Higgins Lecture
Higgins Lecture
As a professor of Polical Science, Donald Higgins carved out an international reputation as a respected scholar of Canadian local and urban politics. In 1989, the 抖阴视频 Faculty Union established the Donald Higgins Memorial Fund to honour this remarkable person. The fund supports a graduate student in Atlantic Canada Studies and the Donald Higgins Lecture.
2018 Donald Higgins Lecture
Mr. Andy Fillmore, M.P.
Title: 鈥淗alifax on the Verge: People, Place, and Prosperity in Canada鈥檚 Ocean City.鈥�
Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Time: Reception at 6:30 pm, Lecture at 7:00 pm
Location: Burke, Theatre B, Saint Mary鈥檚 University
Donald Higgins Memorial Lecture
1989 John Sewell (former Mayor of Toronto) 鈥淔resh Ideas for Urban Reform鈥�
1990 L.D. McCann (Mount Allison University) 鈥淐ities to the Left: The Maritime Provinces in Urbanizing Canada鈥�
1991 Phyllis Lambert (Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture) 鈥淢aking a Case for Architecture鈥�
1992 Viola Robinson (former President, Native Council of Canada) 鈥淎boriginal Issues in Canada: The Royal Commission and Beyond鈥�
1993 Evert Nieboer (McMaster University) 鈥淓nvironment and Health: An Integrated Perspective鈥�
1994 Joe Clark (former Prime Minister of Canada) "Changing Political Realities鈥�
1995 Andrew Sancton (University of Western Ontario) 鈥淪ize, Democracy and Efficiency: The Halifax Regional Municipality in Perspective鈥�
1996 Janet Conners (Aids Activist) 鈥淥n Becoming an Activist鈥�
1997 James Walker (University of Waterloo) 鈥淔ield of Dreams: 鈥楻ace鈥� and Law in Canadian History鈥�
1998 Sister Peggy Butts (The Senate of Canada) 鈥淚s there a Place for Ethics in the Making of Public Policy鈥�
1999 John Sewell (former Mayor of Toronto)
2000 David Pearson (Laurentian University) 鈥淎 Tale of Two Cities鈥�
2001 Margrit Kennedy (University of Hanover) 鈥淢oney Rules the World: Who Rules Money?鈥�
2005 Robert G. Evans (University of British Columbia) 鈥淐an We Afford Medicare?鈥�
2007 Wayne Johnston (Author)
2009 Jeff Webb 鈥淭he Voice of Newfoundland鈥�
2011 Ian McKay (Queen鈥檚 University) "Pax Britannica and the White Man鈥檚 Burden: Is Canada Re-Embracing the Empire?"
2011 James Walker (University of Waterloo) 鈥淭he Caribbean Connection: Canadian Immigration Policy, Caribbean Immigration, and Consequences for Nova Scotia"
2014 Mark McGowan (University of Toronto) 鈥淏eyond the Reel: The Irish Famine, Filmmakers and a Historian鈥�
2016 Jill Grant (Dalhousie University) 鈥淧lanning the Good Community: Reconsidering the way we Plan鈥�