Mark Sproule-Jones, professor in the Department of Political Science and the Victor K. Copps Chair of Urban Studies, McMaster University, is the author of a number of books on environmental policy including The Restoration of the Great Lakes.Carolyn Johns is associate professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University where she researches and teaches in the areas of public policy, public administration and environmental policy.B. Timothy Heinmiller is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University where he researches and teaches in the areas of resource management, public policy, and public administration.