Book Launch: Canada in Question: Exploring Our Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Time: 4 pm CST
Location: Online via Zoom
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About the book
This thoughtful and compelling study asks difficult questions about what it means to be Canadian in 2022, amidst widespread domestic political changes and substantial global upheaval. Peter MacKinnon addresses the key political and policy changes of our age: populism, Indigenous rights, migration and the incorporation of immigrants, economic opportunity and the prospects for robust and sustainable public institutions. WIth his usual insight and courage, MacKinnon challenges Canada to be better and to develop worthy and sustainable national policies that can capitalize on the potential of this great country and address the creeping and largely unaddressed policy needs and opportunities. MacKinnon applies his legal background, years in university administration and decades of observations of public policy in Canada to the issues facing the country and its citizens.

Speaker's bio
Peter MacKinnon, President Emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan, is currently the Interim Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. He has also served as President of Dalhousie University and President of Athabasca University. A lawyer by training, MacKinnon is a long-time analyst of Canadian public policy and citizenship. MacKinnon was the Dean of the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan before becoming President. His many and distinguished contributions to post-secondary education, the province of Saskatchewan and the country were recognized when he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. His previous books are University Leadership and Public Policy in the Twenty-First Century and University Commons Divided: Exploring Debate & Dissent on Campus. His latest book, Canada in Question: Exploring CItizenship in the Twenty-First Century, was published in 2022.

(Text courtesy of Dr. Ken Coates, PhD, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan)

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