2024 Manion Lecture: A Discussion on the Canadian Health Care Polycrisis, with Dr. Alika Lafontaine - Program

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm (ET)
Auditorium, National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

The 2024 Manion Lecture, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Alika Lafontaine, an award-winning physician and past president of the Canadian Medical Association, will examine the changes taking place in the Canadian health care system and their impact on our social cohesion. Drawing on his personal and professional life, Dr. Lafontaine will discuss the human experience of systemic change and how changes to public health policies are enabling citizens to better manage their own interests.

The Manion Lecture is the Canada School of Public Service's flagship event and an annual tradition that goes back 30 years. Learn more about the Manion Lecture and past lectures.

Program

2024 Manion Lecture: A Discussion on the Canadian health care polycrisis, with Dr. Alika Lafontaine - Program
4:00 pm	Registration
4:30 pm to 4:50 pm	Opening remarks Masters of Ceremonies Nathalie Laviades Jodouin, Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service Vanessa Vermette, Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service Traditional opening Verna McGregor, Elder
4:50 pm to 5:20 pm	Manion Lecture Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Past President and Nominations Committee Chair, Canadian Medical Association
5:20 pm to 5:55 pm	Panel discussion Panellists Cameron Love, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Ottawa Hospital Dr. Onye Nnorom, Family Physician and Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist, University of Toronto Zayna Khayat, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Health Sector Strategy Stream, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Dr. Douglas Manion, Chief Executive Officer, Flare Therapeutics
5:55 pm to 6:00 pm	Closing remarks Masters of Ceremonies Nathalie Laviades Jodouin, Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service Vanessa Vermette, Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service Traditional closing Verna McGregor, Elder
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm	Networking reception