Kevin Ranney from Sustainalytics shares his insights on ESG ratings, carbon ratings, and green bonds. "Companies are still far from reporting enough that can allow us to understand the sustainability issues."

Day 2 of the IIGR’s State of the Federation conf. Full house again, lots of great discussion. #SoF2019 #GreenFinanceQU

We are very fortunate to have Patricia Fuller, Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change, as our final keynote for #SoF2019. Fuller is a Queen's University alumna that is here to share her perspectives on Canada's leadership role in climate diplomacy. #GreenFinanceQU

Concluding #SoF2019 with our last panel of the day on the financial impacts of climate change. How do we estimate the consequences of climate change? #GreenFinanceQU

We are excited to announce the publication of “Canada at 150: Federalism and Democratic Renewal”, edited by Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant and Kyle Hanniman. This volume reflects on the functioning of federalism and intergovernmental relations in Canada.

Nous sommes excités d’annoncer la publication de “Canada at 150: Federalism and Democratic Renewal”, édité par Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant et Kyle Hanniman. Ce volume reflète sur le fonctionnement du fédéralisme et les relations intergouvernementales au Canada.

Christian Leuprecht talks about Francois-Philippe Champagne embarking on a long-shot campaign to win Canada a seat at the United Nations Security Council in the National Post nationalpost.com/news/new-forei…

Civilians and Contractors can let Police Focus on Policing - A New MLI Study by Christian Leuprecht macdonaldlaurier.ca/civilians-cont…

IIGR research fellow Kyle Hanniman wrote an op-ed in today's Financial Post about the challenges provincial borrowers are facing in long-term bond markets and what the Bank of Canada (BoC) could do about it. business.financialpost.com/opinion/the-pr…

Federalism-E has recently published its 21st Volume! Federalism-E began in 2001 and is an electronic student journal about federalism. See the latest edition ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/fede

IIGR Director, Christian Leuprecht has an OpEd in the Globe and Mail on the intergovernmental dimensions of the use of the Canadian Armed Forces to assist civil authorities. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Director Christian Leuprecht with research assistant Desmond Barton - STANDING UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MEANS BLOCKING HUAWEI FROM 5G: read the piece here macdonaldlaurier.ca/standing-human…

A civil answer: Without political will, the flaws of Canadian policing will never be fixed - Opinion from the Globe and Mail by Director Christian Leuprecht theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

IIGR introduces our monthly newsletter. See our newsletter at this link mailchi.mp/84f16b1eed83/i…

The Science, Policy and Technology of the Vaccine Roll-out - Dr. Kumanan Wilson (Ottawa Univ.), Jane Philpott (Queen's Univ.) Contagion Cultures Lecture Series info queensu.ca/sps/qccls-mar-… - March 16 at 4:00pm CANImmunize.

May 19 - 4:40 pm edt - Tom Courchene Distinguished Speaker Series (via zoom) Hon. JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD, P.C., Q.C, M.P. - "2021: UNDRIP Is the Start, Not the Finishing Line" - 2021 Registration: queensu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…