The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents

Lament for a Nation at 60

November 13-14, 2025

A Hybrid Symposium: Mulroney Hall 4030/Zoom

The Mulroney Institute will be hosting a hybrid symposium celebrating the 60th anniversary of George Grant’s Lament for a Nation (1965). The two-day event gathers a diverse group of scholars: historians, political theorists, political economists, philosophers, and sociologists. This multidisciplinary approach allows the opportunity to look at various aspects of Grant and his famous work. Doing so is important not only because Lament for a Nation is celebrating a milestone anniversary, but also because the book has renewed relevance in the age of Donald Trump and the “elbows up” nationalism of the current moment.

November 13: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Virtual Keynote: 3:00 pm–4:00 pm

Edward Andrew, The Gulf Between Grant’s Nationalism and Our Own

November 14: 9:00 am–2:00 pm

Virtual Keynote: 9:30 am - 10:30 am

George Elliott Clarke, Was Grant Right? Or Has He Been Left Behind?: Reflections on Lament for a Nation

All are welcome.

Please join us in-person in Mulroney Hall 4030 or via Zoom. Contact mulinst@stfx.ca for the Zoom link.

Photo: Praveen Kumar Nanda