Mario Levesque
Biographic Data
| ID | 5756487 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Levesque |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario |
| FAMILY NAME | Levesque |
| SIGNATURE | LÉVESQUE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mount Allison University |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-1333-5866 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada
Persistent, unexplained symptoms attributed by patients to Lyme disease present significant challenges within healthcare systems where diagnostic uncertainty and contested legitimacy shape clinical and institutional responses. This qualitative study draws on in-depth interviews with individuals in Nova Scotia who experience persistent symptoms following suspected or confirmed Lyme disease. Using an interpretive phenomenological approach informed …
The Irving Whale and Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
In 1970 the oil barge Irving Whale, carrying a cargo of Bunker C oil, sank to the seafloor. During the weeks that followed a portion of the oil leaked into Gulf waters. Initial plans to recover the full cargo were frustrated and the barge rested on the seafloor for a further 25 years before the eventual remediation, by lifting. Over this time, the Canadian policy framework for marine environmental protection was transformed, from virtual laissez-…
Characteristics of Disability Leaders: An Atlantic Canada Profile
Leadership in the nonprofit sector including the disability sector has changed with the growth of the neoliberal state with governments downloading their social policy implementation role to civil society actors. The competitive climate disability nonprofits now find themselves in calls into question the leadership and skills required of their leaders. Based on 58 semi-structured interviews, this article develops a profile of Atlantic Canadian di…
Leadership as Interpreneurship: A Disability Nonprofit Atlantic Canadian Profile
The entrenchment of the neoliberal state and rise of populist leaders has marginalized the role of voluntary organizations in society. This presents significant challenges for nonprofit leaders in economically challenged areas as it erodes their ability to protect and serve vulnerable populations. Attention turns to maintaining hard fought gains at the expense of making progress. Yet doing so requires new skills and leadership styles to manage or…
Governance models for rural accessible transportation: Insights from Atlantic Canada
Insufficient or lack of accessible transportation options pose significant challenges for persons with disabilities living in small rural communities who need to travel within communities for day-to-day needs and between communities to access educational, employment, medical, and recreational services in urban areas. It is more than gaining the right to accessible transportation but one of how transportation services are to be provided. This arti…
Suing Canadian governments: Core public policy and operational decisions
Challenges in distinguishing between core policy and operational decisions in the public policy process have spawned a legal grey area in Canadian public administration. Governments are immune from civil liability for policy decisions made by the cabinet yet they remain exposed to liability for operational decisions by public servants. We seek to raise awareness of this nexus within the Canadian public administration community by drawing on key i…
A Multiple Streams Approach to Understanding the Issues and Challenges of Lyme Disease Management in Canada’s Maritime Provinces
This study examines potential challenges facing Lyme disease patients in Canada's Maritime provinces-New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island-and considers how issues could be addressed. Reviews of both the academic and grey literature are complemented by surveys targeting both medical professionals and decision makers in government. Combined, the literature reviews and surveys demonstrate that there is considerable debate surrounding the…
Assessing the Ability of Disability Organizations: An interprovincial comparative perspective
Despite much effort put toward Canadian social policy renewal in the past decade, innovations in programming have been stifled due in large part to a lack of funding and accountability issues. This is clearly evident in the disability policy field related to labour market programming for persons with disabilities where the packaging of programs has continually changed; however, the actual contents have largely remained the same. The focus on fede…
Mapping a way forward: Interest group selection and roles performed in engagement processes
Interest groups have much to offer citizen engagement activities, yet their contributions have been marginalized in recent years with the focus on more deliberative approaches for “ordinary citizens.” It seems that an either/or situation exists between citizen and interest group engagement. This article transcends this debate by delineating a methodology to inform the design of engagement processes that would include both citizens and groups in p…
Accountability and Funding as Impediments to Social Policy Innovation: Lessons from the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities
Social policy innovation in Canada remains stunted despite recent attempts at social policy renewal via intergovernmental agreements. The fusion of accountability and policy learning is typically blamed, yet this ignores other potential factors. This article examines the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities to highlight impediments to social program expansion and reform within governments as well as between governments, and how …
Mapping a way forward: Interest group selection and roles performed in engagement processes
Interest groups have much to offer citizen engagement activities, yet their contributions have been marginalized in recent years with the focus on more deliberative approaches for “ordinary citizens.” It seems that an either/or situation exists between citizen and interest group engagement. This article transcends this debate by delineating a methodology to inform the design of engagement processes that would include both citizens and groups in p…
Governance models for rural accessible transportation: Insights from Atlantic Canada
Insufficient or lack of accessible transportation options pose significant challenges for persons with disabilities living in small rural communities who need to travel within communities for day-to-day needs and between communities to access educational, employment, medical, and recreational services in urban areas. It is more than gaining the right to accessible transportation but one of how transportation services are to be provided. This arti…
Assessing the Ability of Disability Organizations: An interprovincial comparative perspective
Despite much effort put toward Canadian social policy renewal in the past decade, innovations in programming have been stifled due in large part to a lack of funding and accountability issues. This is clearly evident in the disability policy field related to labour market programming for persons with disabilities where the packaging of programs has continually changed; however, the actual contents have largely remained the same. The focus on fede…
Accountability and Funding as Impediments to Social Policy Innovation: Lessons from the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities
Social policy innovation in Canada remains stunted despite recent attempts at social policy renewal via intergovernmental agreements. The fusion of accountability and policy learning is typically blamed, yet this ignores other potential factors. This article examines the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities to highlight impediments to social program expansion and reform within governments as well as between governments, and how …
Accountability and Funding as Impediments to Social Policy Innovation: Lessons from the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities
Social policy innovation in Canada remains stunted despite recent attempts at social policy renewal via intergovernmental agreements. The fusion of accountability and policy learning is typically blamed, yet this ignores other potential factors. This article examines the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities to highlight impediments to social program expansion and reform within governments as well as between governments, and how …
Assessing the Ability of Disability Organizations: An interprovincial comparative perspective
Despite much effort put toward Canadian social policy renewal in the past decade, innovations in programming have been stifled due in large part to a lack of funding and accountability issues. This is clearly evident in the disability policy field related to labour market programming for persons with disabilities where the packaging of programs has continually changed; however, the actual contents have largely remained the same. The focus on fede…
Mapping a way forward: Interest group selection and roles performed in engagement processes
Interest groups have much to offer citizen engagement activities, yet their contributions have been marginalized in recent years with the focus on more deliberative approaches for “ordinary citizens.” It seems that an either/or situation exists between citizen and interest group engagement. This article transcends this debate by delineating a methodology to inform the design of engagement processes that would include both citizens and groups in p…
A Multiple Streams Approach to Understanding the Issues and Challenges of Lyme Disease Management in Canada’s Maritime Provinces
This study examines potential challenges facing Lyme disease patients in Canada's Maritime provinces-New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island-and considers how issues could be addressed. Reviews of both the academic and grey literature are complemented by surveys targeting both medical professionals and decision makers in government. Combined, the literature reviews and surveys demonstrate that there is considerable debate surrounding the…
Characteristics of Disability Leaders: An Atlantic Canada Profile
Leadership in the nonprofit sector including the disability sector has changed with the growth of the neoliberal state with governments downloading their social policy implementation role to civil society actors. The competitive climate disability nonprofits now find themselves in calls into question the leadership and skills required of their leaders. Based on 58 semi-structured interviews, this article develops a profile of Atlantic Canadian di…
Leadership as Interpreneurship: A Disability Nonprofit Atlantic Canadian Profile
The entrenchment of the neoliberal state and rise of populist leaders has marginalized the role of voluntary organizations in society. This presents significant challenges for nonprofit leaders in economically challenged areas as it erodes their ability to protect and serve vulnerable populations. Attention turns to maintaining hard fought gains at the expense of making progress. Yet doing so requires new skills and leadership styles to manage or…
Governance models for rural accessible transportation: Insights from Atlantic Canada
Insufficient or lack of accessible transportation options pose significant challenges for persons with disabilities living in small rural communities who need to travel within communities for day-to-day needs and between communities to access educational, employment, medical, and recreational services in urban areas. It is more than gaining the right to accessible transportation but one of how transportation services are to be provided. This arti…
Suing Canadian governments: Core public policy and operational decisions
Challenges in distinguishing between core policy and operational decisions in the public policy process have spawned a legal grey area in Canadian public administration. Governments are immune from civil liability for policy decisions made by the cabinet yet they remain exposed to liability for operational decisions by public servants. We seek to raise awareness of this nexus within the Canadian public administration community by drawing on key i…
The Irving Whale and Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
In 1970 the oil barge Irving Whale, carrying a cargo of Bunker C oil, sank to the seafloor. During the weeks that followed a portion of the oil leaked into Gulf waters. Initial plans to recover the full cargo were frustrated and the barge rested on the seafloor for a further 25 years before the eventual remediation, by lifting. Over this time, the Canadian policy framework for marine environmental protection was transformed, from virtual laissez-…
Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada
Persistent, unexplained symptoms attributed by patients to Lyme disease present significant challenges within healthcare systems where diagnostic uncertainty and contested legitimacy shape clinical and institutional responses. This qualitative study draws on in-depth interviews with individuals in Nova Scotia who experience persistent symptoms following suspected or confirmed Lyme disease. Using an interpretive phenomenological approach informed …
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