The John Kenneth Galbraith Lectureship in Public Policy is intended to bring outstanding figures to Memorial University whose work reflects their commitment to excellence in scholarship and public affairs, with a focus on unpacking global issues in a local context. The Lectureship is an initiative of Memorial Uni­versity and is one of the major events open to the general public during the academic year.

The 2019 Galbraith Lecture will feature Evan Solomon on Monday, October 28th at 7:00pm.
Learn more about this year's lecture here.

The 2019 Galbraith lecture is now sold out, but if you would like to have your name added to the wait-list in case more tickets become available, please send an email to reunion@mun.ca. Please include your name, the number of tickets required and your phone number.

It is named in honour of John Kenneth Galbraith, the internationally-renowned economist who was awarded an honourary doctorate of letters at Memorial’s 1999 fall convocation. Dr. Galbraith is known for his development of Keynesian and post-Keynesian economics, the economics of the modern large firm, as well as for his writing and his active involvement in American politics.

PAST GALBRAITH LECTURES:

Year	Speaker	Topic
2017	Dr. Gwynne   Dyer	"The Trump Era: Surviving the Populist Wave"
2012	Naheed   Nenshi	"Leader/Citizen/Leader: Community Building as Nation Building"
2009	Dr. Anthony   Daniels	"The Moral Roots of Economic Crisis"
2008	Geir Haarde	"Small Country, Big Results: The Case of Iceland"
2007	Dr.Margaret  MacMillan	"The Shadow of the Past: How History Shapes the Present"
2006	Dr. R.  Kenneth  Carty	"Doing Democracy Differently: Is It Time for Electoral Reform in Canada?"
2005	Jeffrey  Simpson	"Health vs. Higher Education: Must Higher Education Lose out?"
2003	Hon. Roy J.  Romanow	"Governance, Accountability and Public Input:    Building a Modern Health Care System"
2002	Hon. Dr.  Lloyd  Axworthy	"The Human Security Agenda: Prescriptions for   Canada in an Age of Globalization"