Event Details

Alumni are invited to join Dalhousie’s MacEachen Institute for a policy discussion on Farms, Fisheries and Food – Canada’s Next Generation of Food Production. Who are the next generation of food producers in Canada? How will they deal with demographic shifts, rising costs, climate change, technological shifts and other challenges? In this discussion, panelists will weigh in on the future of Canada’s farms and fisheries, exploring shared insights for law and policy reform that connect issues of access and change across these diverse sectors.

Speakers include Megan Bailey, Sylvain Charlebois, Frank Dunn, Genevieve Grossenbacher and Amanda Peters. View speaker bios »

Policy Matters is a weekly panel discussion on major policy issues presented by the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance and in collaboration with the Dalhousie School of Public Administration. Each discussion features thought leaders from civil society and focuses on one of the Institute’s four research themes – Civic Engagement, Atlantic Canada and the World, Health Systems and Governance and Smart Infrastructure. The events are designed to encourage public engagement with local, national and international policy issues and are open to the public.

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Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is free to attend and open to the public.

This panel discussion will also be live-streamed through the MacEachen Institute’s Facebook page.