The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Risk, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Building a Safe and Secure North
February 3, 2026
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 3030
Join the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government for a panel discussion examining how shifting and ever more provocative geopolitical dynamics and increased activity in the Arctic are transforming the region from the Northwest Passage to Greenland. The panel will explore the evolving challenges and opportunities shaping Canada’s North through the lenses of risk and reconciliation, highlighting approaches that include sovereignty and security strategies and outcomes and underscoring the importance of supporting resilient Northern and Indigenous communities.
The panelists are Sandy Silver, former premier of Yukon and the Mulroney Institute’s inaugural Dahdaleh Practitioner-in-Residence; Dr. Peter Kikkert, Mulroney Research Fellow and Associate Professor (Public Policy and Governance); and the director of the Canadian Maritime Security Network Dr. Adam Lajeunesse, Mulroney Chair in Arctic and Marine Security and Program Coordinator (Public Policy and Governance). The event will be moderated by Dr. Asa McKercher, the Mulroney Institute’s Steven K. Hudson Chair in Canada-US Relations.
All are welcome.
