Christopher P. Manfredi (born 24 March 1959) is a professor of
political science
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, acting
Principal and Provost and Vice-Principal Academic at
McGill University
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,
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. From 2006 to 2015 he served as McGill's
Dean of Arts. He studied at the
University of Calgary
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and received his PhD from
Claremont Graduate School
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. His research focuses on
judicial politics in Canada. In his publications, he has often warned against the dangers of
judicial activism
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by the
Supreme Court of Canada
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.
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
Michaëlle Jean (; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian stateswoman and former journalist who served from 2005 to 2010 as governor general of Canada, the 27th since Canadian Confederation. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person ...
. The Panel recommended
David Lloyd Johnston
David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commiss ...
.
References
McGill University faculty
University of Calgary alumni
Claremont Graduate University alumni
Living people
1959 births
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