Jeffrey Simpson
Jeffrey Simpson is the most decorated journalist in Canada. An Officer of the Order of Canada, he also received seven honorary doctorates and numerous national writing awards, including the Governor-General’s Prize and the Donner Prize for the best book on public policy, the National Newspaper Award (twice) and the National Magazine Award. He also won the Hyman Soloman Award for public policy journalism, the Arthur Kroeger Award for contributions to public policy, the Charles Lynch prize for coverage of national politics.
For 32 years, his national affairs column in The Globe and Mail was essential reading for decision-makers and informed Canadians across the country. In that column, and in hundreds of public speeches and lectures, he ranged over an enormous number of domestic and international issues, from politics to health-care, from climate-change to economic and fiscal policy, to Canadian-American relations and the Middle East.
Speaking topics
- Chronic Condition: Why Canada’s Health-Care System Needs to be Dragged into the Twenty-First Century
Jeffrey Simpson has been speaking at dozens of conferences across Canada since his award-winning book appeared about Canadian health-care. In it, he examines the medicare system that Canadians cling to so passionately. He finds that many other countries have more extensive, and better, health-care systems. Canadian health-care, he explains, produces only average value-for-money. In fact, out rigid system is out-of-date and expensive and is still way behind in preparing itself for the aging of the population. Chronic Condition outlines the huge changes and real choices that Canadians face.
- Hot Air: Fixing Canada's Climate Change Catastrophe
Simpson provides an alarming description of the climate threat to our country. He touches on the role of by our politicians, industrialists and environmentalists.
Simpson lays out in convincing and easily understood terms the few simple policies that Canada must adopt right away in order to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades, and shows how it can be done with minimal negative impacts.- State of the Nation: Canadian Politics
Drawing on his extensive knowledge as the Globe and Mail’s National Affairs Columnist, Simpson takes a look at the current state Canada finds itself in. Areas of coverage include the economy, business, foreign affairs and U.S. Relations.
- International Canada: Seizing the Opportunity to be a Leader in the Global Arena
Simpson suggests that although Canada has a number of advantages in establishing strong relationships globally, we are falling short in several key areas on the international scene. He believes we are in danger of becoming too complacent, too inward looking, too focused on domestic policy and federal-provincial issues.
Simpson’s stance is provocative, and is sure to spark debate among audience members. Whether listeners agree or disagree, Simpson succeeds in presenting a new perspective that will encourage audiences to closely examine our public policies, and demand more from those we elect to office.