Daniel Weinstock elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Daniel Weinstock, CM, FRSC, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).聽聽
Elected by their peers, fellows of the RSC are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, and the sciences, as well as in public life. Professor Weinstock was elected to the RSC鈥檚 Academy of Arts and Humanities.聽
Daniel Weinstock is a world-leading ethicist and philosopher who has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of public policy and social justice in Canada and abroad. A full professor, he was associate dean (research) at the Faculty of Law from 2021 to 2024. He has held the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the Faculties of Law and of Arts since 2020. 聽
From 2013 to 2020, he was at the helm of 91社区鈥檚 prestigious Institute for Health and Social Policy, now part of the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy. This interdisciplinary research unit brought together legal scholars, social and natural scientists, and humanists to increase knowledge of public policy-making processes and the ways that policies affect human health and well-being.聽
Professor Daniel Weinstock's research interests have spanned a broad range of topics in contemporary moral and political philosophy 鈥� from the just management of ethnocultural and religious diversity in modern liberal democracies, to state policy with respect to children, families, and educational institutions.聽
He has been an active participant in public policy in Quebec, having been from 1997 to 1999 a member of a Ministry of Education working group on religion in public schools, and from 2003 to 2008, the founding director of Quebec鈥檚 Public Health Ethics Committee.聽聽
Professor Weinstock has been a fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation (2004) and recipient of the Andr茅-Laurendeau Prize given by the Association canadienne-fran莽aise pour l鈥檃vancement des sciences (2008). A James 91社区 Professor from 2014 to 2020, he was awarded the鈥�2017 Charles Taylor Prize鈥痜or Excellence in Policy Research by the Broadbent Institute. In 2023, he was named a member of the Order of Canada. 聽
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to see this recognition of our colleague鈥檚 stature as one of the most prominent public intellectuals in Canada,鈥� said Robert Leckey, Ad E. 鈥淧rofessor Weinstock exemplifies how courageous ideas and rigorous intellectual inquiry can directly contribute to building a more just society鈥�.聽聽聽
Our alumnus and adjunct professor David Howes, FRSC, BCL鈥�85, LLB鈥�85, was also elected to the RSC鈥檚 Academy of Arts and Humanities. Please join us in congratulating both our colleagues on this remarkable recognition!
