Upcoming Events
Past Events
April 22, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 4022
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Political Science Book Launch
Who Deserves Welfare? Framing Social Assistance in Canadian News Media
March 30, 2026 | McKenna Centre for Leadership
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Curse of Politics LIVE
March 16, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 3022
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
The Epstein Files: Eastern European Lessons on How to Read Them
March 11, 2026 | Mulroney Hall
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Sober Second Thinkers Series Presents
A Tale of Two Chambers The Honourable Rodger T. Cuzner
March 9, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government’s Distinguished Speaker Series Presents
“A Different Kind of Love Than Before, But It’s There”: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving in Canada
March 9, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 4023
Mulroney Institute Lunch & Learn: Reflections From the Floor
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, PC
Monday, March 9, 2026
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 4023
March 6, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 4023
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Motion Carried: A Student Guide to Robert’s Rules of Order
Dr. Will Sweet (Philosophy Department)
February 26, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
One Year In: The Second Trump Term in Focus
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AST
Mulroney Hall 2030
February 9, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 4023
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Dahdaleh Practitioner-in-Residence Presents
The Honour to Serve Workshop Series
February 3, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Risk, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Building a Safe and Secure North
February 3, 2026
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 2030
January 29, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 3034
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Present
University Governance in the 21st Century: The Curious Case of Quest University
January 26, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 4023
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Dahdaleh Practitioner-in-Residence Presents
The Honour to Serve Workshop Series
January 20, 2026 | Mulroney Hall 2034
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and The Honourable Mary Coyle Present
Is Anybody Listening? How The Canadian Youth Climate Assembly Can Shape the National Conversation on Climate
November 20, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4023
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
From X to Premier: A Lunch & Learn with Dahdaleh Practitioner-in-Residence Sandy Silver
November 18, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Department of Sociology Present
Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story of AI
Book Launch
David Eliot (University of Ottawa)
November 13-14, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4030/Zoom
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Lament for a Nation at 60
November 13-14, 2025
A Hybrid Symposium: Mulroney Hall 4030/Zoom
November 4, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership Present
The Gaslit Brain
Dr. Jennifer Fraser
October 24, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 3030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Book Launch: Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
October 16, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government’s Sober Second Thinkers Speakers Series Presents
Reconciliation Requires Us to Decolonize, Decriminalize, and Decarcerate
The Honourable Kim Pate
October 9, 2025 | Schwartz School of Business
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Gerald Schwartz School of Business Present
The Cannabis and Public Policy Speaker Series
Introductory Session: Cannabis Research at StFX
October 7, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4030
The Brian Mulroney Institute, Development Studies, and Coady Institute Present
The New Global (Dis)Order: The Crisis of Liberal Internationalism and Its Consequences
September 23, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4023
Mulroney Institute and GapLab Lunch & Learn
Women-Friendly Policy Change in the Post-Reform Canadian Senate
Dr. Elizabeth McCallion,
University of Toronto
September 19, 2025 | Nasso Family Science Centre
The Department of Sociology and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Present
Book Launch: Royal Histories: The Transformation of the Royal Bank of Canada, 1864-2022
April 24, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2034
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
The First 100 Days: Continuing the Conversation on the Trump Administration
April 15, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2070
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and the StFX Students’ Union Present
Federal Election 2025: Candidates Forum
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 2070
March 25, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lecture Series Presents
“An Hour of Grim Excitement”: Listening to the North on CBC Radio, 1945–1958
March 20, 2025 | Physical Science Centre
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Kim R. Nossal
Hosted by Dr. Asa McKercher (PGOV)
March 19, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government’s Sober Second Thinkers Speakers Series Presents
Preserving Identity: Challenges and Resilience of Chéticamp’s Acadian Community
March 11, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4077
Mulroney Institute Lunch & Learn: More Than the Backbone? Women’s Community Work for Equity in the Antigonish Movement
Dr. Robin Neustaeter (Adult Education) & Sophie Gallant (PGOV)
March 6, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4023
Mulroney Institute Lunch & Learn: Political Conventions 101
Joseph Khoury, English Department
Thursday, March 6, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 4023
March 3, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Sober Second Thinkers Speakers Series Presents
Stories From the Red Chamber: Representing Nova Scotia in Canada’s Mostly Independent Upper Chamber
February 24, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 2032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Sober Second Thinkers Speakers Series Presents
Balancing the Senate – Framing and Fostering an L'nu Worldview
The Honourable Paul Prosper
January 30, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
What Is a University? And Why Should Governments, Professors, and the Public Care?
January 29, 2024 | Physical Science Centre
The Dean of Arts and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Present
Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada: A Conversation with Gregory P. Marchildon
January 23, 2025 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
A Conversation on the Re-Election of Donald Trump
Thursday, January 23, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AST
Mulroney Hall 4032
November 27, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Mulroney Institute, Political Science Department, and GAP Lab Present
Who Cares Who Brings Home the Bacon?: Women’s Work, Marriage Inequality, and Political Attitudes
November 14, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Sober Second Thinkers Speakers Series Presents
Representation Matters: Reflections on the Power of Sober Second Thought
November 6, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 2070
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and the StFX Students’ Union Present
Nova Scotia Election 2024: Candidates Forum
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 2070…
October 30, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 4023
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and The Hive for Feminist Research Present
October 29, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Fighting for the Soul of a Nation (Again): A Panel Discussion on the 2024 US Presidential Election
October 8, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 2070
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and the StFX Students’ Union Present
Municipal Elections 2024: The Town of Antigonish Mayoral Debate
Sept 18, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 4023
Mulroney Institute Lunch & Learn: A Conversation with Dr. Ken Coates
Wednesday, September 18
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 4023
Sept 16-17, 2024 | Multiple Venues, StFX
Please join the Deveau Centre for Indigenous Governance and Social Justice and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government on September 16–17, 2024, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of…
March 6, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 2034
Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
How Can We Improve Quality of Life for Everyone?
Danny Graham, Engage Nova Scotia
February 8, 2024 | Mulroney Hall 4030
Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lecture
Making the United Nations Command Great Again?: The Ontology of a ‘Revitalized’ United Nations Command and Its Implications
November 28, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 2034
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
October 23, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 3034
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
April 5, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Transitional Justice for Ukraine: Challenges and Possibilities
Lavinia Stan,
Department of Political Science
March 30, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 3030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
Politics of Dam-Building, Indigeneity, and Agency
Sutapa Chattopadhyay,
Women’s and Gender Studies & Development Studies…
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
Space: Where to Next?
Mary Preville, Vice-President, Space Program Policy, Canadian Space Agency
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 2070
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
Monday, March 13, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
Challenges of Governance:
The Case for a Marine Council in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Thursday, January 19, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
Art, Politics, and Caravaggio
Louis Groarke, Department of Philosophy
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | Mulroney Hall 2032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
War in the 21st Century
Gwynne Dyer
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Mulroney Hall 4030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures
Inflation: Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, October 20, 2022 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
Thursday, 22 September 2022 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
A Conversation With The Hon. Sean Fraser
Wednesday, 18 May 2022 | Virtual - Zoom
THE BRIAN MULRONEY INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AND THE COLLEGE OF EUROPE PRESENT
April 11, 2022 | Mulroney Hall 3034
April 6, 2022 | Mulroney Hall 2034
A Political Science/Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Discussion
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
4:00 pm-6:00 pm (AST)
March 30, 2022 | Mulroney Hall 2030
The PGOV Society invites you to attend its inaugural Careers in Government Panel.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
7:00 pm–9:00 pm (AST)
March 16, 2022 | Virtual Event
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
March 2, 2022 | Virtual - Zoom
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Distinguished Speakers Series Presents
November 30, 2021 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
Education Law and Multiculturalism: Looking Beyond the Quintet
November 25, 2021 | Mulroney Hall 4032
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
Jurisdictional Grey Zones: The Aging-Disability Nexus in Long-Term Care
October 28, 2021 | Barrick Auditorium, Mulroney Hall 2070
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, Women's and Gender Studies, Department of Political Science, and Public Policy and Governance Program will be hosting a talk by Mary Clancy, a former Liberal Member of…
October 5, 2021, 5:30–7:00 pm | Barrick Auditorium (Mulroney Hall 2070)
A Panel Discussion
5 October 2021, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
March 24, 2021, 4:00–5:30 pm | Barrick Auditorium, Mulroney Hall 2070
Patricia Cormack, Department of Sociology, StFX
March 11, 2021, 4:00–5:30 pm | Mulroney Hall 4034
Peter Clancy, Department of Political Science, StFX
November 26, 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm | Livestream
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government
Presents
A Digital Conversation on Party Politics in Canada
Graham Steele and Alex Marland
November 12, 2020, 4:00–5:30 pm | Mulroney Hall 2034
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Fellows Lectures Presents
"The Wisdom of the Mundane: Explaining Regime Resilience in Multinational Federations"
October 30, 2020, 3:30–5:30 pm | Barrick Auditorium, Mulroney Hall 2070
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents…
October 19, 2020, 4:00–5:30 pm | Mulroney Hall 2032
"Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance, and National Culture"
November 21, 2019, 4:00–5:30 pm | Mulroney Hall 4032
March 26, 2019, 7:00–9:00 pm | Desmond Hall, Coady Institute
November 12–16, 2018 7:00–8:30 pm | Schwartz Auditorium
October 25, 2018, 7:00–8:30 pm | Schwartz Auditorium
September 21, 2017, 7:00 pm | Desmond Hall, Coady Institute