The Canada West Foundation is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research institute dedicated to introducing western perspectives into current Canadian policy debates through: the production and dissemination of objective research to serve as a catalyst for informed public debate; and initiatives for active citizen education and engagement in the Canadian public policy process. (lawcentralalberta.ca)
Related link: Donal Blaney's latest Law of the Public Policy Process - You can not make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
Workshops and longer - format trainings to strengthen the effective engagement of academic researchers and scientists with the public policy process. (aaas.org)