It is with sadness that we announce the passing of former CIDP Director (2022-2023) Hugh Segal yesterday, August 9, 2023.
Hugh showed considerable interest in the centre and gave us invaluable insights to aid our future endeavours. He will be greatly missed.
Hugh Segal was a Senior Strategic Advisor at the Aird & Berlis LLP law firm, and a Distinguished Fellow at both the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University. He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in history in 1972.
His public policy focus for many years had been reforming income security in Canada with a Basic Income guarantee. He wrote seven books on public policy, and held honorary doctorates from the University of Ottawa and the Royal Military College. He was an Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy, and served as Canada's Special Envoy. He was a member of the Eminent Persons Group dealing with human rights and rule of law in Commonwealth countries. He also wrote the proposal published by Ontario for a pilot project on a Basic Income.
He is survived by his wife Donna Armstrong, and daughter Jacqueline.
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