett, StephenItem Open Access An Effective Retail and Distribution Model for Recreational Cannabis(2017-12) Childs, Jason; Hartner, GeorgeThe Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) has issued an in-depth policy paper on the legalization of cannabis in Canada. By July 2018, the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis will be legal across the country. The Government of Canada's decision to legalize and regulate was driven by three core objectives: 1. Dismantle the illicit market. 2. Restrict youth access. 3. Minimize harm. In very short order, provincial governments have to develop policy regimes and in some instances without the necessary evidence typically required to ensure effectiveness. One of the biggest problems is that a fully legalized cannabis sector is so new that we lack any system of best practices and must instead rely on piecing together evidence from across a number of poicy lenses, including public health, public safety, economics, and innovation. While some provinces and professional associations have understandably requested more time to prepare for the Act coming into force, the Federal Government has had little appetite for putting off legalizaiton. The underlying logic is that any delay would mean another year of doing nothing to keep cannabis out of the hands of youth and to keep profits out of the illicit market. Faced with the scope of the policy issues and the time pressure to put an effective regulatory system in place, the JSGS has released a report examining the policy challenges.Item Open Access Analysis and Evidence for Good Public Policy: The Demand and Supply Equation(Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 2011-04-19) Cappe, MelItem Open Access Anxiety and Anger on the Prairies: The Challenge to Federalism(2019-11) Eisler, DaleIn all the post-election hand-wringing, angst and analysis about western alienation these days, the most surprising thing is some people are genuinely surprised it has come to this. At least they seem that way in Ontario and Quebec. It kind of tells you all you need to know about how we find ourselves in this situation.Item Open Access Arctic Innovation(2014-01-01) Coates, Ken; Poelzer, GregArctic Innovation, The Uarctic Magazine, Shared Voices, 2014, pages 14-15Item Open Access Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Saskatchewan's Future?(2020-11-02) Hurlbert, Margot; Eisler, DaleOften, the best way to approach a policy challenge, especially one as fraught as climate change, is to start with a question. Or, in this case, three questions. It tends to focu the mind.Item Open Access Are superclusters sensible policy?(2018-03) Phillips, Peter W.BAfter two years of anticipation and competition, the federal government announced Feb 15 the five winning "superclusters" designed to spur economic development and innovation in Canada. Since then there has been a heated debate in the media, in boardrooms, within and among governments and in the academic community about the value and potential impact of such a large investment program.Item Open Access Asia’s Challenges: Ensuring Inclusive and Green Growth(Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 2012-11-26) Nag, Rajat N.Item Open Access Assessing Social Impact Bonds in Canada(2018-01) Khovrenkov, Iryna; Kobayashi, CindyIn 2015, as part of his mandate letters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau identified the development of a Social Finance and Social Innovation Strategy as a priority. With Canada facing persistent challenges in vulnerable social areas, the federal government committed to exploring innovative financial approaches to address complex social problems. In June of 2017, it struck a steering group of 16 experts from community, philanthropic, financial and research sectors, to assist in the development of this strategy. The steering group's first consultation document, which was released in September, 2017, outlines the strategy's proposed vision and six areas for action to advance social innovation and finance.Item Open Access Assessing the Privatization of Retail Alcohol Sales(2015-10) Childs, Jason; Siebert, AlexanderControl and regulation of alcohol by governments has a long and varied history in Western Canada. In fact, it traces back to even before there were provinces, to the time when the Northwest Territories were controlled by Canada's Parliament. With liquor laws eventually coming under provincial jurisdiction, it's not surprising policies have evolved to the point where the provinces of Western Canada take different approaches to balancing the benefits of liberal alcohol policy and the social harm alcohol abuse causes. Finding the right policy prescription is an on-going challenge.