Doctoral student recognized with prestigious Cadieux-Léger Fellowship
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Fourth-year PhD student Burgess Langshaw Power
The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) and the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo are pleased to announce that fourth-year PhD student Burgess Langshaw Power has been awarded the prestigious Cadieux-Leger Fellowship by Global Affairs Canada (GAC).
The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship is awarded annually to just one doctoral student from across Canada who is researching a topic of significant relevance to Global Affairs Canada. The Fellowship provides direct experience for a period of up to one year in a policy research environment focused on the diverse challenges facing Canadian foreign policy.
As the Cadieux-Léger Fellow, Burgess plans to conduct research on the governance of climate altering technologies and their implications (economic, social, environmental, and security); to analyze Canada’s
commitments respecting these technologies under existing international agreements (such as the London Convention, the Montreal Protocol and the Environmental Modification Convention); and pursue relationships with domestic and international organizations such as the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence and The Arctic Council.
Prior to attending the BSIA, Burgess was a Policy Analyst with Natural Resources Canada, working on project management and regulatory approval of energy infrastructure, next generation energy technologies, and Indigenous consultation. He also held a United Nations Association of Canada Internship, studying climate change and the mining sector in Mongolia with Alinea International.
Burgess is an Affiliate Researcher with the United Nations World Climate Research Program, a member of The Waterloo Climate Intervention Strategies Lab, a Fellow of the Climate Security Association of Canada, the BSIA’s Environment and Resources Research Cluster PhD Support Officer, a member of the BSIA’s Global Climate Action Committee, and a graduate of the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.
The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship was established in 1991 and is named for Marcel Cadieux (1915 to 1981) and Jules Léger (1913 to 1980). Cadieux and Léger were important individuals in GAC’s history and their namesake extends beyond this Fellowship. The GAC building at 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, is also home to the Jules Léger Library, which includes his personal book collection, and the Cadieux Auditorium. Both Cadieux and Léger held the position of under-secretary of state for external affairs, now called deputy minister of foreign affairs.
Burgess will move to Ottawa and begin this esteemed appointment at the end of September.
