contributors
Duane Bratt is chair of the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University. His is author, most recently, of Canada, the Provinces and the Global Nuclear Revival and co-editor of Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy. He is seen and heard regularly on TV and radio.
Janet Brown is principal of Janet Brown Opinion Research, and has been tracking public opinion in Alberta for more than twenty-five years. She has managed research projects for all levels of government and numerous private-sector organizations. She regularly provides political commentary in the news media.
Keith Brownsey teaches in the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University. He has served as a consultant to governments and has co-edited The Provincial State in Canada and Executive Styles in Canada: Cabinet Structures and Leadership Practices in Canadian Government, among other works. He is currently writing a book on the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.
Brad Clark teaches broadcasting at Mount Royal University, where he is chair of the Journalism and Broadcasting Program. For many years he was a national reporter for CBC Radio, covering the oil and gas industry. His doctoral dissertation from Charles Sturt University in Australia was on TV coverage of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Roger Epp teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. A former dean, he currently serves as director of UAlberta North. His books include We are All Treaty People: Prairie Essays and Roads Taken: The Professional Life, Scholarship and the Public Good.
Ron Kneebone is director of the Master of Public Policy Program in the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. He is co-author of two well-known textbooks in economics and has served as an advisor to provincial and municipal governments.
Sheridan McVean teaches at Royal Roads University in Victoria and has been a consultant to governments and corporations for over thirty years.
Chaseten Remillard teaches communication at Royal Roads University. A specialist in visual communications, he has published studies on artist Bill Reid, hockey art, and the Alberta oil sands, among other topics. He is currently completing a book on the visual communication of homelessness in Canada.
Peter Malachy Ryan teaches public relations at Mount Royal University. Together with Patrice Dutil he received the J. E. Hodgett’s Award from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada for article of the year in 2013, and together with Susan Ormiston and Greg Elmer he received a Gemini Award (now called the Canada Screen Award) for “Best Cross Platform Project” for coverage of the 2008 federal election.
John B. Santos is project manager at Janet Brown Research. He also has an MA in political science at the University of Calgary, where he studied public opinion and electoral behaviour.
Anthony M. Sayers teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary. His research deals with major political institutions, including political parties, elections, federalism, parliaments, and Alberta provincial politics. He is currently working on a co-authored book with David K. Stewart entitled Change in Alberta Politics.
Gillian Steward was a former editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and she writes a regular column on Western politics for the Toronto Star. She teaches a course on journalism and war at Mount Royal University.
David K. Stewart teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary. He has published in the areas of provincial politics, Canadian politics, and political parties. His most recent book is Conventional Choices: Maritime Leadership Politics. He is currently working on a co-authored book with Anthony M. Sayers entitled Change in Alberta Politics.
Richard Sutherland teaches in the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University. He has published in the areas of cultural industries, policy, and media regulation. In particular, his work has focused on the music industry in Canada and government policies.
Kevin Taft was an Alberta Liberal MLA from 2001 to 2012 and leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2008. He has a PhD in business and is the author of four books, including Shredding the Public Interest and, most recently, Oil’s Deep State.
David Taras holds the Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University. He is the author, most recently, of Digital Mosaic: Media, Power and Identity in Canada. He has served as an advisor to the Alberta government on national unity and as an expert advisor to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. He is a frequent media contributor.
Melanee Thomas teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary. She is the co-editor, most recently, of a collection entitled Mothers & Others: The Role of Parenthood in Politics and she is currently working on a project on women premiers in Canada. She is a frequent media contributor.
Graham White is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including Inside the Pink Palace: The Government and Politics of Ontario and Cycling into Saigon: The Conservative Transition in Ontario. He is also a former co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science and a past president of the Canadian Political Science Association.
Lori Williams teaches in the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University. She specializes in women and politics, law and bioethics, and political philosophy. She is frequently interviewed in the media.
James Wilt is a freelance journalist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a journalism degree from Mount Royal University and is currently studying for his master’s degree in geography at the University of Manitoba. He has written for CBC Calgary, Vice Canada, Fast Forward Weekly, and Alberta Oil, among other news organizations.
Deborah Yedlin was an investment analyst with Goldman Sachs before embarking on a career as a journalist. She was until recently a business columnist for Post Media. She is chancellor of the University of Calgary.
Jennifer Zwicker is director of health policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. She holds a cross-appointment in the Department of Kinesiology and has a PhD in neurophysiology from the University of Alberta. She is co-chair of the Canadian Science Policy Centre.