I teach in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University in Ottawa. In recent years, most of my teaching has involved political-economy-oriented courses, and research methods.Over the past two decades, my writing and research have been focussed on three broad themes: multiculturalism, debates concerning religion and democracy, and the problem of facts and values in the social sciences and the policy world. The thread that unites these themes is an effort to reaffirm the value of respectful dialogue in a climate of polarization, and to challenge the latter’s intellectual underpinnings.I am an avid reader of a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. Hobbies include cycling, skating (climate change permitting), and attempting to play the piano.