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Benjamin Spock (1979-1980)
Nov 20, 1979
“Today’s Children” Benjamin Spock was an American pediatrician and influential child care expert. His book, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946) is one of the best-selling books in history. By 1998, it had sold more than 50 million copies, and had been [...]
Cabot Martin, James McCrorie, and Andrew Rickard (1977-1978)
Jan 27, 1978
“Regional Tension in Canada” This panel was the second part of a series beginning with Northcote Parkinson’s lecture. Three Canadians, from Newfoundland, Ojibwe-Cree territory, and the Prairies, met to discuss the aspirations of their own regions and the position of [...]
C. Northcote Parkinson (1977-1978)
Jan 20, 1978
“Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces: A Discussion of Regionalism in Europe” Cyril Northcote Parkinson was a British writer, economist, and historian. After the Second World War, he taught history at the University of Liverpool before being appoint Raffles Professor of [...]
Joseph C. Clark (1976-1977)
Jan 20, 1977
“Canadian Government Policy as it Relates to the Resource Crisis” 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
“The Conserver Society” 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 [...]
George Rudé (1976-1977)
Nov 03, 1976
“Violence: An Historical Perspective” George Rudé was a researcher and writer, author of 15 books, and editor of many others. He was a Marxist historian, greatly influenced by “history from below,” whose research explored the French Revolution and the importance of crowds [...]
Hugh McCullum (1976-1977)
Nov 02, 1976
“Institutionalized Violence: A Northern Perspective” 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
“Violence and Political Authority” 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 [...]
William Irwin Thompson (1976-1977)
Oct 26, 1976
“The Meta-Industrial Village: A Strategy for Survival and Cultural Evolution” William Irwin Thompson was an American social philosopher, cultural critic, and poet. He was professor of humanities at MIT and later at York University. He was the author of books including At [...]
Keith Spicer (1975-1976)
Feb 09, 1976
“Official Languages in Canada” 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 [...]
John White (1975-1976)
Feb 06, 1976
“Humanizing Government Policy” John White was a Progressive Conservative politician. He was a provincial cabinet minister in Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for London South from 1959 to 1975. During his career in provincial parliament, he was appointed chair of [...]
Louis Applebaum and Harold Town (1975-1976)
Jan 20, 1976
“Creating a Climate for Creativity” In this Dunning Trust event, Louis Applebaum gave a short address, followed by a reply from Harold Town. The event revolved primarily around the question of how to create an environment to support the arts and artists in Canada, including [...]