Dr William Young MA, PhD

Prior to completing a six-year term in December 2011, Bill Young served as Parliamentary Librarian of Canada with responsibility for research, information, public outreach and education for the Canadian Parliament. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of British Columbia (1978) and taught at York, Simon Fraser, and McGill universities. Bill has authored or co-authored books, conference papers, academic and popular articles and assisted the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, former Minister of External Affairs and Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, with his autobiography. After joining the Library of Parliament in 1987, Bill conducted/directed research, and prepared parliamentary committee reports dealing with social issues. Director of the Library’s Political and Social Affairs Division in 2004, he was seconded as the senior policy adviser to the Minister of Social Development. At Churchill College, Bill will update research for a book on Canadian domestic propaganda during WWII and comparisons with British efforts.

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