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Janice MacKinnon serves as Professor of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan and Professor of Fiscal Policy in the School of Public Health. She chairs the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) and holds cabinet-level experience as Saskatchewan's former Minister of Finance, Social Services, Economic Development, and Government House Leader from 1991-2001, notably achieving Canada's first balanced provincial budget in the 1990s.
Her academic foundation includes:
- Honours B.A. from University of Western Ontario
- M.A. and Ph.D. from Queen's University
MacKinnon's research spans public policy, fiscal policy, and social policy with emphasis on Canadian governance. Her expertise drives national financial literacy initiatives through the National Task Force, while her commentary on CBC's Cross Country Check-up and At Issue panel bridges academic rigor with real-time political discourse. Her scholarship prioritizes practical fiscal solutions for social welfare systems.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
MacKinnon authored three seminal works: The Liberty We Seek (Harvard University Press), While the Women Only Wept, and Minding the Public Purse. She actively shapes policy through the Canada West Foundation board and multiple public/private sector boards, maintaining influential advisory roles without documented student supervision or dedicated research laboratories.
