Language, Inclusion, Immigration and Unity: A personal perspective on the future of the Parti libéral du Québec
A lecture from David Birnbaum, recently retired MNA as a member of the Parti libéral du Québec, on the October 2022 provincial election results, current challenges and the likely prescription for a path forward.
January 11, 2023
Anti-Black Racism in Canada and Beyond
A roundtable discussion featuring remarks from David Austin, Terri Givens, and Tari Ajadi. Part of McGill University's Black History Month programming.
Moderated by Holly Cabrera, CBC Montreal
February 2, 2023
Blood and Soil: The Far Right in Canada (Winter 2023 Mallory Lecture)
The 2023 Mallory Lecture, delivered by Stephanie Carvin, exploring the far right movement in Canada, online extremism, national security, and more.
February 23, 2023
The Russo-Ukrainian War, a Year Later
A talk from McGill University professor Maria Popova, one year after Russia's attempted invasion of Ukraine.
February 24, 2023
Absent Citizens No More: Advancing Disability Justice in Canada (Winter 2023 Eakin Lecture)
The Winter 2023 Eakin Lecture, delivered by Michael Orsini, exploring what it means to centre disability justice in Canadian politics.
March 22, 2023
Unlikely Insider: A West Coast Advocate in Ottawa
MISC and the McGill-Queen's University Press co-organized the book launch of Unlikely Insider: A West Coast Advocate in Ottawa, with a talk given by the co-authors, Jack Austin and Edie Austin.
Click here to learn more about the book.
April 24, 2023
Perspectives on the Alberta Election
MISC, the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, and the Consortium on Electoral Democracy co-presented a moderated discussion about Alberta politics and the May 29 election with Duane Bratt, Jared Wesley, and Lisa Young, moderated by Allison Harell.
May 23, 2023
Agent of Change - book launch
MISC and the McGill-Queen's University Press co-organized the book launch of Agent of Change, with a talk given by the author Huda Mukbil, in conversation with Debra Thompson.
September 18, 2023
Evolving U.S. Media Perceptions of Canada in a Changing World
MISC and the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at the Max Bell School of Public Policy co-organized a panel discussion of Canadian journalists working for prominent U.S. media news outlets. David Shribman moderated the discussion among Dan Bilefsky, Amanda Coletta and Emma Jacobs about their work and changing U.S. perceptions of Canada within and beyond the mass media.
September 27, 2023
The North Star- book talk
MISC presented the author Julian Sher, who gave a talk about his new book, The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots against Lincoln.
October 30, 2023
Federalism and the Climate Crisis: Can Climate Action and Intergovernmental Harmony Co-Exist? (2023 Mallory Lecture)
The 2023 Mallory Lecture, delivered by Professor Kathryn Harrison, on how the current federal-provincial conflicts reflect the fundamental incompatibility of climate change mitigation and economic reliance on fossil fuels.
November 8, 2023
The System is Broken: Why Canada Needs a Judicial Inquiry into Harm and Abuse in Sport and Why That’s Not Enough (Fall 2023 Eakin Lecture)
The Fall 2023 Eakin Lecture, delivered by Derek Silva, on harm and abuse in Canadian sport.
November 22, 2023
MISC Brown Bag series: Medicare and Migration: The complicated history of foreign-trained doctors and nurses in Canada
Professor David Wright, Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in the History of Health Policy at McGill University, gave a presentation examining the history of Medicare and how the keystone of Canadian welfare state nationalism was built and sustained by health care practitioners who “came from away”.
November 28, 2023
