New date! April 6, 2017 Join us for an unprecedented full-day gathering of New Brunswick women and men, coming together to commit to gender balance in elected office and encourage more women to run. Guest…
Events
The Walrus Talks National Tour: We Desire a Better Country
The Order of Canada and the Walrus Foundation are jointly presenting The Walrus Talks Conversations About Canada: We Desire a Better Country, a national tour featuring 50 members of the Order and 50 youth leaders…
Book Launch: They Desire A Better Country
Who belongs to the Order of Canada? The Governor-General’s office and the publisher, Figure.1, have brought together 50 stories of those who proudly wear the snowflake insignia in one book, They Desire A Better Country:…
10 Days To Change the World: Attend the World Design Summit
Social Media as News
Social Media as News A morning workshop for journalists and news-watchers CBC reporter and Twitter maven Kady O’Malley will be joining the presentation team at a workshop next week for news and information professionals. The…
October is women’s history month
October is women’s history month and there is much to celebrate. However, the advances we have enjoyed are under attack, in Canada and abroad. The Republican candidate for American president thinks the key to women’s…
“Scaraoke” for Judy / pour Judy
Karaoke Fundraiser for the Judy Lamarsh Fund hosted by the Liberal Women’s Caucus. La collecte du Caucus des Femmes du Parti Libéral “Scaraoke”…
Young Liberals of Canada Quebec Fundraiser
Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! Much has happened in the past six months, since we last connected. When a door closes, another one always opens. Last month, I participated in an international conference on volunteerism in China. On…
History Wars at the ROM – Power Corrupts Canadian Politicians
Here is a copy of a speech I gave at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) History Wars debate. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…” So…