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From Peer Review to the Public: Re-imagining Academic Freedom and Advocacy
Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:00-13:00 ET Co-presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy and the Federation, From Peer Review to the Public: Re-imagining Academic Freedom and Advocacy is a timely conversation about how the humanities and social...
Nourishing Black scholarship, nurturing collective joy
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Something remarkable happens when spaces are allowed to feel more human—when they are welcoming, grounded in care, and shaped with intention. When...
As global tensions rise, can Canada maintain its Women, Peace, and Security commitments?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction As global conflicts intensify, the federal government is being forced to make hard choices about security, defense spending, and values. These...
Assisted Reproduction Policy in Canada: Framing, Federalism, and Failure
My interest in assisted reproduction began on an airplane. In August 2017, I was flying from Fredericton, New Brunswick to Calgary to begin a Master’s degree in political science. The day before my flight, I had grabbed a book – Margaret Somerville’s...
The social implications of artificial intelligence
The social implications of emerging technologies: Are the most important questions the least studied?
Leadership and sustainable peacebuilding - Alaa Murabit
Big Thinking at Congress 2018 Leadership and sustainable peacebuilding In an era when insecurity is a daily reality for people in many parts of the world, what is the role women have in peacebuilding and in political processes? Alaa Murabit will...
Work in a warming world - Carla Lipsig-Mummé
The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) Are Creating a Gender Revolution
My research with and on behalf of trans and gender nonconforming kids brings my personal experience together with my scholarship in a particularly powerful way. I was a gender nonconforming kid and experienced very harsh gender policing. I now...