Christopher Manfredi

Christopher Manfredi is a professor of political science and current Dean of Arts at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.[1] On July 1st 2015 he will assume the position of McGill's Provost and Vice-Principal Academic.[2] He studied at the University of Calgary and received his PhD from Claremont Graduate School. His research focuses on judicial politics in Canada. In his publications, he has often warned against the dangers of judicial activism by the Supreme Court of Canada.[3]

In 2010 Manfredi was appointed by the Prime Minister to the Governor General Consultation Committee, a special committee convened to recommend a successor to Michaëlle Jean. The Panel recommended David Lloyd Johnston.

References

  1. ↑ Owen Egan (26 October 2006). "With Christopher Manfredi, Dean of the Faculty of Arts". McGill Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Christopher Manfredi named Provost-designate". McGill Reporter. McGill University. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Manfredi, Christopher P. (2001). Judicial power and the charter: Canada and the paradox of liberal constitutionalism. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195415043.