JSGS Policy Brief
The Policy Brief is a digital and print publication, written by JSGS scholars and leading policy experts, to provide context and perspective on important public issues and to further discussion and debate within the public sector. It provides policy makers and those interested in policy formation with timely and expert analysis, observations and potential policy approaches to relevant issues concerning the public.
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Enhancing Social Inclusion for Older Adults Living with Dementia: A Community-Based Collective Impact Approach in Rural Saskatchewan
By: Tom McIntosh, Akram Mahani, Bonnie Jeffery and Nuelle Novik, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Regina
The social isolation of older adults, especially those living with dementia, is a global challenge and Canada is no exception. Most factors that contribute to social isolation amon...
Canada Grain Act Review and Industry Goods: Lessons from Australia
By: Dr. Monika Çule, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Economics, University of Regina; and Dr. Richard Gray, Professor, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan
This Policy Brief examines whether there are lessons to be learned from how Australia ensured industry-related public goods in its domestic grains sector as it transitioned to a mo...
Innovation Policy: Lessons from the Pandemic
By: Dr. Jerome Konecsni, CEO, ABAzyne Bioscience
This 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 vari...
The Post-Pandemic Economy: What do Canadians Want?
By: Michael Atkinson, Professor Emeritus, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy; and Haizhen Mou, Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
This 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 vari...
Reproductive Justice and Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan: Overview and Recommendations
By: Alana Cattapan, CRC in the Politics of Reproduction and Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo; Samantha Moore, PhD Student, University of Manitoba; Karen Lawford, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, Queen’s University
On January 26th, 2021 the Government of Saskatchewan announced it would be ending the use of birth alerts in the province, following the calls to justice from the National Inquiry ...
The Evolving Economy (Post-COVID-19 and beyond) and Aligning Skills Training: Roles for Canada’s Postsecondary Institutions
By: Asit K. Sarkar, Professor Emeritus, Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan
This 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 vari...