7th Annual John Meisel Lecture in Contemporary Political Controversies

Date

Friday October 17, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Robert Sutherland Hall, 202
Event Category

2025: Canada's Economic and Fiscal Challenges in an Era of Trump

with Don Drummond, OOnt, and Kyle Hanniman

- space is limited!

Established in 2017, The John Meisel Lecture Series celebrates Professor Emeritus John Meisel (1923 – 2025), one of Canada’s leading and influential political scientists, by providing a forum for addressing controversial major political issues facing scholars, policy-makers, and the public.

This year, the Faculty of Arts and Science is hosting a special Homecoming edition of the Meisel Lecture Series to honour the life and legacy of Dr. John Meisel, not only in the political landscape but as a member of the Queen’s community.

The Dr. John Meisel Lecture in Contemporary Political Controversies will feature two mini-lectures followed by a moderated Q&A discussion panel.

Headshot of noted Canadian economist Don Drummond

Don Drummond, OOnt

Adjunct Professor and Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at ³ÉÈË´óƬ, is a leading economist whose career spans Finance Canada, TD Bank and Ontario's public service reform commission.

Head shot of Kyle Hanniman, Director, Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen's Unviersity

Kyle Hanniman

Director for the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at ³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ is a political scientist specializing in fiscal federalism, subnational finance, and the political economy of policy.

John Meisel Lecture poster