The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Presents
Book Launch: Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Peter Clancy (Mulroney Institute Distinguished Fellow, Political Science) and
Mario Levesque (Political Science and International Relations, Mount Allison University)
October 24, 2025
4:30 pm–6:00 pm
Mulroney Hall 3030
The Mulroney Institute will be hosting a book launch for Mulroney Institute Distinguished Fellow Dr. Peter Clancy and Dr. Mario Levesque’s latest book, Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (UBC Press). The Gulf of St. Lawrence is one of Canada’s most complex marine systems, bordering on five provinces with 250,000 people living in proximity to the coast. At a time when the need for environmental sustainability has become urgent, managing the aquatic environment of this vast territory must consider not only biophysical processes but also human use, policy jurisdiction, and politics. Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence explores the politics of environmental action and policy in an area that has been the homeland of Indigenous peoples for millennia and part of Euro-Canadian life for centuries. The authors reverse the conventional view of the region as simply a passage between ocean and interior by focusing on the coastal margin and deepwater Gulf as a system. A series of distinct policy studies covers topics such as marine infrastructure, fisheries, offshore petroleum, coastal zones, marine transport, aquaculture, large ocean management, protected areas, and Indigenous governance. They examine each semi-autonomous field of environmental action within a geopolitical context, before comparing them as parts of an integrated whole, with the goal of understanding the management of this vital region.
Please join us for conversation and light refreshment.
All are welcome.
