Canada
Mel Hurtig (1985-1986)
Feb 10, 1986
鈥1986: The Most Crucial Year in Modern Canadian History鈥 Mel Hurtig was a publisher, an author, and a well-known Canadian nationalist. During the 1972 federal election, he ran as a Liberal in West Edmonton, finishing second. In 1973, he left the Library party and co-founded [...]
Henry Morgentaler (1984-1985)
Feb 05, 1985
鈥淢edical, Moral, and Legal Aspects of Abortion鈥 Henry Morgentaler was a Polish-Canadian doctor and activist. Born in 1923, his family were killed by the Nazis during the German occupation of Poland in the Second World War. Morgentaler himself spent a year in the Auschwitz [...]
Jean Sutherland Boggs (1982-1983)
Mar 25, 1983
鈥淭he Weight of Tradition in Building the National Museum鈥 Jean Sutherland Boggs was a Canadian art historian and curator. As an academic, her research focused on Edgar Degas, who formed the core of numerous books, articles, and exhibitions authored by Boggs. She served as [...]
Pauline Jewett (1982-1983)
Mar 21, 1983
鈥淐anadian Politics and the Arms Race: A View from Parliament Hill鈥 Pauline Jewett was a Canadian Member of Parliament and activist. She earned a BA and an MA from 皇冠体育鈥檚 University, and a PhD in political science at Harvard University in 1949. After graduating, she taught [...]
Lois Wilson (1982-1983)
Mar 16, 1983
鈥淩emembered Visions for a Human Future鈥 Lois Wilson is a minister, author, diplomat, former senator, and advocate for human rights in the church, Canadian Parliament and the world. After graduating from United College in Winnipeg in 1950, Wilson was ordained as a minister [...]
Gregory Baum (1978-1979)
Jan 20, 1979
鈥淭he Development of Political Theology in Canada鈥 Gregory Baum was a Canadian priest and theologian in the Roman Catholic Church. He emigrated to Canada from England as a war refugee with his Jewish mother and Protestant father. In the 1960s, he was known for his works on [...]
Cabot Martin, James McCrorie, and Andrew Rickard (1977-1978)
Jan 27, 1978
鈥淩egional Tension in Canada鈥 This panel was the second part of a series beginning with Northcote Parkinson鈥檚 lecture. Three Canadians, from Newfoundland, Ojibwe-Cree territory, and the Prairies, met to discuss the aspirations of their own regions and the position of [...]
Joseph C. Clark (1976-1977)
Jan 20, 1977
鈥淐anadian Government Policy as it Relates to the Resource Crisis鈥 Joseph Clark is a former Prime Minister of Canada. As PM from from June 1979 to March 1980, he was the youngest person ever to be elected to the office. Clark received a BA in history and an MA in political [...]
Kimon Valaskakis (1976-1977)
Nov 20, 1976
鈥淭he Conserver Society鈥 Kimon Valaskakis was an academic, an executive, a consultant, and a diplomat. He was a professor of economics at the University of Montreal for more than 30 years and Ambassador of Canada to the OECD from 1995-1999. He was also president of the Club [...]
Hugh McCullum (1976-1977)
Nov 02, 1976
鈥淚nstitutionalized Violence: A Northern Perspective鈥 Hugh McCullum was an activist and journalist. He was born and raised in the Yukon. After working with a number of local newspaper, He was the first layperson to be editor of Canadian Churchman, the national monthly of [...]
Robin Bourne (1976-1977)
Nov 01, 1976
鈥淰iolence and Political Authority鈥 Robin Bourne was Assistant Deputy Minister of the Police and Security Planning and Analysis Branch at the Ministry of the Solicitor General from 1971-1979. The Police and Security Planning and Analysis Branch was responsible for the [...]
Keith Spicer (1975-1976)
Feb 09, 1976
鈥淥fficial Languages in Canada鈥 Keith Spicer is a Canadian public servant, academic, journalist, and author. From 1970-77, Spicer was the first Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada. He was appointed Commissioner by Pierre Eliot Trudeau and was mandated to uphold [...]