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2021

Rediscovering Louis St-Laurent

A Zoom panel discussion about the influence of a politician whose astute policies and bold resolve moved Canada into the modern era.

January 28, 2021.

Featuring听MISC Director Daniel 叠茅濒补苍诲 in conversation with:

The Hon. Jean Charest, former premier of Quebec and former deputy prime minister of Canada on "Louis St-Laurent and 'Township Thinking'"

Patrice Dutil, Ryerson University professor and editor of The Unexpected Louis St-Laurent on "Louis St-Laurent in History"

Mary Janigan, historian and author on "Louis St-Laurent and Equalization"

Xavier G茅linas, curator of political history at the Canadian Museum of History on "Louis St-Laurent et le Qu茅bec"

Jean 罢丑茅谤猫蝉别 Riley, policy consultant and Louis St-Laurent's granddaughter on 鈥淟ouis St-Laurent鈥檚 Style and Personality鈥�

The Resilience of Western Alienation in a Transformative Era

A lecture about western alienation, Canadian federalism, regional conflict, and more.

February 12, 2021.

Why, in the evolution of the Canadian federal state, does there seem to be so much regional conflict and so little unity?

In this talk, Dr. Loleen Berdahl (Universities of Saskatchewan and Regina) considered听the persistence of regional conflict in Canada by examining western alienation 鈥� that is, discontent emerging from one, some, or all of Canada鈥檚 four westernmost provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

This event was co-organized by the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship.

Race and Reckoning in Canada

A lecture about what defines the boundaries of Blackness and belonging in Canada.

February 18, 2021.

Canadians revel in an image of their country as a multicultural exception in a world that has taken a hard-right turn towards intolerance of racial and ethnic pluralism. Canadians are particularly keen to draw a distinction between Canada and the United States, even as America's foundational ideas, beliefs, narratives, obsessions and psychoses have greatly influenced the formation of Canada鈥檚 national identity by negation. The logic is something like this: racism exists in the United States; Canada is not-America. So, there is no racism in Canada.

Dr. Debra Thompson听used the analytical insights of black political thought and personal narrative in her lecture to make the case that there鈥檚 something truly unique about Blackness and the persistence of anti-Black racism in Canada, in part because of the lingering, ubiquitous spectre of Black America.

Building Back Green

A panel discussion about how to build a post-pandemic economic recovery that will help tackle climate change.

February 25, 2021.

Featuring MISC Director Daniel 叠茅濒补苍诲 in conversation with:

Sylvain Coulombe, Associate Vice-Principal, Innovation and Partnerships in the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) and Professor & Gerald Hatch Faculty Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering

Anja Geitmann, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Canada Research Chair in Biomechanics of Plant Development, and member of the Executive Committee of the 不良研究所 Sustainability Systems Initiative

Christopher Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, and former Chair of Canada鈥檚 Ecofiscal Commission

Resistance in the Time of a Pandemic (2021 Mallory Lecture)

A lecture from human rights activist and artist Ellen Gabriel about the efforts of Indigenous communities to stop the theft and dispossession of their land, both historically and today. This was the 2021 Mallory Lecture.

March 10, 2021.

While much of public life and industry has paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, construction and land dispossession of Indigenous peoples has continued across Canada. As a human rights advocate for the collective and individual rights of Indigenous peoples, Ms. Gabriel has worked diligently to sensitize the public, academics, policing authorities and politicians on the history, culture and identity of Indigenous peoples. Her lecture drew upon her wealth of activism experience and spoke to the issues facing Indigenous communities today.

Women, Social Media and Religious Authority in North America (Winter 2021 Eakin Lecture)

A lecture from anthropologist and ethnomusicologist Dr. Jessica Roda about how ultra-Orthodox women use social media as a transformative counterpublic space. This was the 2021 Eakin Lecture.

March 18, 2021.

Dr. Roda鈥檚 research examines the use of social media by ultra-Orthodox women as a tool for the development of empowerment through an online ethnography of social media influencers and artists. The women in Dr. Roda鈥檚 research engage in writing, music, and film, and promote their work on their social media platforms. They label themselves as frum (Torah observant) female artists and are considered professionals because they acquire training from professionals in their fields, teach within their communities, and earn an income from their productions. Their followers readily join their Instagram live stories, Zoom calls, and online live shows, as well as keep up with their YouTube channels, highlighting a growing thirst for the representation of ultra-Orthodox women and girls in online spaces. Dr. Roda argues that frum female artists and influencers use social media as a transformative counterpublic space, in which they simultaneously challenge and reinforce religious norms and authority, creating multiple new expressions and understandings of female empowerment and female modesty.

The Canadian Healthcare System: 锘緼 Model for the US?

A panel exploring how Canada's healthcare system really works, and why its perception in the US is so polarized.

April 6, 2021.

Most Canadians are proud of their national healthcare system, widely considered one of the best in the world. With healthcare again at the center of US policy debate, a growing number of Americans are holding up Canada as a model for a potential US single-payer system. However, for many others a "Canadian" system conjures images of long waits and rationing.
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Featuring:

Gregory Marchildon is a professor of comparative healthcare at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He specializes in Canada's healthcare system and has written extensively on comparative policy.

Amanda Aronczyk is a journalist and co-host of the NPR show "Planet Money." Her recent episode "Frame Canada" explored the US insurance lobby's long-running PR campaign against Canada's healthcare system to block major healthcare reform.

This event was co-presented by the Canadian Studies Program at Berkeley University of California.
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Home Care Fault Lines: Understanding Tensions and Creating Alliances

A conversation with Cynthia Cranford, author of Home Care Fault Lines: Understanding Tensions and Creating Alliances.

May 12, 2021.

Multiple axes of inequality generate tension when it comes to home care, and changes are needed to support both flexible care and secure work. In her new book, Cynthia Cranford analyzes the tensions, alliances, and compromises between security for workers and flexibility for recipients, and illustrates how elderly and disabled people and the immigrant women workers who assist them in daily activities develop meaningful relationships.
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Cynthia Cranford is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. She is the co-author of Self-employed Workers Organize.
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A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border across Indigenous Lands

A conversation with Benjamin Hoy, author of A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border across Indigenous Lands.

June 3, 2021.

Often described as the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-US border was born in blood, conflict, and uncertainty. Both countries built their border across Indigenous lands using hunger, violence, and coercion to displace existing communities and to disrupt their ideas of territory and belonging. Focusing on Indigenous history and state power, Benjamin Hoy鈥檚 new book argues that the border was never particularly effective at physically stopping people at the line.

Benjamin Hoy is an assistant professor of history at University of Saskatchewan, where he directs the Historical GIS Lab.
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Perspectives on the 2021 Federal Elections

September 16, 2021.

Participants:
Lisa M. Birch, Universit茅 Laval
Claire Durand, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Allison Harell, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al
Jared Wesley, University of Alberta
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Indigenomics: A discussion about the rise of the modern Indigenous economy

A conversation with Carol Anne Hilton about Indigenomics, her new book on the ongoing power shift and rise of the modern Indigenous economy

September 29, 2021.

Carol Anne Hilton is founder of the Indigenomics Institute and an advisor to business, governments, and First Nations. She is a Hesquiaht woman of Nuu chah nulth descent from the west coast of Vancouver Island. She holds an MBA and comes from 10,000 years of the potlatch tradition. She lives in Victoria, BC.
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The Four Lenses of Population Aging: Planning for the Future in Canada's Provinces

A conversation with Patrik Marier about The Four Lenses of Population Aging, his new book on how Canada鈥檚 ten provinces are preparing for an aging society.

October 7, 2021.

Panelists:
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Patrik Marier is a professor of political science at Concordia University and the scientific director of CREG脡S. He held a Canada Research Chair in Comparative Public Policy between 2005 and 2015 and a Concordia University Research Chair in Aging and Public Policy between 2015-2020. His research focuses on the impact of aging populations on a number of public policy fields including pensions, healthcare, and labour policy across comparative cases.

Laura Funk is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba. Her scholarship enhances understandings of how older adults and paid and unpaid carers interpret experiences, preserve identities, and negotiate normative ideals.

Jonathan Craft is an Associate Professor with the Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. He is also the founding director of Policy Ready, a research and learning platform focused on revitalizing public sector policymaking. Jonathan specializes in comparative public policy and administration, policy analysis and Canadian politics. He is particularly interested in the study of the policy process, political-administrative relations, policy advice, and the intersection of technology and policymaking.
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Bill 96 and Language Policy

A bilingual roundtable addressing some of the constitutional, legal, and political issues raised by Quebec's Bill 96.

October 13, 2021.

Panelists:
Yves Boisvert, La Presse
Pierre Foucher, Universit茅 d'Ottawa
Julius Grey, Grey Casgrain
Marion Sandilands, Conway Litigation
Richard Kistabish, Global Task Force for Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages for UNESCO
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鈥淥ne-man war鈥�: Lone-actor terrorism in Canada, 1868鈥�2018 (2021 Fall Eakin Lecture)

The Fall 2021 Eakin Lecture, delivered by Dr. Steve Hewitt.

November 23, 2021.

Lone-actor terrorism has dominated political violence in several western countries, including Canada. Using material obtained through archives and other open sources, this talk examines, through a series of case studies, nineteen lone-actor terrorist attacks that occurred in Canada across a 150-year period, specifically between 1868 and 2018. This work is part of a larger monograph that will eventually provide a history of terrorism and counter-terrorism in Canada.
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Steve Hewitt is Associate Professor in North American History at the University of Birmingham. He is the Visiting Eakin Fellow at the 不良研究所 Institute for the Study of Canada for Fall 2021.
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