LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium
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The LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is a Canadian forum created through the joint effort of John Ralston Saul and the Dominion Institute (now named Historica Canada). Founded in 2000, the Symposium's purpose is to stimulate debate about the historical antecedents and future shape of the Canadian democracy. Canada's existence and democratic foundation owes a great deal to the partnership of two 19th century political visionaries, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, the first democratically elected Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada. The Symposium's annual venue honours these two great political reformers.[1][2]
According to Jocelyn Létourneau, a history professor at Université Laval in Quebec City and senior researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Francophone Literature, Arts and Traditions in North America, "the myths we (Canadians) used in building our nation have made us victims of our past. And, it's not easy to break the cycle."
An annual lecture at the Symposium is broadcast on CBC Radio One's Ideas.
Past speakers
[edit]- John Ralston Saul (2000)
- Alain Dubuc (2001)
- Georges Erasmus (2002)
- Beverley McLachlin (2003)
- David Malouf (2004)
- Louise Arbour (2005)
- George Elliott Clarke (2006)
- Adrienne Clarkson (2007)
- Sheila Watt-Cloutier (2009)
- His Highness the Aga Khan (2010)
- Naomi Klein (2016)
- Michael Sandel (2017)
- Sue Gardner (2018)
- Adam Gopnik (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Lafontaine-Baldwin Lecture". CBC Radio. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Doing the Right Thing". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
Further reading
[edit]Articles
[edit]- Patrick, Kelly (10 March 2006). "'A pretense of equality'". National Post. Toronto, ON. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Mofina, Rick (9 March 2002). "Time to build Native ties". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kilkenny, Carmel (30 November 2017). "LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture: Citizenship for sale?". Radio Canada International. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- Kett, Andrew (September 2002). "The Lafontaine Baldwin Lectures Volume One: The Intersection of History and Ideas". Quill & Quire. Toronto, ON: St. Joseph Media. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- [Business Insider] (28 August 2020). "18th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture announces a crisis reunion of its former speakers". Business Insider. New York, NY: Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- [Financial Post] (8 September 2022). "Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Delivers the 19th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Calgary". Financial Post. Calgary, AB: Postmedia Network. Business Wire. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- [Governor General of Canada] (6 October 2022). "Governor General delivers the 19th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture". gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- [The Globe and Mail] (15 October 2010). "Verbatim: The Aga Khan's LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
Books
[edit]- Arbour, Louise; Dubuc, Alain; Erasmus, Georges; Malouf, David; McLachlin, Beverley; Saul, John Ralston (2006). Griffiths, Rudyard (ed.). Dialogue on Democracy: The LaFontaine-Baldwin Lectures, 2000-2005. Toronto, ON: Penguin Random House. ISBN 0-1430-5428-7. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Archive.org.
External links
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