Canadian Prime Minister markjcarney delivered the inaugural De Chastelain lecture at Trinity today. “Trinity is much more than a university,” Prime Minister Carney said. “It is a veritable wellspring for ideas, inventions and enduring moral clarity. Some of the western world’s greatest contributions to science, art and literature have their roots here.” General John de Chastelain, Chair of the 1997-2011 Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, An Taoiseach michealmartintd, Tánaiste simonharristd and Minister helenmcentee attended the lecture which was followed by a fireside chat with Alex White SC. The event was organised in partnership with the Ireland Canada University Foundation, icufirelandcanada. “Drawing on Prime Minister Carney’s words at Davos, I believe that universities have a big role to play in wielding the power of legitimacy, integrity and rules,” said Trinity’s Provost linda_doyle_tcd. “Here in Trinity, legitimacy and integrity are central to how we bo...