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Institute for Research on Public Policy

The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) is an independent, national, bilingual, not-for-profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec. Its mission is to "improve public policy in Canada by generating research, providing insight and informing debate on current and emerging policy issues facing Canadians and their governments." It publishes peer-reviewed research and acts as a convenor of policy debates by organizing conferences, round tables and panel discussions among stakeholders, academics, policy-makers and the general public. It is also the publisher of Policy Options magazine and the home of the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation.[1]

Institute for Research
on Public Policy
AbbreviationIRPP
Formation1972
TypePublic policy think tank
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
President and CEO
Jennifer Ditchburn
Chair of the Board of Directors
Anne McLellan
Websiteirpp.org

The institute's current research agenda is focused on five issues: Canadian federalism, the social safety net for working-age adults, unlocking demand for Canadian innovation, skills development and adult learning, and the challenges of an aging population.[2]

The IRPP was created as a result of a commitment the government of Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau made in a Speech from the Throne in 1968 to establish an "independent and autonomous" institute for public policy research, whose work would be "available to all governments.[3]

The IRPP is financed by an endowment fund, to which federal and provincial governments and the private sector contributed in the early 1970s. The Institute is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act, and is incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act.[1]

Anne McLellan is the current Chair of the Board of Directors and Jennifer Ditchburn is the current President and CEO.

Purpose and mission edit

The IRPP's stated mission is to "improve public policy in Canada by generating research, providing insight and informing debate on current and emerging policy issues facing Canadians and their governments."[1]

Although Prime Minister Trudeau's original proposal for the institute was as a resource to be drawn on by the federal and provincial governments, Ronald S. Ritchie – who accepted an invitation from the federal government to prepare a study on the concept – broadened this scope in a commissioned report published in 1969. Ritchie proposed that the IRPP should provide research and analysis "designed to improve the basis for informed choice and decisions by the public of Canada and its leaders on questions of public policy," and specified that "its intended audience should rather be opinion leaders, public servants and political leaders," and not only "academics."[4]

The research agenda defined by its second president, Michael Kirby, aimed to conduct research "where existing policies were inadequate, where the need for change was recognized and where other institutions could not satisfy the need."[4]

The IRPP's research is sometimes released with a direct aim of influencing policy-makers. For example, a September 2000 report titled Recommendations to First Ministers was issued a few days before the First Ministers' Meeting that year. This report was the product of an eight-person task force of expert practitioners and academics convened by the IRPP to advise on health care policy.

Governance edit

The board of directors has 16 members, hailing from across Canada. Directors of the board are appointed by the members of the institute. Anne McLellan, senior advisor with Bennett Jones LLP., has been the chair of the board since 2019.[5]

Past chairs of the board:

Presidents are selected by the board of directors. Jennifer Ditchburn has been president and CEO since 2021.[1]

Past presidents:

Political orientation edit

The founding principles of the IRPP state that "the Institute should dedicate itself to impartial service of the national cultures, the various regions and the various governments of the people of Canada in its research and analysis on public policy questions."[6] According to former acting secretary Peter Dobell, the IRPP's non-partisan position aims to "let the research speak for itself."[4]

Hilary Clark of TVO's Inside Agenda blog places the IRPP in the political centre,[7] while a report prepared by George Fetherling for the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership describes the Institute as centre-right.[8]

Academic Evert Lindquist describes the IRPP as "Canada's equivalent to the Brookings Institution."According to Lindquist, the Institute is generally perceived as a moderate supporter of the market system, free trade and limited government. However, the IRPP is often considered to be slightly to the left because of its links to prominent Liberals and the reformist views expressed in some of its publications.[9]

Regarding the IRPP's plurality, Maclean’s and Globe and Mail journalist Mary Janigan has said that "the reason the IRPP is fabulous is that they allow every idea to enter the fray."[8] The IRPP's board of directors and staff have had members with ties to all of the major Canadian political parties, and has had numerous unaffiliated members.[4]

Finances edit

The IRPP is financed by an endowment fund, to which federal and provincial governments and the private sector contributed in the early 1970s. This endowment fund was conceived with the goal of ensuring the institute's independence.[1]

In addition to its endowment, the IRPP accepts donations from both public and private donors – to the extent that these donations do not come with conditions.[4] The Institute strives to invest its own resources in all of its projects and to seek a diversity of donors, so that no single source of funding becomes indispensable.[1] The IRPP's endowment fund is overseen by an investment committee and managed by professional investment firms. This committee advises the Board of Directors on investment strategies that aim to maintain the real value of the fund (after inflation).[5]

History edit

Following Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s commitment to establish the Institute, Ronald S. Ritchie was tasked to prepare a study in this direction. His report titled An Institute for Research on Public Policy was submitted to the federal government in December 1969. It touched on questions of financing, governance and the mission of the Institute. In addition, the report proposed the establishment of an endowment fund to ensure the Institute's independence. It also recommended that the Institute seek incorporation as a nonprofit corporation under the direction of a Board of Directors composed of "a small number of distinguished citizens."[4]

In the spring of 1971, the Canadian government accepted the core ideas of Ritchie's report. Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet Michael Pitfield qualified Ritchie's proposal of an endowment by requiring a council of trustees to be established. This council of trustees, with about 50 members, would include a representative from each government in Canada, and would oversee the annual election of the board of directors and the governance of the institute.[4]

The founding board of directors applied for incorporation on March 16, 1972, and the letters patent were approved on April 11. The founding Board of Directors was made up of J.V. Clyne (a Vancouver businessman), Louis Armand Desrochers (a lawyer from Edmonton), Louis Lorrain (a union executive from Montreal), Reverend Joseph MacNeil (bishop of Saint John), the Hon. John Robarts (former premier of Ontario), and Jeanne Sauvé (then a broadcaster in Montreal). Peter Dobell served as acting secretary, and Ron Ritchie was elected chair of the board.[4]

Policy Options edit

Policy Options is the digital magazine published by the IRPP. The first issue of Policy Options was published in March 1980 under the leadership of founding editor Tom Kent. In 2016 the magazine transitioned from a print to a digital publication.[5]

Policy Options features daily articles on issues of public policy by English- and French-language contributors from academia, research institutions, the political world, the public service and the nonprofit and private sectors. Its stated goal is to provide a window into some of the discussions that key decision-makers are having or should be having, and to feature a diversity of viewpoints. The magazine also has a biweekly podcast, called the Policy Options Podcast.[10]

In 2017 Policy Options regular contributor Tim Caulfield received gold in the Digital Publishing Awards’ Best Blog or Online-Only Column category for his column The Cure.[11] Policy Options was also a silver medalist in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, in the categories for best blog/column and best podcast.[12]

Les Perreaux is the current editor-in-chief of Policy Options. He began his post in 2021.

Previous editors of the magazine:

  • Jennifer Ditchburn (2016–21)
  • Dan Gardner (2015–16)
  • Bruce Wallace (2012–14)
  • L. Ian MacDonald (2002–12)
  • William Watson (1999-2002)
  • Alfred Leblanc (1994–98)
  • Mathew Horsman (1991–93)
  • Walter Stewart (1987–90)
  • Thomas Worrall Kent (1980–87)

Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation edit

In 2020, the Institute launched its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation, a permanent research body “that will build a deeper understanding of Canada as a federal community,” led by Charles Breton. It is financed by a $10 million commitment from the Government of Canada.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
  2. ^ " Annual Report 2020 ", Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP).
  3. ^ Speech from the Throne. 1968.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Dobell, Peter. IRPP: The First 30 Years. National Library of Canada Cataloguing.
  5. ^ a b c " Annual Report 2017 ", Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP).
  6. ^ Ritchie, Ronald S. "An Institute for Research on Public Policy." 1969.
  7. ^ TVOntario, "Mapping Canadian Think Tanks.", 4 juin 2015.
  8. ^ a b Fetherling, George. "Tanked: Canadian Think Tanks and the Daily Press." Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership. 1 June 2007.
  9. ^ Lindquist, Evert. "Canada's Equivalent to the Brookings Institution." Think Tanks across Nations: A Comparative Approach. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1998.
  10. ^ Policy Options
  11. ^ 2017 Winners, Digital Publishing Awards
  12. ^ Winners and Finalists 2017, Canadian Online Publishing Awards
  13. ^ New Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation Provides Key Insights on National Politics and Public Policy, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Policy Options
  • Policy.ca - Institute for Research on Public Policy Organization Profile
  • Canada Revenue Agency registered charity information database: Institute for Research on Public Policy

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The Institute for Research on Public Policy IRPP is an independent national bilingual not for profit organization based in Montreal Quebec Its mission is to improve public policy in Canada by generating research providing insight and informing debate on current and emerging policy issues facing Canadians and their governments It publishes peer reviewed research and acts as a convenor of policy debates by organizing conferences round tables and panel discussions among stakeholders academics policy makers and the general public It is also the publisher of Policy Options magazine and the home of the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation 1 Institute for Researchon Public PolicyAbbreviationIRPPFormation1972TypePublic policy think tankHeadquartersMontreal QuebecPresident and CEOJennifer DitchburnChair of the Board of DirectorsAnne McLellanWebsiteirpp wbr orgThe institute s current research agenda is focused on five issues Canadian federalism the social safety net for working age adults unlocking demand for Canadian innovation skills development and adult learning and the challenges of an aging population 2 The IRPP was created as a result of a commitment the government of Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau made in a Speech from the Throne in 1968 to establish an independent and autonomous institute for public policy research whose work would be available to all governments 3 The IRPP is financed by an endowment fund to which federal and provincial governments and the private sector contributed in the early 1970s The Institute is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act and is incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act 1 Anne McLellan is the current Chair of the Board of Directors and Jennifer Ditchburn is the current President and CEO Contents 1 Purpose and mission 2 Governance 3 Political orientation 4 Finances 5 History 6 Policy Options 7 Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation 8 References 9 External linksPurpose and mission editThe IRPP s stated mission is to improve public policy in Canada by generating research providing insight and informing debate on current and emerging policy issues facing Canadians and their governments 1 Although Prime Minister Trudeau s original proposal for the institute was as a resource to be drawn on by the federal and provincial governments Ronald S Ritchie who accepted an invitation from the federal government to prepare a study on the concept broadened this scope in a commissioned report published in 1969 Ritchie proposed that the IRPP should provide research and analysis designed to improve the basis for informed choice and decisions by the public of Canada and its leaders on questions of public policy and specified that its intended audience should rather be opinion leaders public servants and political leaders and not only academics 4 The research agenda defined by its second president Michael Kirby aimed to conduct research where existing policies were inadequate where the need for change was recognized and where other institutions could not satisfy the need 4 The IRPP s research is sometimes released with a direct aim of influencing policy makers For example a September 2000 report titled Recommendations to First Ministers was issued a few days before the First Ministers Meeting that year This report was the product of an eight person task force of expert practitioners and academics convened by the IRPP to advise on health care policy Governance editThe board of directors has 16 members hailing from across Canada Directors of the board are appointed by the members of the institute Anne McLellan senior advisor with Bennett Jones LLP has been the chair of the board since 2019 5 Past chairs of the board Graham W S Scott 2012 2018 Janice MacKinnon 2006 2012 Bob Rae 2001 2006 Peter White 1997 2001 Donald S Macdonald 1992 1997 Roger Charbonneau 1988 1992 Robert Stanfield 1981 1988 John Aird 1974 1981 Presidents are selected by the board of directors Jennifer Ditchburn has been president and CEO since 2021 1 Past presidents Graham Fox 2011 2021 Mel Cappe 2006 2011 Hugh Segal 1999 2006 Monique Jerome Forget 1991 1998 Rod Dobell 1984 1991 Gordon Robertson 1980 1983 Michael Kirby 1977 1979 Fred Carrothers 1974 1976 Political orientation editThe founding principles of the IRPP state that the Institute should dedicate itself to impartial service of the national cultures the various regions and the various governments of the people of Canada in its research and analysis on public policy questions 6 According to former acting secretary Peter Dobell the IRPP s non partisan position aims to let the research speak for itself 4 Hilary Clark of TVO s Inside Agenda blog places the IRPP in the political centre 7 while a report prepared by George Fetherling for the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership describes the Institute as centre right 8 Academic Evert Lindquist describes the IRPP as Canada s equivalent to the Brookings Institution According to Lindquist the Institute is generally perceived as a moderate supporter of the market system free trade and limited government However the IRPP is often considered to be slightly to the left because of its links to prominent Liberals and the reformist views expressed in some of its publications 9 Regarding the IRPP s plurality Maclean s and Globe and Mail journalist Mary Janigan has said that the reason the IRPP is fabulous is that they allow every idea to enter the fray 8 The IRPP s board of directors and staff have had members with ties to all of the major Canadian political parties and has had numerous unaffiliated members 4 Finances editThe IRPP is financed by an endowment fund to which federal and provincial governments and the private sector contributed in the early 1970s This endowment fund was conceived with the goal of ensuring the institute s independence 1 In addition to its endowment the IRPP accepts donations from both public and private donors to the extent that these donations do not come with conditions 4 The Institute strives to invest its own resources in all of its projects and to seek a diversity of donors so that no single source of funding becomes indispensable 1 The IRPP s endowment fund is overseen by an investment committee and managed by professional investment firms This committee advises the Board of Directors on investment strategies that aim to maintain the real value of the fund after inflation 5 History editFollowing Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau s commitment to establish the Institute Ronald S Ritchie was tasked to prepare a study in this direction His report titled An Institute for Research on Public Policy was submitted to the federal government in December 1969 It touched on questions of financing governance and the mission of the Institute In addition the report proposed the establishment of an endowment fund to ensure the Institute s independence It also recommended that the Institute seek incorporation as a nonprofit corporation under the direction of a Board of Directors composed of a small number of distinguished citizens 4 In the spring of 1971 the Canadian government accepted the core ideas of Ritchie s report Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet Michael Pitfield qualified Ritchie s proposal of an endowment by requiring a council of trustees to be established This council of trustees with about 50 members would include a representative from each government in Canada and would oversee the annual election of the board of directors and the governance of the institute 4 The founding board of directors applied for incorporation on March 16 1972 and the letters patent were approved on April 11 The founding Board of Directors was made up of J V Clyne a Vancouver businessman Louis Armand Desrochers a lawyer from Edmonton Louis Lorrain a union executive from Montreal Reverend Joseph MacNeil bishop of Saint John the Hon John Robarts former premier of Ontario and Jeanne Sauve then a broadcaster in Montreal Peter Dobell served as acting secretary and Ron Ritchie was elected chair of the board 4 Policy Options editPolicy Options is the digital magazine published by the IRPP The first issue of Policy Options was published in March 1980 under the leadership of founding editor Tom Kent In 2016 the magazine transitioned from a print to a digital publication 5 Policy Options features daily articles on issues of public policy by English and French language contributors from academia research institutions the political world the public service and the nonprofit and private sectors Its stated goal is to provide a window into some of the discussions that key decision makers are having or should be having and to feature a diversity of viewpoints The magazine also has a biweekly podcast called the Policy Options Podcast 10 In 2017 Policy Options regular contributor Tim Caulfield received gold in the Digital Publishing Awards Best Blog or Online Only Column category for his column The Cure 11 Policy Options was also a silver medalist in the 2017 2018 and 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards in the categories for best blog column and best podcast 12 Les Perreaux is the current editor in chief of Policy Options He began his post in 2021 Previous editors of the magazine Jennifer Ditchburn 2016 21 Dan Gardner 2015 16 Bruce Wallace 2012 14 L Ian MacDonald 2002 12 William Watson 1999 2002 Alfred Leblanc 1994 98 Mathew Horsman 1991 93 Walter Stewart 1987 90 Thomas Worrall Kent 1980 87 Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation editIn 2020 the Institute launched its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation a permanent research body that will build a deeper understanding of Canada as a federal community led by Charles Breton It is financed by a 10 million commitment from the Government of Canada 13 References edit a b c d e f Institute for Research on Public Policy IRPP Annual Report 2020 Institute for Research on Public Policy IRPP Speech from the Throne 1968 a b c d e f g h Dobell Peter IRPP The First 30 Years National Library of Canada Cataloguing a b c Annual Report 2017 Institute for Research on Public Policy IRPP Ritchie Ronald S An Institute for Research on Public Policy 1969 TVOntario Mapping Canadian Think Tanks 4 juin 2015 a b Fetherling George Tanked Canadian Think Tanks and the Daily Press Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership 1 June 2007 Lindquist Evert Canada s Equivalent to the Brookings Institution Think Tanks across Nations A Comparative Approach Manchester Manchester UP 1998 Policy Options 2017 Winners Digital Publishing Awards Winners and Finalists 2017 Canadian Online Publishing Awards New Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation Provides Key Insights on National Politics and Public Policy Institute for Research on Public Policy IRPP External links editOfficial website Policy Options Policy ca Institute for Research on Public Policy Organization Profile Canada Revenue Agency registered 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