Event Details

Alumni are invited to join Dalhousie’s MacEachen Institute for a policy discussion on the future of the Canadian Senate. In 2014, Justin Trudeau removed Liberal senators from the party’s caucus, creating independent senators. Three years after this decision, there are now over 40 independent senators and it is uncertain what the future of the Canadian Senate will look like. This discussion focuses on where the Senate is headed and possible options for the institution.

Speakers include Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard (MSW’77), The Honourable James Cowan (BA’62, LLB’65, LLD’09), Senator Thomas J. McInnis (LLB’76), Senator Grant Mitchell and Lori Turnbull. 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.