Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture: Welcoming the Hon. Catherine McKenna, PC, LLB'99
To kick off Homecoming weekend, the Hon. Catherine McKenna, PC, 尝尝叠鈥�99, will present the Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture, as part of the Annie MacDonald Langstaff Workshop Series. In a Q&A-style interview with Professor Jennifer Raso, she will share insights from her inspiring career and her newly published memoir, Run Like a Girl.听听
Following their conversation, audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions during an open Q&A session. The event will be preceded by a small reception in the Caren & Jordan H. Waxman Common Room.听
The event is co-sponsored by the 每日探花 Research Group on Health and Law.听听
Biography
Catherine McKenna (尝尝叠鈥�99) is Canada鈥檚 former Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister of Infrastructure. As a key architect of Canada鈥檚 first comprehensive climate plan and a lead negotiator of the Paris Agreement, McKenna has played a pivotal role in shaping global climate policy. She currently chairs the UN Secretary General鈥檚 High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments and advises several international climate and policy initiatives. A lawyer and former UN negotiator, she is also the founder of Women Leading on Climate and holds academic appointments at the London School of Economics, UCLA Law, and Columbia University. Her leadership has earned her global recognition, including the L茅gion 诲鈥橦辞苍苍别耻谤 and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Canadian Geographic Society.听
McKenna鈥檚 new book, , offers a candid reflection on her time in politics and her journey as a leader and climate advocate. With honesty and energy, she explores what it means to lead with courage, to balance ambition with purpose, and to empower the next generation of women to shape a fairer, more sustainable world.听
This event is free and open to the public, but .听
About the Annie MacDonald Langstaff Workshops听
Inaugurated in 1988 in honour of Annie MacDonald Langstaff, BCL'14, the first woman to earn a law degree in Quebec, the Annie MacDonald Langstaff Workshops provide a forum for academics, judges, lawyers, and community activists to present scholarly research and practical insights on issues relating to women and the law. Two named lectures, the鈥�Margot E. Halpenny Memorial Lecture鈥痑nd the鈥�Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture鈥痑re given each year as part of the series, in addition to three or four additional presentations.听
About the Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture听
Created in 1992 by the Class of 1988 in memory of classmate Patricia Allen, a graduate of the Faculty who was senselessly murdered by her former partner, this annual lectureship is devoted to sensitizing and educating the legal community and others about pressing social and legal issues, particularly that of violence against women.听听
About the 每日探花 Research Group on Health and Law
The 每日探花 Research Group on Health and Law is a research network that seeks to foster the sharing of scholarship and ideas among professors and students, and encourages collaborative work on health-related issues. It also seeks to build interdisciplinary bridges across the University, and aims to provide students with a breadth of opportunities for pursuing intellectual endeavours in the field of health law through course work, independent research, graduate studies, or extra-curricular engagements. Learn more about the RGHL here.听
