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David Patrick McGrane (born October 22, 1977) is a Canadian professor, political scientist and community activist living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Early life and background

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Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, McGrane attended Campion College, University of Regina, where he completed a BA in Political Science with High Honours (1999). Subsequently, he obtained an MA in Political Science from York University (2000) and a PhD in Political Science from Carleton University (2007).

Academic career

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McGrane moved to Saskatoon when he was appointed assistant professor of political studies at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan in 2007. He was appointed associate professor in 2012 and full professor in 2020. His research interests are primarily in the areas of Canadian public policy, elections, and political parties.

McGrane has authored and co-authored almost forty academic books and articles. In 2014 he published a book, Remaining Loyal: Social Democracy in Quebec and Saskatchewan, which compares public policies in the two Canadian provinces and details changes over time.[1][2] The book was shortlisted by the Saskatchewan Book Awards in the category of scholarly writing.[3]

New NDP: Moderation, Modernization, and Political Marketing, a book on the federal NDP, has been praised for its analysis and thoroughness.[4][5][6] It was released in 2019. In 2020, it won the Donald Smiley Prize awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association to the best book written on politics and government in Canada.[7]

Along with Roy Romanow, McGrane was lead editor for the 2019 book Back to Blakeney: Revitalizing the Democratic State, which came together as a result a 2015 gathering of academics at the University of Saskatchewan to discuss former Saskatchewan NDP Premier Allan Blakeney's political legacy.[8] David Moscrop wrote in the Globe & Mail that the book is “interesting as an historical assessment of an effectual Premier, but it’s particularly attractive as a reminder that Big Politics is a province-building (or nation-building) necessity.”[9] The collection won Saskatchewan Book Award for best scholarly work (the Jennifer Welsh Prize) in 2020.[10]

An academic and public intellectual, McGrane has been invited to speak many times on policy issues in the Canadian media.[11]

Community activism

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McGrane has served on the governing board of the Saskatoon Open Door Society[12] and has been a member of the Saskatoon Environmental Advisory Committee.[13] In 2016, he was presented with the Labour Service Community Award from the Saskatoon & District Labour Council and United Way in recognition of his volunteer work.[14]

Active politically before the 2016 Saskatchewan provincial election,[15] McGrane was chosen in 2016 as the President of the Saskatchewan NDP at the party’s annual convention.[16] At the convention, he criticized the governing Saskatchewan Party for budget cuts to social programs, inaction on combating climate change, and giving consideration to the privatization of SaskTel, a provincial crown agency.[17]

On June 1, 2019, Dave McGrane was nominated as the Saskatchewan NDP candidate for Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood in the upcoming provincial election.[18] The NDP had lost this riding by 12% to the Saskatchewan Party in the previous election, which was the equivalent of 934 votes.[19] In the 2020 provincial election, with McGrane as its candidate, the NDP came much closer to winning Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood than in the preceding election, losing by 3% to Saskatchewan Party incumbent MLA Lisa Lambert, a difference of only 259 votes.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Review of Remaining Loyal by M. MacMillan, British Journal of Canadian Studies, 29, 2 (2016): 280-81.
  2. ^ Doug Lett, "Book provides ‘bird’s eye view’ of Saskatchewan politics". Global News, December 5, 2014
  3. ^ "Remaining Loyal: Social Democracy in Quebec and Saskatchewan". Saskatchewan Book Awards website
  4. ^ Marg McCuaig-Boyd, “Lessons Learned: When the NDP Grew Up”, Canadian Literary Review, September 17, 2019
  5. ^ Crawford Kilan, “A Forensic Accounting of the NDP: David McGrane’s book shows how a movement became a moderated, modernized party”,The Tyee, May 27, 2019
  6. ^ Alex Marland, “The New NDP chronicles rise of party under Layton, Mulcair in unparalleled detail”, The Hill Times, September 2, 2019
  7. ^ Sinkewicz, Paul (26 June 2020). "STM political scientist McGrane earns plaudits for publications". Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ "SaskBooks Book Picks - 'Back to Blakeney'. Yorkton This Week, December 29, 2019
  9. ^ David Moscrop, “Back to Blakeney offers a reminder of the efficacy of Big Politics”, Globe & Mail, September 17, 2019
  10. ^ Saskatchewan Book Awards (1 May 2020). "2020 SBA Winners Announced!". Archived from the original on 6 July 2020.
  11. ^ "In the media spotlight". On Campus News, University of Saskatchewan, 2012-08-31
  12. ^ Saskatoon Open Door Society, 2014-2015 Annual Report, page 1. See https://www.sods.sk.ca/Portals/0/documents/AnnualReports/2014-2015AnnualReportFinal.pdf
  13. ^ Ryan Kessler, “Saskatoon-wide composting program would benefit landfill: report”, Global News, June 9, 2017,
  14. ^ Saskatoon & District Labour Council, "Labour Community Service Award Recipient 2016”, February 24, 2016
  15. ^ Phil Tank, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, February 3, 2016, “Education spending lags compared to wealth, prof says”,
  16. ^ "Sask. NDP meet for first time since election defeat at annual convention.. Regina / 980 CJME News, October 23, 2016
  17. ^ CBC News, “Saskatchewan NDP optimistic and ‘ready to build’”, October 23, 2016,
  18. ^ Saskatchewan NDP, “McGrane to be Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood candidate for 2020”, June 1, 2019
  19. ^ Elections Saskatchewan. "2016 General Elections Results". Archived from the original on 5 March 2018.
  20. ^ Elections Saskatchewan. "2020 General Election Results". Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
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