The conference scheduled for September 22-23, 2022 has been cancelled.
The remainder of this web page is for information only.
The Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
announces its fifth conference
A Resilient Crown: Canada’s Monarchy at the Platinum Jubilee
September 22-23, 2022
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Sessions on
- The Crown and the Constitution
- The Crown and Indigenous Peoples
- The Viceregal Offices
- Perspectives on the Crown
Speakers
- Hon. Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
- John Fraser, Founding President, Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
- Carolyn Harris, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
- D. Michael Jackson, President, Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
- Christopher McCreery, Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
- Barbara J. Messamore, Department of History, University of the Fraser Valley
- Arthur Milnes, author and journalist
- Hon. Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- Warren J. Newman, Department of Justice of Canada
- J.P. Tasker, Senior Writer, CBC Parliamentary Bureau (to be confirmed)
- The Honourable Margaret Thom, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
- Nathan Tidridge, 1st Vice-President, Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
- Mark Walters, Dean of Law, Queen’s University
Location
Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre
Signal Hill Campus
Memorial University of Newfoundland
100 Signal Hill Road
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Registration
Registration is open as of July 18, 2022 through the Emera Centre.
Program
Thursday, September 22
| 1:30-3 p.m. Emera Innovation Exchange | Registration |
| 3 p.m. | Opening of conference John Fraser, Conference Chair |
| 3:15 p.m. | Session 1: A Constitutional Monarchy Chair: Barbara Messamore Warren Newman, Senior General Counsel, Department of Justice of Canada Mark Walters, Dean of Law, Queen’s University |
| 7 p.m. Government House | Reception and Launch of A Resilient Crown Chairs: Michael Jackson and Christopher McCreery Remarks by Her Honour the Honourable Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Friday, September 23
| 9. a.m. Emera Innovation Exchange | Session 2: The Crown and Indigenous Peoples Chair: John Fraser His Honour the Honourable Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan The Honourable Margaret Thom, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories Nathan Tidridge, 1st Vice-President, Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada |
| Break | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Session 3: Representing the Sovereign: The Viceregal Offices Chair: Nathan Tidridge Barbara Messamore, Department of History, University of the Fraser Valley Michael Jackson, President, Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada Christopher McCreery, Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia |
| 12:30 p.m. | Luncheon: A Conversation with Her Honour the Honourable Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 2 p.m. | Session 4: Perspectives on the Crown in Canada Chair: Michael Jackson Arthur Milnes, author and journalist Carolyn Harris, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto J.P. Tasker, Senior Writer, CBC Parliamentary Bureau (to be confirmed) John Fraser, Founding President, Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada |
| 6 p.m. arrival for 7 p.m. | Closing dinner Remarks by Conference Chair |
Accommodation
A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, St. John’s Harbourview. Make sure to use this booking link.
A Resilient Crown
The Institute’s sixth book, A Resilient Crown: Canada’s Monarchy at the Platinum Jubilee, edited by D. Michael Jackson and Christopher McCreery, is to be published by Dundurn Press in August 2022. It includes 13 chapters by 15 contributors, with an introduction and index.
Donors
The Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our donors:
The Honourable Margaret McCain, CC, ONB
Patron of the Institute
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society