▁influ ential ▁social ▁policy ▁think ▁tank ▁based ▁on ▁website ▁visibility ▁and ▁influence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁C PR N ▁won ▁Car leton ▁University ' s ▁K ro eg er ▁College ▁Award ▁in ▁Public ▁Disc ourse , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁" ex cell ence ▁in ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁public ▁debate ▁in ▁Canada ." ▁Dr . ▁Sh aron ▁M anson ▁S inger ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁President ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Policy ▁Research ▁Network s . ▁The ▁Found er ▁and ▁Past - Pres ident ▁of ▁C PR N ▁was ▁Jud ith ▁Max well , ▁who ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Council ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁C PR N ▁would ▁close ▁its ▁doors ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁public ▁service , ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁government , ▁private ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁fund ing ▁resources . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁C PR N ▁announced ▁that ▁Car leton ▁University ▁will ▁now ▁house ▁the ▁complete ▁body ▁of ▁C PR N ▁reports ▁and ▁publications ▁in ▁hard ▁copy ▁and ▁all ▁arch ival ▁materials . ▁The ▁documents ▁will ▁be ▁available ▁for ▁use ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public , ▁free ▁of ▁charge , ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁library . ▁ ▁Car leton ▁University ▁also ▁agreed ▁to ▁host ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁C PR N ▁website ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁closure