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=93From its inception, = CPRN had a significant long-term financial commitment from the federal government, alo= ng with project funding from other levels of government. In 2006, however, the federal government=92s funding commitment was discontinued. CPRN will offic= ially close its doors on December 23, 2009.=94

From: Heather Farro= w

From: CPRN News/Nou= velles des RCRPP [mailto:e-network-html@cprn.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:01 PM
To: Heather Farrow
Subject: CPRN will close its doors after 15 years of independent pub= lic policy research / Les RCRPP cesseront leurs activit=E9s apr=E8s 15 ann=E9es de rec= herches non partisanes sur les politiques publiques

Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) will close its doors after 15 years of independent public policy research

Message from the President of CPRN, Dr. Sharon Manson Singer:

Dear Friends,

It is with sadness that I must announce that after 15 = years of quality public policy research, Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPR= N) is no longer financially viable and will cease operations. Unfortunately,= in these tough economic times, without a steady and long-term financial commitment from governments and other public and private funding sources,= an independent, non-partisan organization like CPRN is no longer possible.

This is a sad day for our staff, supporters and collea= gues, but it is also a sad day for Canada. Independent research is an essential component of good public policy-making and Canada cannot afford to lose m= ore of this capacity.

Despite our sadness, we would like to take a moment to= be proud of the substantial accomplishments of CPRN over the last decade and= a half, and I would like to sincerely thank the staff, the members and supporters of CPRN for working together to help make a better Canada.

CPRN has been recognized nationally =96 and internatio= nally =96 as a champion of citizen engagement and non-partisan socio-economic publi= c policy research and analysis, and we have produced a wealth of quality evidence-based publications on a wide variety of issues. CPRN has worked extensively in the areas of social innovation, citizenship, diversity and Canadian values, productivity and skills, health and the environment.

CPRN may be most widely known for championing delibera= tive dialogues and consultations with a range of Canadians =96 from coast to c= oast to coast =96 on issues that affect them deeply. CPRN was commissioned to undertake the consultations with Canadians that informed the Romanow repo= rt (Building on Values: The Future= of Health Care in Canada), and was selected to produce a series = of youth consultations on behalf of the province of Newfoundland and Labrado= r that helped to inform their Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy.

CPRN is a past recipient of the Kroeger Award in Publi= c Discourse for =93excellence in contributing to the quality of public deba= te in Canada.=94 Over the years we have produced several hundred quality public= ations on public policy and offered these reports and research documents to governments, policy-makers, academics and other interested stakeholders, free-of-charge on our website, where we have recorded more than 10 millio= n downloads.

Most popular CPRN publications include extensive writi= ngs on aboriginal education, adult workers and literacy, financial literacy, vul= nerable workers, social innovation and social housing policy. Recent publication series on Youth Engagement in Civic and Democratic Life, and Pathways for Youth to the Labour Market have also garnered much acclaim.

CPRN was founded in 1994 by Judith Maxwell, who was formerly the Chair of= the Economic Council of Canada. From its inception, CPRN had a significant long-term financial commitment from the federal government, along with project funding from other levels of government. In 2006, however, the fe= deral government=92s funding commitment was discontinued. Despite this setback,= we continued to operate, undertaking dozens of important policy initiatives funded by numerous stakeholders.

CPRN will officially close its doors on December 23, 2= 009. In the final weeks of operation, we will be dedicated to completing exist= ing obligations to our funders, members, supporters and employees. CPRN curre= ntly employs more than 22 full and part-time staff, and has 16 Research Associ= ates and Fellows located across the country.

Again, please allow me to thank you for all of your su= pport for CPRN over the last 15 years. We are proud of CPRN=92s legacy and than= k you for your contribution to it.

Sinc= erely,

Dr. Sharon Manson Singer

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For further details, read our press release or the recent media coverage of our closure.=

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Les R=E9sea= ux canadiens de recherche en politiques publiques (RCRPP) cesseront leurs activit=E9s = apr=E8s 15 ann=E9es de recherches non partisanes sur les politiques publiques

Message de la pr=E9sidente des RCRPP, Sharon Manson Si= nger :

Chers amis,

C=92est avec regret que je dois vous aviser qu=92apr= =E8s 15 ann=E9es consacr=E9es =E0 des recherches de qualit=E9 sur les politiques publiques= , les R=E9seaux canadiens de recherche en politiques publiques (RCRPP) ne sont d=E9sormais plus financi=E8rement viables et devront cesser leurs activit= =E9s. Malheureusement, en cette p=E9riode de conditions =E9conomiques difficile= s et en l=92absence d=92un engagement financier soutenu et =E0 long terme de la p= art des gouvernements et d=92autres sources de financement publiques et priv=E9es= , la survie d=92un organisme ind=E9pendant et non partisan comme les RCRPP n= =92est d=E9sormais plus possible.

Il s=92agit d=92un triste jour pour notre personnel, n= os sympathisants et nos coll=E8gues, mais c=92est aussi un triste jour pour = le Canada. La recherche non partisane est un =E9l=E9ment essentiel d=92une s= aine =E9laboration de politiques publiques et le Canada ne peut pas se permett= re de perdre d=92autres segments de ce potentiel.

En d=E9pit de nos regrets, nous tenons =E0 prendre un = moment pour rappeler avec fiert=E9 les r=E9alisations importantes des RCRPP au c= ours des 15 derni=E8res ann=E9es, et je tiens =E0 remercier sinc=E8rement le perso= nnel, les membres et les sympathisants des RCRPP d=92avoir travaill=E9 ensemble et contribu=E9 ainsi =E0 rendre le Canada meilleur.

Les RCRPP ont =E9t=E9 reconnus =E0 l=92=E9chelle natio= nale et internationale en tant que chefs de file dans le domaine de la participat= ion des citoyens et de la recherche non partisane et de l=92analyse des polit= iques publiques socio=E9conomiques, et nous avons produit un grand nombre de pu= blications empiriques de qualit=E9 portant sur un large =E9ventail d=92enjeux. Les R= CRPP ont =9Cuvr=E9 de fa=E7on intensive dans les domaines de l=92innovation social= e, de la citoyennet=E9, de la diversit=E9 et des valeurs canadiennes, de la produc= tivit=E9 et des comp=E9tences, de la sant=E9 et de l=92environnement. <= /p>

Les RCRPP sont peut-=EAtre mieux connus en tant que pr= omoteurs de consultations et de dialogues d=E9lib=E9ratifs aupr=E8s de nombreux Ca= nadiens d=92un oc=E9an =E0 l=92autre sur des questions qui les touchent profond= =E9ment. Les RCRPP furent mandat=E9s pour entreprendre des consultations aupr=E8s de l= a population canadienne en vue de contribuer =E0 orienter le contenu du rap= port Romanow (Guid=E9 par= nos valeurs : L'avenir des Soins de Sant=E9 au Canada) et on leur= a demand=E9 de mener une s=E9rie de consultations aupr=E8s des jeunes au no= m de la province de Terre-Neuve et Labrador en vue de contribuer =E0 orienter sa strat=E9gie visant =E0 attirer et =E0 retenir les jeunes dans cette provi= nce.

Les RCRPP ont re=E7u par le pass=E9 le Prix Arthur Kro= eger d=92affaires publiques qui vise =E0 =AB reconna=EEtre l=92excellence de l= =92apport =E0 la qualit=E9 du d=E9bat public au Canada =BB. Au cours des ann=E9es, nous av= ons produit plusieurs centaines de publications de qualit=E9 portant sur les politiqu= es publiques et nous avons offert gratuitement ces rapports et ces documents= de recherche aux gouvernements, aux responsables de l=92=E9laboration des politiques, aux universitaires et =E0 d=92autres intervenants int=E9ress= =E9s par l=92interm=E9diaire de notre site Internet, qui a fait l=92objet de plus = de 10 millions de t=E9l=E9chargements.

Les publications des RCRPP les plus populaires compren= nent de nombreux =E9crits traitant de l=92enseignement aupr=E8s des Autochtone= s, des travailleurs adultes et de l=92alphab=E9tisme, des travailleurs vuln=E9ra= bles, de l=92innovation sociale et de la politique du logement social. Des collect= ions de publications r=E9centes portant sur la participation des jeunes =E0 la= vie civique et d=E9mocratique, ainsi que sur des voies qui s=92offrent aux je= unes sur le march=E9 du travail, ont aussi soulev=E9 beaucoup d=92int=E9r=EAt.

Les RCRPP furent fond=E9s par Judith Maxwell, qui fut auparavant pr=E9sid= ente du Conseil =E9conomique du Canada. D=E8s sa cr=E9ation, les RCRPP ont re=E7u= un important engagement financier =E0 long terme de la part du gouvernement f=E9d=E9ral, ainsi que des apports au financement de projets offerts par = d=92autres paliers de gouvernement. Toutefois, le gouvernement f=E9d=E9ral nous a re= tir=E9 son soutien financier en 2006. Malgr=E9 ce retrait, nous avons poursuivi nos activit=E9s et entrepris des douzaines d=92initiatives importantes en mat= i=E8re de politiques gr=E2ce au financement offert par une multiplicit=E9 d=92inter= venants.

Les RCRPP fermeront officiellement leurs portes le 23 d=E9cembre 2009. Pendant les derni=E8res semaines de nos activit=E9s, nou= s nous emploierons =E0 mener =E0 terme nos obligations actuelles envers nos bail= leurs de fonds, nos membres, nos sympathisants et nos employ=E9s. Les RCRPP emploi= ent actuellement plus de 22 personnes =E0 temps plein et =E0 temps partiel, e= t ils comptent sur l=92apport de 16 agr=E9g=E9s et associ=E9s de recherche bas= =E9s un peu partout au pays.

Encore une fois, permettez-moi de vous remercier tous = de l=92appui que vous avez donn=E9 aux RCRPP pendant les 15 derni=E8res ann= =E9es. Nous sommes fiers de nos r=E9alisations et nous vous sommes reconnaissants d= =92y avoir contribu=E9.

Cordialement v=F4tre,

Sharon Manson Singer

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Pour en apprendre davantage, veuillez consulter notre communiqu=E9 de presse ou la couverture m=E9diatique r=E9cente portant sur notre fermeture.

Interagissez avec nous !=

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