Program

The schedule below will be updated as presenters are confirmed.

Schedule

Pre-Conference - May 30, 2018

2:30 - 4:30 pm / Room 210, 2 Research Drive CAPPA Board Meeting

Day 1 - May 31, 2018

7:30 – 8:30 am Light Breakfast for Conference Delegates (RI 119)
8:30 – 10:15 am 

Opening Remarks: CAPPA President Robert Shepherd (Carleton University) - (RI 119)

Keynote Panel: Honoring the Life and Work of Christopher Dunn

Chair: Michael Atkinson (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Presenters:

  • Kathy Brock (Queen's University)
  • Gregory Marchildon (University of Toronto)
  • Alex Marland (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
  • Evert Lindquist (University of Victoria)
10:15 – 10:30 am
Morning Break – Conference Delegates to find next session room.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm 

Panel Session 1 – RI 119
Performance, Budgeting and Cost Efficiency in the Canadian Provinces

Chair: Andrea Rounce (University of Manitoba)

Discussant: Murray Fulton, (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Panel Session 2 – RI209
Governance: Indigenous Perspectives

Chair: James Froh (Institute of Public Administration of Canada)

Discussant: Jaime Lavallee (University of Saskatchewan, College of Law)

Panel Session 3 – CL 316
Science, Evidence, and Policy Session 1

Chair: Patrick Fafard (University of Ottawa)

Discussant: Jeremy Rayner (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

*Joint session with CPSA

12:00 – 1:30 pm  Lunch in LB 142 – Following lunch, CAPPA attendees can attend Big Thinking Lecture Series, explore campus, etc.
1:30 – 3:00 pm

Panel Session 4 – RI 119
Contemporary Policy Issues

Chair: Louise Greenberg (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Malcolm G. Bird (University of Winnipeg)

Panel Session 5 – RI 209
Public Engagement

Chair: Isabelle Caron (Dalhousie University)

Discussant: Lori Turnbull (Dalhousie University)

Panel Session 6 – CL 427
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Science, Evidence and Policy - Session 2

Chair: Peggy Schmeiser (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Mathieu Ouimet (Université Laval)

*Joint session with CPSA

3:00 – 3:15 pm
Afternoon Break – Attendees find next room
3:15 – 4:45 pm

Panel Session 7 – RI 209
Advancing the Public Administration Discipline

Chair: Cheryl Camillo (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Evert Lindquist (University of Victoria)

Panel Session 8 – RI 119
Gender and the Innovation Agenda

Chair: Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Minister Advanced Education and the Status of Women

Discussant: Deborah Stienstra (University of Guelph)

*Open Panel

Panel Session 9 – CL 431
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Science, Evidence and Policy – Session 3

Chair: Luc Juillet (University of Ottawa)

Discussant: Patrick Fafard (University of Ottawa)

*Joint session with CPSA

5:00 – 7:00 pm
President’s Reception, CK 122 - The President’s Receptions, hosted by the University of Regina, are a long-standing Congress tradition and an excellent networking opportunity. The evening receptions bring a number of associations together in one location for one night of mingling both inside and outside their own associations.

5:15-6:30 pm

Bus transportation begins between University of Regina & RCMP Heritage Centre for CAPPA attendees attending the CAPPA Dinner (pick up location – TBC) 

5:15 - 6:15 pm

RCMP Heritage Centre Tour

6:00-6:45 pm

Cocktails and Appetizers

6:45-8:30 pm

CAPPA Dinner at RCMP Heritage Centre

8:30 pm

Bus Transportation begins between RCMP Heritage Centre, University of Regina and Regina Hotels.

(Bus transportation provided from University to RCMP Museum and back to hotels. All those registered for CAPPA are invited to attend. Additional tickets available via online registration)

Day 2 - June 1, 2018

7:30 – 8:30 am Light Breakfast for Conference Delegates (RI 119)
8:30 – 10:15 am 

Contemporary Public Administration Priorities: The Saskatchewan Perspective  (RI 119)

Chair: Doug Moen (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

  • Karen Aulie (Chair, Public Service Commission, Government of Saskatchewan)
  • Kent Campbell (Interim Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary, Government of Saskatchewan)
  • Lin Gallagher (Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Government of Saskatchewan)
  • Greg Miller (Deputy Minister, Ministry of Social Services, Government of Saskatchewan)
*Open Panel

Panel Session 10 - CL 317
8:45 am – 10:15 am

Innovation in Policy Design
Session 1

Chair: Ken Rasmussen (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Daniel Béland (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

*Joint session with CPSA
10:15 – 10:30 am

Morning Break – CAPPA Conference Delegates can enjoy a refreshment, sponsored by IPAC Saskatchewan.

IPAC Saskatchewan

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Panel Session 11 – RI 119
Navigating the Future Waters of Public Administration

Chair: Andrea Rounce (University of Manitoba)

Discussant: Kathy Brock (Queen's University)

Panel Session 12 – RI 209
Municipalities and Urban Contexts

Chair: Cynthia Bojkovsky (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Robert Shepherd (Carleton University)

Panel Session 13 – CL 317
Innovation in Policy Design
Session 2

Chair: Jeremy Rayner (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Mike Howlett (Simon Fraser University)

*Joint session with CPSA
12:00 – 1:30 pm  Lunch – RC 128.1 -  CAPPA AGM & CAPPA Student Poster Showcase
1:30 – 3:00 pm 

Indigenous Governance: By our People, for our People – RI 119

Chair: James Froh (Institute of Public Administration of Canada)

  • Heather Bear (Vice-Chief, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations)
  • Edmund Bellegarde (Tribal Chief, File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Inc.)
  • Cadmus Delorme (Chief, Cowesses First Nation)

*Open Panel

Panel Session 14 – RI 209
Public Management

Chair: Isabelle Fortier (École nationale d'administration publique)

 Discussant: Luc Bernier (University of Ottawa)

3:00 – 3:15 pm
Afternoon Break – Coffee available, Conference Delegates find next room.
3:15 – 4:45 pm

Panel Session 15 – RI 209
Public Service – Development and Evolutions

Chair: Kathleen McNutt (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussant: Cheryl Camillo (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Panel Session 16 – RI 119
Innovations in Governance

Chair: Natalie Owl (University of Regina)

Discussant: Naomi Couto (York University)

Panel Session 17 – CL 112
Contemporary Issues Facing the Canadian Public Service

Chair: Peggy Schmeiser (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

Discussants: Michael Atkinson (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy) and Bruno Dupeyron (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy)

4:45 – 5:00 pm
Closing Comments from CAPPA 

Post Conference Activity - June 1, 2018

5:00 – 9:00 pm Visit with Colleagues at the Congress Beer Tents, located on the University of Regina’s Academic Green

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