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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
DAVID DODGE
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David Dodge is an admired and respected Canadian economist. With a reputation for telling
it like it is, he is known for eloquently and convincingly expressing his opinions, whether
popular or not.
Based in Ottawa, Dodge is a senior advisor with Bennett Jones where he counsels clients on
national and international economic developments and their effect on businesses globally.
During his seven-year term as Bank of Canada governor, he deftly managed through several
difficult economic events, including the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, the dot-com busts,
U.S. recession and Canada’s involvement in the Afghanistan conflicts. Critics credit Dodge
with keeping “inflation close to target,” while promoting “strong job growth and the lowest
unemployment in a generation.”
Prior to joining the Bank of Canada in 2001, Dodge held senior positions in the Central
Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Anti-Inflation Board, and the Department of
Employment and Immigration. After serving in a number of increasingly senior positions at
the Department of Finance, including that of G-7 deputy, he was appointed Deputy Minister
of Finance from 1992 to 1997. In that role, he served as a member of the Bank of Canada’s
board of directors. And, in 1998, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health, a position he
held until his appointment as governor of the Bank of Canada.
During his academic career, he taught economics at Queen’s University; at the School of
Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; at the Faculty of Commerce at
the University of British Columbia; and at Simon Fraser University. He also served as director
of the international economics program at the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
Dodge is currently chancellor of Queen’s University. He is a member of the board of directors
of Canadian Utilities Limited, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, the Bank
of Nova Scotia and ATCO Ltd. He is the chair of Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert
Panel on STEM Skills for the Future, and co-chairs the global market monitoring group
of the International Institute of Finance. In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the Royal
Society of Canada.