Canada’s next move: What happens after the pandemic?

David Detomasi is an associate professor of international business and strategy at Smith School of Business. His research interests include globalization, corporate and non-profit governance and corporate strategy. David’s scholarly research has appeared in such journals as Journal of Business Ethics, International Studies Review, Global Governance, Defence Analysis, and the Canadian Review of American Studies. David teaches courses on strategy, governance and the geopolitics of global competition. He is a regular contributor to the media and has appeared in The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star and CBC’s Cross Country Checkup. David has served as academic director for both the Global Business and Fundamentals of Governance programs at Queen’s Executive Education. He holds a PhD from the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, specializing in international political economy, and a Master of Arts in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada.

Margaret Biggs is the Massey College-Graham Centre Visiting Fellow in Foreign and Defence Policy Affairs and Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy at Queen’s University. She is chair of the International Development Research Centre’s Board of Governors, chair of World University Services Canada and a member of the Advisory Council for FinDevCanada, which supports the growth and sustainability of businesses in developing markets. From 2008-2013 she was president of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and previously served as deputy secretary to the Cabinet in the Privy Council Office. Margaret has represented Canada in numerous international fora including on the World Bank’s Board of Governors and as international executive co-chair of the China Council on International Co-operation on Environment and Development. 

Hugh Segal is the Donald Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University. He is a former chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and the Special Senate Committee on anti-terrorism. He has also served as chief of staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, associate cabinet secretary for federal-provincial relations in Ontario under Premier William Davis, and as president of the Institute for Research on Public Policy in Montreal. He is a senior strategic advisor at the Aird & Berlis LLP law firm. He has written seven books on public policy and holds honorary doctorates from Queen’s University, the University of Ottawa and the Royal Military College. He was also a member of the Eminent Persons Group dealing with human rights and rule of law in Commonwealth countries. His public policy focus for many years has been on reforming income security in Canada with a Basic Income guarantee.