North of the White House: Understanding the Canadian Prime Minister with JDM Stewart

Lunch will be provided at the event.

In this talk, historian, teacher, and author J.D.M. Stewart will shed light on the leadership of Canadian prime ministers, many of whom exercised influence not only in bilateral relations with the United States, but also on the world stage, where foreign leaders have appreciated both their counsel and engagement in world affairs. The Canadian prime minister also functions in a unique set of circumstances, which makes the job demonstrably different from the president of the United States.

Mr. Stewart will also examine current issues occupying the attention of Prime Minister Mark Carney– everything from Alberta separation and international trade to the fallout from his much-lauded January speech in Davos.

About the speaker:

J.D.M. Stewart is a writer, teacher, historian, and one of Canada's foremost experts on Canadian prime ministers. His commentary regularly appears in Canadian media such as The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, the CBC, and the Literary Review of Canada. Both James’s previous book, Being Prime Minister, and The Prime Ministers were named Top 100 picks by the Hill Times, an Ottawa-based parliamentary newspaper.

Former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, said Mr. Stewart is “one of Canada’s finest historians [and] stands out as one of the best teachers about Canada’s past.”

James studied history at McGill University. He has two grown children and lives in Toronto.