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 Saint Mary's 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, 2018Time: Reception at 6:30 pm, Lecture at 7:00 pmLocation: Burke, Theatre B, Saint Mary鈥檚 University
Donald Higgins Memorial Lecture1989 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
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