Patrice Dutil
: Senior Fellow
Expert Overview
Dr. Patrice Dutil is a senior fellow at MLI. He is an award-winning professor in the
Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan
University. Dutil joined the university in 2006 following 19 years in various parts
of the public service and non-profit sector. He is the author, co-author, or editor of
twelve books (two of his works are also available in translation) and of dozens of scholarly articles and chapters in refereed publications, as well as hundreds of articles in a variety of media. His most recent books are Sir John A. Macdonald and the Apocalyptic Year 1885 and Ballots and Brawls: The 1867 Canadian Election.
Dutil is also the author of Prime Ministerial Power in Canada: Its Origins under Macdonald, Laurier, and Borden. He was the founding editor (1991–96) of the Literary Review of Canada and president of the Champlain Society (2011–17). In 2013–14 he was a visiting scholar at Massey College (University of Toronto) and visiting professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. In the fall of 2018, he was visiting professor at Boston University. He holds a PhD in History from York University, a Maîtrise ès Arts from the Université de Montréal, and a BA (Hon) from York University. Dutil’s main research interests are political and public sector leadership, the process of political development, and the study of elections.
Patrice Dutil's work for MLI
