Being Canadian Today explores the forces reshaping Canada and the world through timely discussions on trade, politics, immigration, higher education, healthcare, music, food systems, history, and national identity. Expert speakers examine today’s biggest economic, social, and cultural challenges while offering historical context, practical insight, and perspectives on Canada’s future together.
Back by Popular Demand explores how individuals and societies respond to uncertainty in a rapidly changing world. Through timely discussions on Trump-era politics, protest music, Canada’s future, and shifting global power, alongside lectures on health, technology, humour, and joy, the series weaves together political, cultural, and scientific perspectives to examine resilience, meaning, and collective identity in turbulent times.
North of 60 is focused on the environmental, social, and political realities shaping Canada’s Arctic and Subarctic regions. Through interdisciplinary talks on climate change, northern ecosystems, Indigenous-led conservation, Arctic governance, resource development, and community health, the series highlights both the fragility and resilience of northern landscapes and peoples. Together, the lectures emphasize the growing global significance of the North and the need for science, sovereignty, and cooperation to guide its future.
Hillary Pimlott (WLU), Jonathan Finn (WLU), Jeremy Hunsinger
(WLU), Kelly Laurila (U of W), Jeff Heydon (WLU), Mark Humphries (WLU), Lyle
Friesen (Environment Canada)
Dr Jenna L. Hennebry, Dr Michael Gordon, Dr Robert McLeman, Dr. David Fitzgerald, Dr. Mikal Skuterud, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault, Dr. Mary Crea-Arsenio, Tara Bedard
Alex Mustakas, David Connolly, Dr. Jim Wilkinson, Dr. Amir Khajepour, Tammy Webster, Mike Morrice, Kayli Dale, Dr. Peter van Beek, Marion Thomson Howell
Mary Chevreau, Seth Ratzlaff, Clarence Cachagee, Pamela Mulloy , Norma Macfarlane, Carrie Snyder, David Worsley, Mandy Brouse
Dr. Steffanie Scott, Dr. Miguel Sioui, Dr. Andrew Spring, Dr. Janet Mclaughlin, Mr. Gabriel Allahdua, Dr. Ralph Martin, Dr. David Waltner-Toews, Dr. Alex Glaros, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Dr. Jorg Broschek, Dr. Anna Esselment, Dr. Darren Thomas, Geoffrey Stevens, Dr. Emmet Macfarlane, Dr. Brian Tanguay, Dr. Laura Pin, Dr. Anna Drake
Heather Keller, Richard Hughson, Carrie McAiney, Kate Dupuis, Lora Giangregorio, Jane Kuepfer
Dr. Blaine Chiasson, Dr. Hongying Wang, Dalton Rawcliffe, Dr Ashley Esarey, Dr Kevin G. Cai, Dr Joe Qian, Dr Norman Smith
Stephen Brunt, Marty Deacon, Dick Pound, Ken Jackson, Tim Elcombe, Alanna Harman, Stephen Wenn, Cheryl Pounder
Heather Henderson, Manuela Ullrich, Kathie Shaw, Serena McDiarmid, Anne Wilson, Steve Mock, Nancy Worth
James Skidmore, Eva Plach, Douglas Peers, Gavin Brockett, Jasmin Habib, Paul Freston, Christopher G. Anderson
Mark Harris, Robert Kelly, Allen Jorgenson, Debbie Lou Ludolph, David Pfrimmer, Kristine Lund, Daniel Maoz, Mary Philip
Darren Thomas, Jean Becker, Lori Campbell, Kelly Laurila, Erin Hodson, Cody Groat, Allan Downey, Rene Meshake, Kim Anderson
All talks in this series were given by Alan Morgan
Dr. Morgan was not able to share his slide presentations.
We all know that Climate Change is a global problem. But what is happening in our own province? Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner, Dr. Dianne Saxe, presented a talk on Climate Action in Ontario: What’s Next? at Kitchener City Hall on January 15th, 2019.
Steven Bednarski, Byron Williston, Jatin Nathwani, Blair Feltmate, Vanessa Schweitzer
Carl Zehr, David Marskell, Mary Chevreau, Robin Mazumder, Thomas Kay, Janice Mitchell & Ryan Mounsey, John Neufeld, Brian Doucet
Edward Greenspon, Jonathan MacKenzie, Scott Campbell, Stephanie MacLellan, Neil Desai, Marcel O’Gorman, Ed Jernigan, Thomas Homer-Dixon
Patricia Q. Campbell
Hindu Traditions:
Living Hinduisms, Nancy Falk
Hindu Myths, Penguin Classics
The Bhagavad Gita, Eknath Easwaran, trans.
Hindu Art and Architecture, George Michell
Buddhism:
Buddha, Karen Armstrong
What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula
The Dhammapada, Thomas Byrom, trans.
Buddhist Art and Architecture, Robert E. Fisher
Other:
The Easternization of the West, Colin Campbell
Oct 11 – Patricia Campbell’s Recommended Reading
(no accessible transcript)
Pat Quigley, Nora Polley, Kathleen Sheehy, Alex Mustakas, Matt White, Gill Garratt, Andy Houston, Lois Adamson
Larry Swatuk, Mary Lou Klassen, Alan Whiteside, Ian Spears, Ronald Mathies, Rachel Boratto, Mary S. Caesar, Ryan Snider
Gavin Brockett, Quincey Almeida, Sheila Ager, David Seljak
Ken Hull, Carol Anderson, Jane Buyers, Kim and Amanda Jernigan
Chris Cowie, Christiane Sadeler, Bryan Larkin, Judah Oudsboorn, Julie Thompson,Wendy Meek, Bill Smith, Leslie Waye
Rick Waldenby, Danielle Gignac, Terri Boake, Phillip Beasley, Alex Josephson, Piper Birnbaum, Katherine Kovalcik
Darren Mulloy, Robert Harris
Colin Ellard, Stephanie Sobek-Swant, Joe Mancini, Pierre Filion, Mark Pancer, Alison Blay-Palmer, Jeff Casello
Sherry Dupuis, Brian Smale, Joan Norris, Mark E. Havitz, Laura Middleton, Marianne Mellinger, Suzanne Tyas
David Seljak, Sheila Ager, Gavin Brockett, Gary Bruce, Greta Kroeker, Timothy Gianotti, Wendy Fletcher
Robert Park, Scott Slocombe, Chris Alcantara, Whitney Lackenbauer, Claude Duguay, Jennifer Baltzer, Mark Terry
