Canada
Webcasts
The torch burns bright
Special episode of the McGill News webcast where Douglas Vandor, BSc’98, MSc’01, and Jeane Lassen, BEd’05 reflect on their own Olympic experiences and the ways in which their athletic careers have shaped their personal and professional lives.
Webcasts
Brian Mulroney: remembering the man and his political legacy
As Canadians get set to bid farewell to The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, LLD’17, in this special episode of the McGill alumni webcast, we’ll bring an academic lens to the political legacy of Canada’s 18th Prime Minister.
Society
‘A million dimensions of inequality’
In her podcast series In/Equality, Debra Thompson, an associate professor in McGill’s Department of Political Science, interviews leading academic experts about different aspects of inequality. She wants to ‘create shortcuts’ to provide her audience with nuanced and accessible information about complicated issues.
Culture
There’s a lot more to Canadian art than the Group of Seven
As the executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Sarah Milroy oversees an institution whose collection includes works by the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson - some of the most famous art ever produced in Canada. But Milroy insists that is only one part of the McMichael story.
Society
A new face for Canada’s top justice job
Canada’s justice minister and attorney general Arif Virani on tackling online hate, the importance of diversity in the judiciary, and how kicking around a soccer ball can break through partisan divisions even in a deeply polarized Parliament.
Health
An influential scientist (inside and outside his lab)
Michel Chrétien, MSc’62, hasn’t just been a witness to the evolution of medical science in Quebec and Canada. He has also been a major player. (Cet article est disponible en français.)
Society
An inside look at the highest court in the land
Three of the justices on the Supreme Court of Canada are McGill law graduates. Sheilah Martin, BCL’81, LLB’81, Mahmud Jamal, BCL’93, LLB’93, and Nicholas Kasirer, BCL’85, LLB’85 share their thoughts on the work they do, the way they approach that work, and how their time at McGill helped prepare them for their current roles.
People
The woman who brings music to Parliament Hill
While studying medicine at McGill, Andrea McCrady, MDCM’80, also worked as the carillonneur for St. Joseph’s Oratory. After 30 years as a family doctor, she moved to Parliament Hill to take on the job that Prime Minister Mackenzie King once described as “the voice of the nation.”
People
Making the case for Canada in Washington
As Canada's ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, BCL'93, LLB'93, has been playing a vital role in keeping Canada's most important relationship on track during a particularly chaotic period.
People
Protecting the population’s health North of 60
Kami Kandola, MDCM'92, fell in love with the north following her residency rotations in Northern Quebec. Today, she is leading the charge against COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories as its chief public health officer.
Discovery
The case for Solidarity in the battle against COVID-19
In February, as the evidence mounted that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, was spreading to a growing number of countries across the globe, a select group of medical experts travelled to the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, for a special planning session.