Governance
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The MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance is a collaboration between Dalhousie's Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Health, Law and Management, as well as the Office of the Vice-President, Research.
The MacEachen Institute's Scholarly Director identifies key strategic research directions and priorities for the Institute, with oversight from the Governing Council.
Scholarly Director
Dr. Kevin Quigley
Professor, Department of Public and International Affairs
Dr. Kevin Quigley has been the Scholarly Director of the MacEachen Institute since its inception in 2016. He is the co-author of Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19. Read more here.
Governing Council
Sarah Harding
Dean, Schulich School of Law
Jennifer Andrews
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Brenda Merritt
Dean, Faculty of Health
Charles MacDonald
Dean, Faculty of Science
Jennifer Bain
Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation
Mike Smit
Dean, Faculty of Management
External Advisory Council
Our External Advisory Council comprises public servants, political figures and leaders in civil society. Members of the Council support the Institute by offering feedback on strategic direction, facilitating external interactions and supporting connections between Dalhousie and other public policy actors.
Colin P. MacDonald, K.C. (Chair)
Former senior staffer for Allan J. MacEachen
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (retired)
Dr. Pamela Palmater
Chair in Indigenous Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University
Hon. Wayne G. Wouters, P.C. (Vice-Chair)
Strategic & Policy Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Former Clerk of the Privy Council, Government of Canada
Taleeb Noormohamed
President & Chief Operating Officer, Casaza
Hon. Bob Rae, P.C., C.C., O.Ont, Q.C.
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
David A. Thompson
Owner, Weed Man Maritimes
Nathan Kroll
President & founder, Current Studios
Research Committee
Our Research Committee is interdisciplinary and is comprised of faculty members and graduate students from our partner faculties. Members of the Research Committee support the Institute’s research themes and its academic outputs and assist in building connections with public policy researchers within Dalhousie and nationally.
Jamie Baxter
Associate Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law
Katherine Fierlbeck
Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences