The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) is Canada's oldest graduate school in international affairs. cbd gummies benefits Its creation was announced in February 1965 by President Davidson Danton after a generous donation of $400,000 from Senator Norman Paterson, a Canadian businessman and politician who made his fortune in the grain and shipping businesses. At the time, Senator Paterson was also a member of the Carleton University Board of Governors. The school was founded and accepted the first group of students a year later, in September 1966.