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Professor Dennis Raphael updates his go-to text on poverty in Canada

Four years ago, anti-poverty advocate Dennis Raphael published Poverty and Policy in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life. Jack Layton, leader of Canada’s New Democrats, wrote the foreword. This spring, Raphael released a second updated and expanded edition featuring the latest figures on poverty, and a new, hefty chapter critiquing all federal and provincial anti-poverty programs. And […]

Professor Radha Persaud to examine role of lieutenant-governor of Quebec

Recently awarded a two-year research grant from the Quebec government under the Research Support Program on Intergovernmental Affairs & Quebec Identity, Glendon political science Professor Radha Persaud will examine the role of the lieutenant-governor of Quebec to determine if it is regarded as a head of state or a political impediment. “My intention is to […]