The Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture is an annual lecture that honours the contributions of individuals to the political and public life of Canada.  Speakers may include individuals who have been active in politics or public service or distinguished scholars in political science.  The lectures themselves are generally devoted to discussions of political subjects, either in a present-day or historical context.  Scholars and graduate students are encouraged to attend and use the lectures as a basis for further work in Canadian studies.  The papers of Dick and Ruth Bell are on deposit at the National Archives of Canada and are available to researchers.

The Dick, Ruth and Judy Bell Lecture is hosted by the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs and is sponsored by the Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture fund.

Dick, Ruth and Judy Bell Lectures
1992 – present

• Richard J. Gwyn
  Internationally recognized columnist and author
  John A. Macdonald: A Necessary Man for an Unnecessary Country
  October 4, 2012
• Steve Paikin
  Anchor and Senior Editor – TVOntatios’s The Agenda
  The Personal Price of a Political Life
  November 16, 2011
• Chantal Hébert
  National affairs columnist, Toronto Star
  The shifting Canadian political landscape
  October 27, 2010
• The Honourable Michael H. Wilson
  Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States
  Reflections on Momentous Times in Washington
  October 6, 2009
  Video
• Margaret MacMillan
  Using History in International Relations
  September 19, 2008
  Video
• Roy MacGregor
  As Canadian as possible … under the circumstances
  November 1, 2007
  Video
• Edward Greenspon
  Terror and the press – the same old story
  2006
  Video (part 1) | Video (part 2)
• General R.J. Hillier
  Canada’s Military in a Dangerous New World
  2005
• Pamela Wallin
  Canada-U.S. Relations: The View From New York
  2004
• National Chief Phil Fontaine
  First Nations Policy: The Road Ahead
  2003
  Video (part 1) | Video (part 2)
• The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, P.C.
  Canadian Foreign Policy: Choices and Consequences
  2002
• The Honourable Roy Romanow
  Canadian Health Care: Some Critical Challenges
  2001
  Video (part 1) | Video (part 2)
• The Right Honourable Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, P.C.
  Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Charter
  2000
  Video (part 1) | Video (part 2)
• The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, P.C.
  The Person’s Case to the Charter: Women’s Rights in Twentieth-Century Canada
  1999
• Hugh Segal
  Nation and Enterprise: Tory Nationalism in Canadian History
  1998
  Video (part 1) | Video (part 2)
• The Honourable Flora MacDonald, P.C.
  Unsung Peacekeepers
  1997
  Video (part 1) | Video (part 2)
• Dalton Camp
  Cockroaches and Conservatives
  1996
• The Right Honourable Joe Clark, P.C.
  Canada: The Challenges of the Next Three Months
  1995
• Mary May Simon
  Canadian Arctic and Global Circumpolar Issues
  1994
• The Honourable Joe Ghiz
  An Insider’s Perspective of Meech Lake and Charlottetown
  1993
• The Right Honourable Robert Stanfield, P.C
  The Way Ahead – Let’s Face It
  1992