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Hugh Donald Forbes (Donald) was born in Regina Saskatchewan on February 23 1942. He attended high school in Winnipeg and afterward graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1963 with a B.A. in Political Science. He then attended Yale University where he graduated with an M.A. (1966) and a Ph.D. (1976).
In 1969, prior to completing his Ph.D., Prof. Forbes returned to Canada as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. He rose to Associate Professor upon completing his Ph.D. in 1976 and in 1994 was appointed full professor.
His main research has been in the field of Canadian Politics, Anglo-American political thought, nationalism, ethnic conflict and multiculturalism. He has published four books: Canadian Political Thought (edited, 1985); Nationalism, Ethnocentrism, and Personality (1985); Ethnic Conflict (1997); George Grant: A Guide to His Thought (2007). He is currently working on a book on multiculturalism and is expected to publish a second edition of Canadian Political Thought. Throughout his career, he has been a member of the Canadian Political Science Association and has been a referee for several professional journals. As a teacher, he has taught varied graduate and undergraduate courses mainly relating to the study of Canadian political science and has supervised numerous graduate students.