The Justice Emmett Hall Memorial Foundation (Hall Foundation) was created to preserve the memory of Justice Emmett M. Hall, the “father” of Canadian Medicare. It does so through activities such as the Emmett Hall Memorial Lectureship and the Hall Foundation Student Essay Awards.

One of Canada’s most prestigious lectureships, the Emmett Hall Memorial Lectureship commemorates the father of Canadian Medicare with an annual address at the CAHSPR Conference.

Sponsored by the Hall Foundation, the lecturer is nominated on the basis of outstanding contributions to the health ideals articulated by Justice Hall: equity, fairness, justice and efficiency.

Prior to 2004, the Emmett Hall Lecture took place at the biennial meeting of CAHSPR’s predecessor association, the Canadian Health Economics Research Association. Past Emmett Hall Memorial Lecturers include:

2009      Dr. Raisa Deber

2008      Dr. Evelyn Shapiro

2007      Mr. Roy Romanow

2006      Dr. Jack Boan

2004      Dr. Morris Barer

2002      Dr. Charles Wright

2001      Dr. Fraser Mustard

1999      Dr. Monique Begin

1997      Dr. Robert G. Evans

For further information on the Lectureship, please visit the Justice Emmett Hall Memorial Foundation.

Students are invited to submit essays to the Hall Foundation Student Essay Awards. The Hall Foundation will award three prizes annually for the best submissions.

§         Essays should be up to 3000 words long (excluding references and appendices) and address any topic in health services or health policy.

§         Winning essays will be selected by a panel appointed by the President of the Hall Foundation.

§         Winning essays will be posted on the Hall Foundation website and displayed at a poster session organized by the Hall Foundation at the Annual Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference.

State tuned for information about next year’s essay contest, and check for updates with the Justice Emmett Hall Memorial Foundation.