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Dr. Tom Courchene, Professor of Economics and Director of the John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, has received the prestigious Doug Purvis Memorial Award in Canadian Public Policy for 1994.

The $10,000 award, which was presented at the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) in Montreal, honours the best piece of writing each year on Canadian economic policy. Funded by a number of corporations, it was initiated in 1993 in memory of Dr. Doug Purvis, former head of the Department of Economics.

Courchene's award winning book, Social Canada in the Millennium: Reform Imperatives and Restructuring Principles, was published by the C.D. Howe Institute and presents a thorough examination of the Canadian social policy network and offers a blueprint for the future.

In his acceptance remarks, Courchene referred to the "enormously rich legacy" left by Purvis, and said he was particularly pleased to receive the award, which included a stone carving, from Purvis' son Josh. "To be honoured by one's peers is, of course, very special," he noted. "But it is more special when the honour carries the name of Doug Purvis."

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