McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Our winter Eakin Lecture is just around the corner! Join us on March 30th for a lecture by the Honourable Marc Gold, “Two and a Half Cheers for a More Independent and Less Partisan Senate”.

📅 March 30
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 McGill Faculty Club
🎫 Free!

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now through the link below: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1983982392744?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for our third edition of Conversations: sponsored by Charles Bronfman, “Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Disrupter,” featuring Yoshua Bengio, Cory Doctorow, Astra Taylor and moderated by Nahlah Ayed from CBC Ideas! Click the link below to get your tickets to our April 10th event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/artificial-intelligence-the-ultimate-disrupter-tickets-1982706623885?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join MISC and the Diamond Brown Chair in Democratic Studies for a webinar featuring Maria Popova, Vincent Rigby, and Carsten-Andreas Schulz on Trump’s Foreign Policy and Canada’s Strategic Dilemmas

📅 February 13
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Online webinar
🎫 Free!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/trumps-foreign-policy-and-canadas-strategic-dilemmas-tickets-1981373888638?aff=oddtdtcreator Daniel Béland McGill University Faculty of Arts Max Bell School of Public Policy

Come celebrate Black History month with us on February 2nd with a lecture from Dr. Cecil Foster, Determining new international and domestic orders: reflections on Modern Canada's endurance and more so resilience as Black and West Indian.

📅 February 2
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 McGill Faculty Club
🎫 Free!

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cecil-foster-reflections-on-modern-canadas-endurance-tickets-1980571302080?aff=oddtdtcreator

McGill University Faculty of Arts

You won't want to miss one of our final events of the semester! This year's Eakin Lecture will be presented by Jane Koustas, entitled "Robert Lepage and the ROC: Forty Years of Circulations". It will take place on Monday, November 17th, 2025, 4 p.m. at the McGill Faculty Club.

📅 November 17
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 McGill Faculty Club
🎫 Free!

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception.
This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1917064273849?aff=oddtdtcreator

McGill University Faculty of Arts

It's time for our Mallory Lecture! This year's lecture is entitled "Back to the Future" presented by Chantal Hébert. It will take place on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, 4 p.m. at the Mount Royal Center.

📅 October 29
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Mount Royal Center
🎫 Free!

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception.
This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-mallory-lecture-back-to-the-future-by-chantal-hebert-tickets-1761094845089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Less than one week until this event! Make sure to grab your tickets now.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1689414818199?aff=oddtdtcreator

We are happy to announce a lecture by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Bob Rae, titled Where the Light Gets In - Why Canada’s Global Engagement Matters on Monday, October 6th, 2025, 4 p.m. at the Mount Royal Center.

📅 October 6
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Mount Royal Center

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/where-the-light-gets-in-why-canadas-global-engagement-matters-by-bob-rae-tickets-1689414818199?aff=oddtdtcreator

McGill University McGill University Faculty of Arts

We are happy to announce a lecture by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Bob Rae, titled Where the Light Gets In - Why Canada’s Global Engagement Matters on Monday, October 6th, 2025, 4 p.m. at the Mount Royal Center.

📅 October 6
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Mount Royal Center

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/where-the-light-gets-in-why-canadas-global-engagement-matters-by-bob-rae-tickets-1689414818199?aff=oddtdtcreator

McGill University McGill University Faculty of Arts

Join us for the launch of J.D.M. Stewart's new book, “The Prime Ministers: Canada’s Leaders and the Nation They Shaped" and discover the stories behind Canada’s most powerful leaders.

📅 September 22
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 McGill Faculty Club

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. Copies of the book will be available on site for purchase through Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore.

This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket now! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1633013881479?aff=oddtdtcreator

McGill University McGill University Faculty of Arts

Welcome back for another fantastic school year! Next Wednesday, September 3rd, students in our Canadian, Quebec, and Indigenous Studies programs are invited to join us for MISC’s Welcome Mixer and get to know the faculty, staff, and other students at the institute. Food and refreshments will be served.

Join us on September 3rd at 4:00 PM at the McGill Faculty Club (3450 McTavish Street)!

This week Alex Johnston, co-chair of the MISC board of trustees and chair of the advisory committee for Conversations, wrote an op-ed for the Montreal Gazette on the vital importance of Canadian Universities like McGill University

Read more at:

Opinion: More than ever, we must cherish our universities As we face threats to our sovereignty and economy, there’s never been a more important time to understand, defend and invest in what makes Canada strong.

Get ready for our final event of the semester!

Join MISC online at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 20th for Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective, a free Zoom webinar diving into Canada’s most pivotal elections. This panel discussion features Ken Carty, Patrice Dutil, Tom Flanagan, David MacKenzie, and Barbara Messamore. Moderated by Jennifer Elrick.

🔗 Free & open to the public!
📩 Register now to receive your Zoom link.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/elections-in-troubled-times-webinar-tickets-1348665738529?aff=oddtdtcreator