About the Author

Andrew Molloy is Professor of Political Science and a faculty member of the MBA CED (Community Economic Development) program at Cape Breton University. His areas of research include public policy and public administration, community economic development and Canadian government and politics. Tom Urbaniak is Associate Professor of Political Science at Cape Breton University, where he is also director of the Tompkins Institute. He chairs the board of governors of the National Trust for Canada and is active in many non-profit organizations.