Ottawa University Book Launch: A New Blueprint for Government
Schedule
Thu Nov 13 2025 at 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
120 University Private, Social Sciences Building Room 4004 | Ottawa, ON
About this Event
Book Launch: A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO, and the Public Service
Join us for a book launch with authors Kevin Lynch and James Mitchell for their book, A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO, and the Public Service, which reflects their combined fifty years of experience in high level roles in the public service and what they feel government needs to do to meet the challenges Canadians face domestically (a productivity crisis, a cost of living crisis, and an aging population) as well as internationally (tariffs, threats to sovereignty, etc...)
They will be featured in conversation with University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and International Affairs faculty member Roland Paris on November 13th at 4:30pm. The event will be hosted in the Social Sciences Building, Room 4004. This event is free and open to the public but you must register to attend! Books will be available for purchase and signing. Don't miss out on what promises to be a lively discussion!
Agenda
About The Author: Kevin Lynch
Host: Kevin Lynch
Info: Kevin Lynch, who hails from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, started his career at the Bank of Canada. This led to a 33-year career in government that included leadership roles as Clerk of the Privy Council, Deputy Minister of Finance, and Deputy Minister of Industry. Post government, Dr. Lynch served as Vice Chair of BMO, was active on numerous corporate and not-for-profit boards, and still writes and speaks frequently on public policy issues.
About The Author: James Mitchell
Host: James Mitchell
Info: Jim Mitchell, who was raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, has worked as an academic, a senior public servant, and a consultant. He served 17 years in government, first as a diplomat and then as a senior official in the Privy Council Office and the Treasury Board Secretariat. Over the years he has published articles on public policy and public management and has given numerous lectures and speeches to Public Service and university audiences.
About the Moderator: Roland Paris
Host: Roland Paris
Info: Roland Paris is director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and former foreign policy adviser to the prime minister of Canada. He was director of research at the Conference Board of Canada, the country’s largest think-tank, and advisor on Canada-United States relations within the Canadian foreign ministry and cabinet office.
Where is it happening?
120 University Private, Social Sciences Building Room 4004, 120 University Private, Ottawa, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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