Building the Budget: Choices & Priorities

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Date: 
26 February, 2014
Start Time: 
6:00PM

It's budget season! Find our more about how government budgets are crafted at our next Policy, Pizza & a Pint on February 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Winnipeg Free Press News Café.

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Featured Speakers:

  • Dr. Todd Scarth (History, University of Manitoba)
  • Dr.Karine Levasseur (Political Studies, University of Manitoba)
  • David Woodbury (retired Assistant Treasury Board Secretary)

Join us as Dr. Todd Scarth (History, University of Manitoba), Dr.Karine Levasseur (Political Studies, University of Manitoba) and David Woodbury (retired Assistant Treasury Board Secretary) discuss the budget process. Our panel will provide insight on how the decisions surrounding government budgets are made, who is consulted and what concerns might be present throughout the process. This event will offer a rare opportunity to get an inside look at how the government budget is crafted.

Hosted by the Manitoba Institute for Policy Research
The Manitoba Institute for Policy Research based in the department of Political Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba serves as a hub for academic analysis, public policy discourse, and outreach. We bring policy topics and issues to the public in a manner that is accessible to students, academics and the community at large. The MIPR collaborates with academics from various disciplines to incorporate an interdisciplinary perspective in all endeavours.

Region: 
Host: 
Manitoba Institute for Policy Research
Winnipeg  Manitoba
Canada