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The $60,000 Donner Prize annually rewards excellence and innovation in public policy writing by a Canadian.

Joined March 2011
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The Call for Submissions for the 2026-27 Donner Prize is NOW OPEN until November 30! For more details visit: donnerbookprize.com/eligibil…
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Congratulations to the 2025–26 Donner Prize winner: Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong by Tony Keller
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Tonight is the night... The winner of the $60,000 Donner Prize will be announced tonight! We're getting all set up here at the Carlu.
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‘It’s become unfair’: Tim Wu (@superwuster) on the lost economic promise of tech platforms This episode is presented in partnership with the @DonnerPrize. thehub.ca/podcast/video/its-…
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‘It went parabolic’: Tony Keller on how Canada’s immigration system spun out of control. This episode is presented in partnership with the @DonnerPrize. thehub.ca/podcast/video/it-w…
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‘We need to govern ourselves freely’: Bob Joseph on how Canada should move on from the Indian Act. This episode is presented in partnership with the @DonnerPrize. thehub.ca/podcast/video/we-n…
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‘The concerns are the same’: @darrellbricker and @JohnIbbitson on Carney’s leadership and the crises Canadians are facing Presented in partnership with the @DonnerPrize. thehub.ca/podcast/video/the-…
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‘We are not building a future Canadians deserve’: Jim Mitchell and Kevin Lynch on the dysfunction facing the Canadian government This episode is presented in partnership with the @DonnerPrize. thehub.ca/podcast/video/we-a…
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Congratulations to @superwuster on his shortlisted book, The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity (@AAKnopf). Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2025-26-…
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Congratulations to Kevin G. Lynch and James R. Mitchell on their shortlisted book, A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO, and the Public Service (@UofRPress). Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2025-26-…
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Congratulations to @tonykeller1 on his shortlisted book, Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong (@sutherlandbooks). Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2025-26-…
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Congratulations to Bob Joseph on his shortlisted book, 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government: A Conversation About Dismantling the Indian Act (@PageTwoBooks). Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2025-26-…
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Congratulations to @darrellbricker and @JohnIbbitson on their shortlisted book, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk (Signal). Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2025-26-…
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Congratulations to the finalists of the 2025-26 Donner Prize! The winner will be announced Thursday, May 14. Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2025-26-…
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LAST CALL! The Call for Submissions for the 2025-26 Donner Prize closes on November 30! For more details visit: donnerbookprize.com/eligibil…
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Reminder: The Call for Submissions for the 2025-26 Donner Prize is NOW OPEN until November 30! For more details visit: donnerbookprize.com/eligibil…
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The Call for Submissions for the 2025-26 Donner Prize is NOW OPEN until November 30! For more details visit: donnerbookprize.com/eligibil…
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Congratulations to the 2024–25 Donner Prize winner: Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests that Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19 by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe
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