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SUMMARY:The 2026 Bell Lecture with the Honourable Chrystia Freeland
DESCRIPTION:The Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture welcomes The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, for the 2026 lecture, "We Are All Ukrainian Now: Ukraine in a World of Predatory Hegemons."



Hosted by the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs, the Bell Lecture honours individuals whose work has shaped the political and public life of Canada and fosters discussion on the pressing political issues of our time.



Schedule





Registered guests are required to sign in; no walk-ins will be permitted





Lecture, follow-up discussion with Paul Goode, and audience Q&A





Join us for some light refreshments





杏吧原创 the Speaker





The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, currently serves as Economic Advisor to the President of Ukraine and is the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Rhodes Trust.Chrystia was elected in five consecutive national elections and served as a Member of Parliament from 2013 to 2026.From 2020 to 2024, Chrystia served as Minister of Finance, becoming the first woman in Canadian history to hold the position. Her stewardship during and after the COVID-19 pandemic protected jobs and businesses and delivered a historic soft landing for the Canadian economy, while preserving Canada鈥檚 AAA credit rating and securing the lowest debt and deficit ratios of any G7 country. During this period, she played a central role in the global response to Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including the seizure of Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine.From 2019 to 2020, Chrystia served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, helping to lead Canada鈥檚 united response to the COVID-19 pandemic.





From 2017 to 2019, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia led the successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States and Mexico. As Canada鈥檚 top diplomat, she championed the global protection of human rights, a feminist foreign policy, the defence of democracy, and the importance of a rules-based international order.



From 2015 to 2017, as Minister of International Trade, Chrystia led the successful negotiation of a landmark free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).Chrystia has received numerous international honours. In 2025, she received the Foreign Policy Association Medal for her defence of democracy and the rules-based international order. In 2020, she was awarded Freedom House鈥檚 Mark Palmer Prize for her leadership in advancing democracy and human rights. In 2018, she was named Foreign Policy鈥檚 Diplomat of the Year and received the Eric M. Warburg Award from Atlantik-Br眉cke for strengthening transatlantic ties.An esteemed journalist, editor, and author before entering public service, Chrystia was born in Peace River, Alberta, Canada. She completed degrees at Harvard University and the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.





杏吧原创 the Moderator







J. Paul Goode is a Professor and McMillan Chair of Russian Studies at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. His current research broadly focuses on nationalism and authoritarianism in Russia and Eurasia.



Professor Goode is Editor-in-Chief of Communist and Post-Communist Studies. He also serves on the editorial boards for Nationalities Papers, Russian Politics and Social Science Quarterly and the advisory board for Nations and Nationalism. He is a longstanding member of the Program Committee and the advisory board for the Association for the Study of Nationalities. Previously he served as Convenor of the Research Group on Nationalism, Populism, and Radicalism at the University of Bath and was founding Director of the Center for the Study of Nationalism and Coordinator for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He also served on the international advisory board for the Department Development Partnership Program of European University at St. Petersburg.



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LOCATION:Atrium (2nd floor) Richcraft Hall, 杏吧原创 University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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