Carolyn Hughes Tuohy

Biography:

Distinguished Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy; Senior Fellow, Massey College; Faculty Co-Chair Walter Gordon Symposia 

CAROLYN HUGHES TUOHY is a highly regarded scholar in comparative public policy, particularly social policy, in advanced industrial nations. She has authored, co-authored and edited eight books, numerous journal articles and book chapters on health and social policy including patterns of policy change, medical politics, professional self-regulation, long-term care, regulation of occupational health hazards, and comparative approaches in public policy. Her most recent book is Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform (University of Toronto Press 2018). She is currently working on a book on the power of narrative discourse in public policy. 

Tuohy held a number of senior roles at the University of Toronto from 1992-2005, including Deputy Provost and Vice-President, Government and Institutional Relations. The Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award was created on the occasion of Tuohy’s departure from her role as Vice-President, Government and Institutional Relations. 

Tuohy is frequently consulted by government and related agencies on public policy matters, and she is a Senior Fellow at Massey College and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. 

Source: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/carolyn-tuohy 

Activities:

• 2018-03-22 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Making Policy Count: The Social Implications of Data-Driven Decision-Making
• 2019-03-01 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Canada 2050: Visions of the Future
• 2019-10-24 – Pierre Trudeau Centennial — The Leadership Arts of Pierre Trudeau
• 2020-03-03 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Policymaking for a Well Society
• 2022-09-24 – Walter Gordon Symposium — AI, Public Policy and Accountability
• 2023-01-18 – The Unwritten Constitution: Conventions, Traditions and Norms in Our Populist Age
• 2023-03-24 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Canada’s Changing Energy Landscape
• 2023-09-19 – An Appreciation of Hugh Segal: Celebrating His Intellectual Contributions to Canada
• 2024-03-15 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Revisiting the Role of the Academy in the Public Policy Arena
• 2025-03-14 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Equity in Peril: Immigration, Urban Planning, and Energy
• 2026-03-31 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Rethinking Canada's Affordability Crisis: Cross-Sectoral Perspectives Challenges, and Solutions

Publications:

• 2018-05-04 – Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace, and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform
• 2024-01-01 – The Future Of Freshwater In Canada
• 2024-03-10 – The Moral Responsibility of the University