Dr. Roger Gibbins
Dr. Roger Gibbins is President and CEO of Canada West Foundation. Prior to assuming the leadership of the Canada West Foundation in 1998, Roger was a professor of political science at the University of Calgary, where he started his academic career in 1973 and served as department head from 1987 to 1996. An ongoing appointment as a Faculty Professor of Political Science continues his association with the University of Calgary. Roger has authored, co-authored or edited 22 books and more than 140 articles and book chapters, most dealing with western Canadian themes and issues.
In 1998 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and was the President of the Canadian Political Science Association from 1999 to 2000. In 2007, Roger was presented with the Alberta Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Dr. Gibbins was presented with the Peter Lougheed Award for Public Policy Leadership on September 22, 2010 by the Public Policy Forum. Roger was born in Prince George, British Columbia, and received his undergraduate degree from UBC and his doctorate in political science from Stanford University in California.
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Presentations by Dr. Roger Gibbins
An Extraordinary Future: A Strategic Vision for Western Canada
Energizing the Climate Change Debate: Canadian Energy Policies in a Carbon-Constrained World
Presentation to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-20
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