Dr. Barry Cooper

Professor, Political Science Department, University of Calgary

Barry Cooper, a fourth generation Albertan, was educated at Shawnigan Lake School, the University of British Columbia and Duke University (PhD, 1969). He taught at Bishop’s University, McGill, and York University before coming to the University of Calgary in 1981. He has translated, edited, or written over 30 books, published over 150 scholarly articles, and writes a regular column in the Calgary Herald. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. He testified before the Parliamentary Committee on Bill C-51.