2025 Conference: a success with almost 200 participants!

18 June 2025

From June 12 to 15, the Foundation held its public conference, bringing together Scholars, Fellows, and Mentors from all cohorts since 2003. This was the community’s first reunion after an 8-year absence; needless to say, it was a memorable one!

An overview of the event:

Nearly 200 participants
Over 40 speakers and moderators
A master class with active members
Presentations and discussions on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Conversations with the Alumni community

We would like to thank all the participants, speakers and moderators who helped make this event a resounding success:

Lloyd Axworthy (2007 Mentor)
Isabella Bakker (2009 Fellow)
Benjamin L. Berger
Stéphanie Chouinard (2021 Fellow)
Amanda Clarke (2010 Scholar)
Dominique Clément
Geneviève Couture
Andrew Coyne
François Crépeau (2008 Fellow)
Erin Delaney
The Honourable Marie Deschamps (2015 Mentor)
Karen Drake
Natasha Dubois
Louise Fréchette
Jamal Greene
Aziz Huq
Hoi Kong (2024 Fellow)
Valérie Lapointe Gagnon
Michelle Lawrence (2010 Scholar)
Kathleen Mahoney (2008 Fellow)
Sean Mills (2024 Fellow)
Val Napoleon
Keith Neuman
Andrew Parkin
The Honourable Malcolm Rowe
Douglas Sanderson
Marion Sandilands
Malcolm Thorburn (2024 Fellow)
Daniel Turp
Stéfanie von Hlatky (2024 Fellow)
Grégoire Webber (2004 Scholar)
Alison L. Young

Thank you also to the Scholars who led the Alumni Talks:

Mike Ananny (2006 Scholar)
Tamil Kendall (2009 Scholar)
The Honourable Robert Leckey (2003 Scholar)
Mélanie Millette (2011 Scholar)
Milad Parpouchi (2017 Scholar)
Charlie Wall-Andrews (2020 Scholar)

Discover the speakers and moderators of the 2025 Conference

Please note that the proceedings will be published in 2026 in the Revue de droit parlementaire et politique / Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law, a bilingual, non-partisan journal dedicated to public affairs. The Foundation’s next conference, on the other hand, will be back in November 2026!