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Benjamin Spock (1979-1980)
Nov 20, 1979
鈥淭oday鈥檚 Children鈥 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
鈥淩egional Tension in Canada鈥 This panel was the second part of a series beginning with Northcote Parkinson鈥檚 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
鈥淓mpires, Kingdoms, and Provinces: A Discussion of Regionalism in Europe鈥 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
鈥淐anadian Government Policy as it Relates to the Resource Crisis鈥 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
鈥淭he Conserver Society鈥 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 Rud茅 (1976-1977)
Nov 03, 1976
鈥淰iolence: An Historical Perspective鈥 George Rud茅 was a researcher and writer, author of 15 books, and editor of many others. He was a Marxist historian, greatly influenced by 鈥渉istory from below,鈥 whose research explored the French Revolution and the importance of crowds [...]
Hugh McCullum (1976-1977)
Nov 02, 1976
鈥淚nstitutionalized Violence: A Northern Perspective鈥 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
鈥淰iolence and Political Authority鈥 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
鈥淭he Meta-Industrial Village: A Strategy for Survival and Cultural Evolution鈥 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
鈥淥fficial Languages in Canada鈥 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
鈥淗umanizing Government Policy鈥 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
鈥淐reating a Climate for Creativity鈥 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 [...]