The Center for Security and Defence Studies (CDSS) is proud to announce the 28th annual Political Studies Students Conference on “20 years of Western Military Intervention: Protecting Whose Right(s)?”.
This year’s special guest is Dr. Douglas Bland, Chair in Defence Management Studies at the Queen’s University School of Policy Studies. For 30 years he served in command […]

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Political studies professor Fiona MacDonald will give a presentation on Feb. 14 titled, “Smart Strategizing or Selling Out? Indigenous Justice, Issue Framing, and Public Opinion in Canada”.
Macdonald is an assistant professor and Coordinator of the Canadian Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. Her research pertains to Indigenous politics and multiculturalism and she is currently […]

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Polls show that few Canadians are looking forward to an election this spring. Many citizens seem either turned off or tuned out of politics, and many more report being too disinterested or ill-informed to participate in the May 2nd vote.
To address this aspect of Canada’s democratic deficit, the University of Manitoba is convening a series […]

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The following University of Manitoba experts will be available today to comment on the federal government’s budget:
Economists:
Dr. Wayne Simpson, Professor, Department of Economics:
• Research and teaching interests: Labour economics, applied microeconomics, quantitative methods and social policy; he has worked for the Bank of Canada and Economic Council of Canada.
• Contact: (204) 474-6174
Dr. John McCallum, Professor, […]

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The Center for Security and Defence Studies (CDSS) is proud to announce the 27th annual Political Studies Students Conference on “The Future of America as a Global Power”.
This year’s special guest is Mr. Sam Brock, Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs, at the US Embassy to Canada. Other speakers include members from Canada’s Department of National Defence […]

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 Is the founder of Wikileaks doing more harm than good?
George MacLean, head of the department of political studies at the University of Manitoba, weighs in on what’s at the core of the Wikileaks issue with a short video commentary.
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For more information, contact George MacLean, […]

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The United States Consulate and the University of Manitoba department of political studies have arranged for a public lecture on the issue of trade relations between our two countries, by one of the foremost American experts on federalism and trade.Dr. Earl Fry is director of Brigham Young University’s Washington seminar program, professor of political science […]

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