Canada

John White (1975-1976)

Feb 06, 1976

鈥淗umanizing Government Policy鈥 John White was a Progressive Conservative politician. He was a provincial cabinet minister in Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for London South from 1959 to 1975. During his career in provincial parliament, he was appointed chair of [...]

Eric Kierans and Keith Davey (1975-1976)

Jan 30, 1976

鈥淭he Canadian Economy鈥 Eric Kierans was a Canadian economist, politician, and businessman. After graduating from Loyola College and McGill University, he was director of McGill鈥檚 School of Commerce from 1953-1960, president of the Montreal Stock Exchange from 1960-1963, and [...]

Louis Applebaum and Harold Town (1975-1976)

Jan 20, 1976

鈥淐reating a Climate for Creativity鈥 In this Dunning Trust event, Louis Applebaum gave a short address, followed by a reply from Harold Town. The event revolved primarily around the question of how to create an environment to support the arts and artists in Canada, including [...]

Donald Creighton (1975-1976)

Jan 14, 1976

鈥淭he Individual and the Welfare State鈥 Donald Creighton was a historian and author. After completing graduate work at the University of Oxford, he returned to Canada to teach history at the University of Toronto in 1927, where he remained for his entire career. He was chair [...]

Doris Anderson (1974-1975)

Jan 15, 1975

鈥淲oman鈥檚 Role 鈥 A Time of Redefinition鈥 Doris Anderson was editor of Chatelaine, Canada鈥檚 largest circulation magazine and a champion of women鈥檚 rights. Born in Calgary in 1925, she grew up and was educated in Alberta, earning her BA at the University of Alberta. In 1951, [...]

Paul G茅rin-Lajoie (1974-1975)

Nov 28, 1974

鈥淭he Development Crises and the Canadian Dilemma鈥 Paul G茅rin-Lajoie was President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He was born in Montreal in 1920, and studied at Universit茅 de Montreal and Oxford University. He served as Quebec鈥檚 first Minister of [...]

Michael R. Lubbock (1974-1975)

Nov 26, 1974

鈥淔ree Enterprise Responsibility in Latin America鈥 Michael R. Lubbock was Executive Director of the Canadian Association for Latin America. He was born in the United Kingdom in 1906 and graduated from Oxford University. Before World War II, he worked for the Hudson鈥檚 Bay [...]

Leon Dion (1967-1968)

Feb 14, 1968

鈥淧olitical Participation in Liberal Democracies鈥 Leon Dion was Professor of Political Science at Laval University from 1948-1989. He was best known for studying educational reform and French-English relations. His book Le bill 60 et la soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise (1967) studied the [...]

A.E. Safarian (1966-1967)

Mar 01, 1967

鈥淎pproaches to Foreign Ownership鈥 Dr. A.E. Safarian was professor of economics at the University of Toronto. After graduating with a degree in political economy from the University of Toronto, he worked on compiling and analyzing data on Canada鈥檚 international transactions [...]

Douglas V. LePan (1966-1967)

Feb 16, 1967

鈥淩esponsibility and Revolt鈥 Douglas V. LePan was a professor of literature and the principal of University College at the University of Toronto. He was also a poet, novelist, and diplomat. He studied at the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and Oxford University. [...]

Frank H. Underhill (1966-1967)

Jan 16, 1967

鈥淐anadian Intellectuals and Canadian National Politics, 1867-1967鈥 Frank H. Underhill was a writer and radio commentator, as well as a professor of history at the University of Toronto. He was a noted Canadian social democrat and public intellectual. Underhill was the [...]

Frank H. Underhill (1954-1955)

Jan 30, 1955

鈥淐anadian Liberal Democracy in 1955鈥 Frank H. Underhill was a writer and radio commentator, as well as a professor of history at the University of Toronto. He was a noted Canadian social democrat and public intellectual. Underhill was the first individual to be the Dunning [...]