Dr. David McGrane was born and raised in Moose Jaw and did his undergraduate degree in Political Science at the University of Regina and his Masters’ degree in Political Science at York University in Toronto. In 2007, he completed his Ph.D. in political science at Carleton University in Ottawa. He began an appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Political Studies in July 2007 at St. Thomas More College and the University of Saskatchewan. He has published in the International Journal of Canadian Studies, the Journal of Canadian Studies and has a contribution in Constructing Tomorrow’s Federalism, edited by Ian Peach (University of Manitoba Press). His most recent research will appear in upcoming book on Saskatchewan politics entitled Saskatchewan in a Global Village to be published early next year by the Canadian Plains Research Centre. David frequently comments in the media on federal and provincial politics and teaches classes in North American politics, Canadian political parties, federalism, multiculturalism, and provincial politics.