Canada
Glen Coulthard (2020)
Mar 05, 2020
Glen Coulthard is a member of Yellowknives Dene and an associate professor in the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program and the Departments of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. He co-founded the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, a [...]
Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (2012-2013)
Jan 20, 2013
“Humanizing the Urban: The Poetics of Citizenship” Pier Giorgio Di Cicco was an Italian Canada author, editor, and priest. He attended the University of Toronto, graduating with the B.A. in 1973 and a B.Ed. in 1976. A trip to Italy in the 1970s inspired him to become a [...]
Stephanie Inglis (2012-2013)
Sep 24, 2012
“The Mi’kmaq Nation and Cape Breton University: 25 Years of Success” Stephanie Inglis is a linguist who has been a professor at Cape Breton University since 1986. She was integral in creating the first Native Studies courses in the university and has had a hand in the [...]
Lori Beaman (2009-2010)
Jan 30, 2010
Lori Beaman is professor and Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa. Beaman’s research had helped to develop the concept of deep equality and an emerging [...]
Bill Blaikie (2009-2010)
Jan 20, 2010
“The God Squad in Politics: From Affection to Derision to New Possibilities” Bill Blaikie was one of Canada’s longest serving members of parliament, representing a variety of Manitoba ridings from 1979-2008. Blaikie served as Deputy Leader and House Leader of the New [...]
Sherene Razack (2006-2007)
Jan 30, 2007
“Dangerous Muslim Men, Imperiled Muslim Women, and Civilized Europeans: Law and the War on Terror” Sherene Razack is Distinguished Professor and the Penney Kanner Endowed Chair in Women’s Studies at UCLA. She was previously Emeritus Professor in the Department of Social [...]
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin (2005-2006)
Jan 12, 2006
“Judging in the 21st Century” Beverley McLachlin is the first woman to become Chief Justice of Canada’s Supreme Court of Canada. She gave royal assent to Canada’s Civil Marriage Act, which effectively legalized same-sex marriages in July 2005. She was born and raised in [...]
Gwynne Dyer (1999-2000)
Oct 03, 1999
“Democratic Overdog: Strategy, Morality, and Etiquette for the New Masters of the Universe” Gwynne Dyer is a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster, and lecturer, originally trained as a historian. He has served in the armed forces of three nations and has held [...]
Linda McQuaig (1998-1999)
Apr 08, 1999
“Reviving Democracy” Linda McQuaig is an activist, journalist, and author described by the National Post as “Canada’s Michael Moore.” She is the author of numerous books that challenge free-market economic ideology and call for a more egalitarian distribution of wealth [...]
Charles Taylor (1997-1998)
Mar 13, 1998
“Globalization, Ethnicity, and the Future of Canada” Charles Taylor is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. From 1976-1978, he held the Chichele Chair at Oxford University before returning to Canada to participate in the Quebec referendum campaign of [...]
Douglas Cardinal (1989-1990)
Mar 12, 1990
“The Museum of Civilization: From Vision to Reality” Douglas Cardinal is an Indigenous Canadian architect best known for his designs for the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. He also designed the [...]
Moshe Safdie (1989-1990)
Mar 05, 1990
“Architecture vs. the Arts” Moshe Safdie is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. He designed the National Gallery of Canada, as well as the Musee de la Civilisation in Quebec City, the Toronto Ballet Opera House, and Expo ’67’s Habitat. He was born [...]