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Mitigating the Physical Barriers of a Post-Secondary Education: Accessible Mobility Mapping and Rollshed Analysis for Vancouver Island University
(Arts, Graduate Studies, Geography, University of Calgary, 2020-07)This project provided the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Nanaimo campus with a detailed accessible mobility (AM) map and rollshed and routing analysis. The VIU campus consists of numerous steep pedestrian pathways that ... -
Tracking Calgary: Governance of Transportation Business Case Development
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The Demography and Policies of Alternate Levels of Care: A Selection of Canadian Case Studies
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-09-13)Alternate Level of Care [ALC] is a serious and costly issue that leads to hospital gridlock, driving inefficiency in delivery of health care services. At any given time, 10-20% of hospital beds in Canada are being occupied ... -
In the Interest of Disclosure: A Framework for Conflict of Interest in Public Policy
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-08-30)This capstone provides insight into conflict of interest in public policy, and the growing challenges that exist in the space in terms of adequate and appropriate disclosure. It is becoming increasingly common for those ... -
Tax Compliance: How Trust in Government Can Increase Federal Tax Revenues
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-08-31)Canada is losing billions of dollars each year to individuals shirking on their taxes (Canada Revenue Agency 2016). The question of how to reduce this substantial amount is both pertinent and difficult. As a liberal ... -
Nin-gikino’amaagoz – I am a student
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-09-01)According to data collected from the 2016 Canada Census, there were 34 million Canadians, 2.1 million Indigenous people, and 1.5 million First Nations people. Of the total Canadian population, 28.6 million had obtained a ... -
Managing Alberta’s Fiscal Future
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-08-24)The fiscal situation of the Alberta government is not sustainable in the long run. A number of factors, such as an aging population requiring increased healthcare funding and “decarbonization” of oil and gas resources ... -
Identify, Respond, Neutralize: Recommendations for Canada’s Post-COVID-19 Framework
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-08-24)Canada has experienced multiple infectious disease outbreaks in the 21st. century. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, followed by H1N1 in 2009, signalled that outbreaks of infectious diseases ... -
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canadian Penitentiaries
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-08-24)Since the decriminalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in 2016, Canada has developed one of the most progressive and inclusive assisted dying frameworks in the world. This capstone project explores the accessibility ... -
The Impact of Output Based Allocations on the Carbon Tax and Policy: Measuring the Effective Tax Rates on Marginal Costs
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, 2021-09-10)As the global climate challenge intensifies, countries are working to reduce the adverse effects caused by an increasing amount of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was signed in an agreement that ...