Past Winning Essays
2010/11 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest Winners
The Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest, in memory of James Borden (“Jim”) Hume, past board member and supporter of the Canada West Foundation is currently in its 5th year of running. The now completed 2010/11 contest asked post-secondary students in western Canada to submit essays asking the question, “What is the most important thing western Canadians need to do to ensure that the West remains a great place to live in the 21st century?”
First prize winner
Without a Leg to Stand On: Health Care Reform & Lessons from China's Dual-Track Policy
Felim Donnelly, International Relations student, University of British Columbia
Second prize winner
It's the Little Things That Count: The Role of Municipalities in Canadian Governance
Kimberly MacNab, Law student, University of Victoria
Third prize winner
Mind the Gap: Discussion the Relationship Between University Education & Workplace Innovation
Michael Saunders, Political Science student, University of Calgary
Click here to download copies of the 2010 winning essays.
2009/10 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest Winners
“What has to be done to ensure that Canada’s economy benefits from the transition to a low carbon world?”
First prize winner
Transforming the Grid: A Strategy for a Diversified Canadian Energy Policy.
Stewart Prest, PhD Student, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia
Second prize winner
Running on Green: How to Ensure Canada’s Success in the Low Carbon World.
Olga Beznosova, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia
Third prize winner
Greener Pastures: Benefitting From a Low Carbon World.
Connor Curson, Political Science student, University of Calgary
Click here to download copies of the 2009 winning essays.
2008/09 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest Winners
Winning Essays:
Wasted Ballots
Brian Baker, University of British Columbia
Shared Destiny: A Common Sense Approach to Strengthening Canada Through Proportional Representation
Matthew Sharp, Simon Fraser University
Honourable Mentions:
Systems for Sanity: The Processes Toward Democracy
Luke Freeman, Simon Fraser University
Canada and Proportional Representation: The Rhetoric of Voting Reform versus the Reality of Representative Democracy
Michael Kulicki, University of Alberta
More on the winning essays and authors
2007/08 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest Winners
Winning Essay:
You Alone Can't Save the World
by Kaija Belfry
Honourable Mentions:
Hoping for the Best but Planning for the Same: The Crucial Role of Government in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Tyler Bryant
Escaping the Greenhouse Gas Prisoner's Dilemma: A Government Solution
by Francois de Soete
2006/07 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest Winners
Winning Essay:
Three Reasons to Vote
by Leanne Hosfield
Honourable Mentions:
Focus on Voting: Examining Democratic Governance in Canada
by Dominika Boczula
Is Voting Important?
by Nick Dragojlovic
Democratic Responsibility
by Benjamin Gill
Social Capital
by Ashley Groenewegen
Democracy in Canada? Lessons from Nigeria
by Temitope Oriola
Voting Binds Us Together
by Jason Rumancik
Voter Turnout Is Not the Issue
by Sara Shand
All essays from the 2006/07 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest can be viewed in the Spring 2007 Issue of Dialogues.