7th Annual John Meisel Lecture in Contemporary Political Controversies

Date

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

Location

Kinesiology 100
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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, 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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Unviersity

Kyle Hanniman

Director for the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is a political scientist specializing in fiscal federalism, subnational finance, and the political economy of policy.