Allan J. MacEachen Annual Lecture Series
St. Francis Xavier University is
pleased to host "The Allan J. MacEachen Annual Lecture Series". The
Honourable the Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Q.C. announced the establishment
of this annual lecture series on 11 June, 1996 at a dinner held at the Parliament
Buildings marking Mr. MacEachen's retirement from Parliament. Funding for this
series has been provided by friends and associates of Mr. MacEachen. The theme
of the annual series is political parties and governance in Canada.
Read some wonderful tributes to Senator
MacEachen's political career from his fellow Senators (Wednesday, 19 June 1996)
by clicking here.
Preface
by Dr. John Stewart
Distinguished University Fellow
St. Francis Xavier University
Inaugural Lecture
"In Defence of Politics"
by the Honourable Bob Rae
Introduction by Dr. Rodney Haddow
17 April 1997
Second Annual Lecture
Third Annual
Lecture
Afterward
"All
Those Years: Practice and Purpose in Politics"
by Mr. Allan J. MacEachen
Previously published in Tom Kent's (ed.) book
In Pursuit of the Public Good, McGill-Queen's Univesity Press, 1997
Fourth Annual Lecture
"The Mystery of the National Liberal Caucus"
by
Senator J. S. Grafstein
Introduction by
Mr. Hugh Winsor
24 September 2001
Fifth Annual Lecture
"Canada: A Vanishing Identity?"
by the
Rt. Honourable John Turner
Introduction by
Dr. Richard Alway
3 April 2002
Sixth Annual Lecture
"The Future of Health Care in Canada"
by the
Honourable Roy Romanow
Introduction by
President Dr. Sean Riley
19 February 2003
Seventh Annual Lecture
"Judicial Activism, Social Policy and the Role of Parliament"
by
Mr. Preston Manning
Introduction by
Dr. James P. Bickerton
3 November 2003
Eighth Annual Lecture
"The Uses and Abuses of History, 1919 to Present"
by
Dr. Margaret MacMillan
Introduction by
Dr. Laurie C. C. Stanley-Blackwell
15 November 2004
Ninth Annual Lecture
"At Home in the World: Canada's Global Vision for the 21st Century"
by
Dr. Jennifer Welsh
Introduction by
Dr. Steven Holloway
28 March 2006
Tenth Annual Lecture
"Canadian Politics in 2008: Challenges and
Prospects"
by The Right Honourable Jean Chretien
Introduction by Dr. Sean Riley
30 January 2008
Eleventh Annual Lecture
"Afghanistan: Failed State or Struggling
Democracy?”
by The Honourable Flora MacDonald
Introduction by The Honourable Lowell Murray
28 October 2008
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to:
polisci@stfx.ca
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