Hugh Alan Craig Cairns | |
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| Born | March 2, 1930 |
| Died | August 27, 2018 (aged 88) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto St Antony's College, Oxford |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Hugh Alan Craig Cairns, OC FRSC (2 March 1930 – 27 August 2018) was a Canadian political scientist and professor. His scholarship focused on diverse topics within Canadian politics, including federalism, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, electoral politics, the role of the courts, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and Indigenous issues. Cairns was a leading expert of federalism and governance, and his scholarship remains foundational in Canadian political science.