In 2024, MISC launched a new flagship event: Conversations: sponsored by Charles Bronfman, a major discussion series that focuses on thoughtful dialogue on topics of interest and relevance to a broad audience, addressing timely questions of Canadian history, politics, and policy, among others. The questions will transcend Canada, making important connections between Canada and its place in the world. Experts invited to participate in Conversations are from Canada and from other parts of the world.
The second edition of Conversations will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Panelists
- Peter Altmaier, Former Member of German Government and Parliament, coordinator of Germany's response to the 2015 "refugee crisis";
- Julián Castro, CEO, Latino Community Foundation - the US's largest Latino-serving foundation, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and author of An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dream;
- Ayelet Shachar, Professor of Law, Political Science & Global Affairs, University of Toronto, and author of The Shifting Border and The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality
Moderator
- Nahlah Ayed, award-winning foreign correspondent and host of CBC Radio One’s IDEAS
