February 9, 2015
Indigenous perspectives on law and rights
A panel discussion at the Halifax Central Library on January 22, 2015 explores how the legal system in Canada affects and often undermines the standing of Indigenous people.
Podcasts
January 29, 2015
Entrepreneurship under the microscope
Is entrepreneurship and social enterprise always a good thing? A couple of different perspectives.
January 26, 2015
National Forum on Clean Energy and Industry — Part 1
This forum, on October 3, 2014, brought together parliamentarians, experts and the public, to continue dialogue on renewable energy and clean technology in Canada.
January 13, 2015
Sexualized violence on our campuses
On January 9, the Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs responded to the developing crisis at the Dalhousie Dental School with a panel discussion about violence on Canadian campuses.
December 18, 2014
Eggnog edition
No news, no protests or letters to write to politicians. Instead, some philosophical ideas to mull over in front of the fire. Your holiday break.
December 15, 2014
Building the feminist agenda
A panel discussion from the Women’s Forum in Ottawa, October 2014.
December 8, 2014
Ellen Gabriel speaks at the Peoples’ Social Forum
Ellen Gabriel discusses Canada’s colonial history and the ways in which apathetic governments and cynical corporations perpetuate that legacy of Aboriginal oppression.
November 17, 2014
Peoples’ Social Forum: Media and Movements
Today’s Needs No Introduction focuses on independent media, featuring a panel discussion sponsored by rabble.ca at the Peoples’ Social Forum.
November 5, 2014
Captive Revolution: A book launch with Nahla Abdo
The book launch for Captive Revolution, on Palestinian women’s anti-colonial struggle within the Israeli prison system, was on Monday, November 3, 2014 in Toronto.
October 27, 2014
Jobs, jobs, jobs … or lack thereof
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, hosted a conference called The Good Jobs Summit on October 3-6, 2014. Here are some highlights.
October 13, 2014
Harperism and how it changed Canada
Wondering how Canada got where it is today? In this podcast, Donald Gutstein talks about his new book “Harperism – How Stephen Harper and his think tank colleagues have transformed Canada.”
October 8, 2014
Van Jones speaks to the Good Jobs Summit
Van Jones says he came here to speak to the Good Jobs Summit because “you’ve got a crazy dude up here, and it’s not Rob Ford.” Here is his keynote address from Saturday, October 4, 2014.