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What the Right has done right, and what the Left can learn
This lecture, packaged into a one-hour programme with a talk by Murray Dobbin on Medicare, was……
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Framing the Medicare Issue: Fighting to Win.
This talk, packaged into a one-hour programme with a lecture by Heather-jane Robertson on “What……
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Fragile Rights: The Erosion of our Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security
In 2002, while in transit in New York’s JFK airport when returning home from a vacation, Arar was……
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Urban Meltdown: How Cities Malfunction
The Writers’ Trust of Canada, which nominated author and Ottawa city councillor Clive Doucet’s……
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The Geography of Hope
Concerned about the unpromising future his newborn daughter might face, the Calgary-based ……
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Canada: Nation or Notion?
*PLEASE NOTE* For copyright reasons this programme will only be available for download and……
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Feeding the Future
This edition of Canadian Voices features farmer, photographer and author Michael Ableman, speaking……
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Debt as Plot
* PLEASE NOTE * For reasons of copyright, this programme will only be available for streaming audio……
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Andrew Cohen
The Unfinished Canadian
Taking from his book, the Carleton University journalism professor asks why Canada is so reluctant……
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Stolen Sisters: Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
In March 2004, the Native Women’s Association of Canada and the ecumenical social justice network……
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The Brain That Changes Itself
During the lecture, Dr. Doidge presents research that the brain is a plastic, living organ that can……
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The Gift of Thanks
This edition of Canadian Voices features cultural historian Margaret Visser, speaking on themes……
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The Sleeping Buddha: Portraits of a Changing Afghanistan
When Hamida Ghafour returned to Afghanistan in 2003 to report for the Daily Telegraph, she found a……
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Prisoner of Tehran
Author Marina Nemat speaks on themes from her book “ Prisoner of Tehran: A Memoir”, which……
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Reframing the Story: Media Tactics and Interventions, Digital Dissent and Satire
In this lecture, Ms Boler ponders questions surrounding evolving media’s impact on culture. Today,……
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Hot Air: Fixing Canada’s Climate Change Catastrophe
Jeffrey Simpson asserts that climate-change scoffers are now increasingly rare. He contends that……
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Addictions and the Biology of Loss: What Happens When Parent-Child Attachments are Impaired
Gabor Mate contends that the first years of a child’s life have the greatest impact on the……
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Fair Trade and Survival: The Cooperative Revolution
La Siembra Worker Co-op in Ottawa, of which Mr. Van den Borre is Co-Director, produces the award……
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One Nation Under Google: Citizenship in the Technological Republic
In this latest Hart House lecture, Darin Barney offers reasons why citizens ought to participate……
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The Neuroscience of Conflict: Understanding Dissent in the Brain
This edition of Canadian Voices features 2 talks from Salon Voltaire, an intellectual entertainment……
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Tricking the Border Guards: How Race is Performed Among Mixed Race Women
This edition of Canadian Voices features 2 talks from Salon Voltaire, an intellectual entertainment……
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Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble with Copyright
The concept of copyright law is familiar in traditional media such as book publishing, the art……
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Boredom, Philosophy, and the Meaning of Life
Mark Kingwell contends that it feels good to move fast because it allows us to achieve more, and……
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In Praise of Slowness
We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each……
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The Inconvenient Truth about the Commodification of Water
Maude Barlow’s most recent book, published by McLelland and Stewart in October, 2007, is Blue……
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Canada in the Post Unity Era: How Quebec is ( once again ) Redesigning the Canadian Political Landscape
Hébert penned her first book, French Kiss: Stephen Harper’s Blind Date with Quebec , as both a post-……
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Holding the Bully’s Coat: Canada and the U.S. Empire
In Holding The Bully’s Coat, Linda McQuaig explores Canada’s traditional role as a leading……
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Who Will Repair It?
The Jewish holiday Tu B’Shevat marks the “New year for the trees”, and traces its roots to the……
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Human Rights, Social Justice and Cultures of Peace
This edition of Canadian Voices features Stephen Lewis, human rights activist, author, and former……
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Why Ideas Matter
From the visual ideas put forward by Leonardo Da Vinci, musical thoughts created by Beethoven. and……
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Racial Diversity: North America’s Strength or Weakness?
Professor David Divine is the James R. Johnston Chair of Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie……
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Becoming Shock Resistant: Confronting the Rise of Disaster Capitalism
In her most recent book, The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein explodes the myth that the global free……
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Saving Our Oceans
They fire chocolate pies and stink bombs from cannons. They also sink docked ships. They’ve……
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Intent For a Nation: What Is Canada For?
Intent for a Nation is Michael Byers’ most recent book. Its title is followed by ” A relentlessly……
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The State of the Union Movement in Canada
In the past two decades, the international labour movement has faced sizeable obstacles. In Canada,……
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The Future of Environmental Design
Bruce Mau has long been associated with big projects and big ideas. His approach has been called “in……
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Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Who’s the Revolutionary? How do we Want to Change the World?
Loss of Biodiversity; Climate Change and Global Warming; Genetically Engineered Food; Pollution;……
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Musings from a Writer’s Life
The Canadian Book Review Annual cites Joy Kogawa’s accomplishment in her award-winning first novel,……
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Death and Life in the Ethnosphere
Of the estimated 6000 languages spoken around the world, over half are not being taught to children…….
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Democracy, Citizenship and Sovereignty
As an essayist Saul is particularly known for his commentaries on the nature of individualism,……
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The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization
In his recent book, The Upside of Down, Homer-Dixon argues that converging stresses could cause a……
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The Right to Be Cold: The Arctic Environment, Climate Change, and Human Rights
Watt-Cloutier argues that for the 155,000 residents of the circumpolar region, climate change has……
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The Tao of Activism and Leadership
Activists are motivated to effect change for a number of reasons, not the least of which is often……
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Racial Profiling: Seeking Security, Fragmenting Canadian Society?
In the Post 9-11 world, racial profiling has come forward as a tool to aid government in creating a……
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Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War
With thanks to the media dictum “If it bleeds, it leads” North Americans have become increasingly……
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Survivor, Leader, Activist: A Journey of a Nisga’a Warrior Princess
Melanie Mark is from the Nisga’a Nation. Growing up in a disadvantaged environment, Melanie has……
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Fossil Fuels: Friend or Foe ?
More and more people believe we must wean ourselves from fossil fuels – oil, natural gas and coal -……
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A Society of Difference
Canadians have come to believe that the diversity we enjoy in our country is familiar and……
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Missile Defence: Round One
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the US embarked on a mission to……
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Sustainable Energy Solutions at the End of The Age of Oil
Climate change is a change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences over time. When……
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Jane Jacobs
An Evening With Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs is widely recognised as one of the founders of the “new urbanism” movement, an……
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Matthew Elrod
Canada’s Drug Policy: Impacts on Civil Liberties
Wiretaps, thermal –imaging devices, electronic tracking bugs, mandatory minimum sentencing, asset……
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Child Poverty, Social Programs and Children’s Rights
Article 27 of the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child guarantees that all children shall have……
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Canada’s Anti Terrorism Act and Domestic Human Rights since 9/11
Despite the careful crafting of treaties and declarations that recognize the responsibility of……
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Housing, Health and Income Security: Human Rights in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
The Downtown Eastside of Vancouver has been repeatedly called “ Canada’s Worst Neighbourhood”,……
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Children’s Rights and Media Potential: We Can Do Better
The U.N Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most endorsed Human Rights treaty in the world,……
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Confession of a Muslim Dissident: Why I Fight for Women, Jews, Gays…and Allah.
Ms. Manji has just written The Trouble With Islam: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in her Faith, in……
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The Dalai Lama and Mind Science
Applications of meditation are now common in the treatment of stress, pain, and a range of chronic……
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It’s The Crude, Dude: War, Big Oil, and the Fight for the Planet
The US consumes 25 percent of the world’s oil every year, yet has access to only 3 percent of its……
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The Implications and Consequences of Canada-US Integration
Following the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in 2001, US national priorities……
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Child Soldiers in Africa: New Angles on this Instrument of War
According to the Canadian International Development Agency, worldwide, in any given year, over 300,0……
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The AIDS Pandemic in Africa
According to the 2004 UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic, between 35 million and 42 million……
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Biotechnology:The Future
Biotechnology is the application of living organisms to other matter with a desired effect of……
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Wasase: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom
Taiaiake Alfred is a Kanien’kehaka scholar and orator who has dedicated himself to indigenous……
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Democracy: Back to Basics
In Andre Carrel’s Words:
“Democracy’s definition of ‘government by the people and for the……
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Deschooling, Democratic Education, and Social Change
Matt Hern suggests that we need a lot less schooling in our lives, not more.
In his most recent……
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Heather Menzies
No Time: Stress and the Crisis of Modern Life
Media culture guru Marshall McLuhan warned that “the scale and pace of technology could amputate……
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Genetic Contamination and Its Effects on Family Farms
In March 2001, Percy Schmeiser was found guilty of having plants of Monsanto-patented, Genetically……
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Creative Resistance
Direct action is a form of resistance that aims to derail offensive practices to create more……
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Journal Writing and the Art of Simple Living
As writers Anais Nin and Virginia Woolf recognised, journal writing is a powerful tool of creative……
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