Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

The School of Policy Studies Weekly Speaker Series: 2025-26 Schedule

Sport, Smoke, Drugs... And Public Policy: An Advocacy Journey

Mar

05

Thursday

Andrew Pipe
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

Sport, Smoke, Drugs... And Public Policy: An Advocacy Journey

Dr. Andrew Pipe | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

The Physician Role in our HealthCare System

Mar

19

Thursday

Lisa Tannock
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

The Physician Role in our HealthCare System

Dr. Lisa Tannock | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Policy Matters: John Hannaford

Mar

20

Friday

John Hannaford
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 202

Policy Matters: John Hannaford

Celebrating Tom Courchene: A Symposium

Mar

26

Thursday

Tom Courchene
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
George Teves Room, The University Club, 168 Stuart St., Âé¶¹ÍøÕ¾ University

Celebrating Tom Courchene: A Symposium

Policy Matters: Sanjay Ruparelia

Apr

02

Thursday

Event Presentation
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

Policy Matters: Sanjay Ruparelia

Past Events

Machine M.D.: The Governance of Health-Related AI

Feb

12

Thursday

Colleen Flood
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

Machine M.D.: The Governance of Health-Related AI

Colleen M. Flood | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Indigenous Law and Environmental Governance in Canada in 2026

Feb

05

Thursday

Lindsay Borrows
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

Indigenous Law and Environmental Governance in Canada in 2026

Lindsay Borrows | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Whither (wither) Healthcare?

Jan

22

Thursday

David Walker
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

Whither (wither) Healthcare?

David Walker | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

The Rise and Fall of "Visible Minority" in Canada

Jan

08

Thursday

Debra Thompson
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

The Rise and Fall of "Visible Minority" in Canada

Debra Thompson | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Beyond the Consensus: Structural Issues Reshaping Canadian Immigration

Nov

27

Thursday

Mireille Paquet
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 334

Beyond the Consensus: Structural Issues Reshaping Canadian Immigration

Mireille Paquet | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Navigating Municipal Politics

Nov

13

Thursday

Gregory Ridge
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall 202

Navigating Municipal Politics

Gregory Ridge | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Cycles of Change in Social Policy: Does the Past Point to the Future?

Oct

30

Thursday

Keith Banting
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 334

Cycles of Change in Social Policy: Does the Past Point to the Future?

Keith Banting | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Women, Peace, and Security at 25: Implications for Canada and NATO

Oct

02

Thursday

Stefanie von Hlatky
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall, 202

Women, Peace, and Security at 25: Implications for Canada and NATO

Stéfanie von Hlatky | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

The Carney Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities

Sep

25

Thursday

Lori Turnbull
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 334

The Carney Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities

Lori Turnbull | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Canada-US Relations in a Post-American World

Sep

18

Thursday

Kim Nossal
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall, 202

Canada-US Relations in a Post-American World

Kim Richard Nossal | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Team Based Primary Care

Sep

11

Thursday

Catherine Donnelly
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202

Team Based Primary Care

Catherine Donnelly | Policy Matters: Beyond the Brief

Big Trends, Hard Realities: Setting the Context for Public Policy Change in Canada

Sep

05

Friday

Kathleen Wynne
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Malting Tower, Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

Big Trends, Hard Realities: Setting the Context for Public Policy Change in Canada

Kathleen Wynne, Don Drummond, Eugene Lang, Robert Wolfe