“Claude is an outstanding public policy practitioner and scholar,” stated Robson.
January 4, 2016 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Claude Forget, former Quebec Minister of Social Affairs, as a Senior Fellow.
“Claude is an outstanding public policy practitioner and scholar,” stated Robson. “His practical insights, notably in the areas of health and social services, have been very valuable to the research program—we are honoured to continue our partnership with him.”
Dr. Forget’s most recent Institute publication is entitled “The Case of the Vanishing Quebec Physicians: How to Improve Access to Care.”
His career has spanned the public service, academia and private sector. Select highlights include: Researcher, Royal Commission on Taxation, 1963-1964; Professor of Economics at the University of Montreal, 1966-1969; Assistant Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Quebec, 1971-1973; Minister of Social Affairs, 1973-1976; partner at SECOR, 1984-1989; and Chairman of the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance, 1985-87. He later pursued a career as an executive in many corporations in the financial and telecom sectors (1989-2004).
He holds a law degree from the University of Montreal, degrees in economics and public finance from the London School of Economics, and pursued doctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991.
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