TOP 10 PROGRESSIVE EVENTS OF 2015 (if not THE top, they are 10 very impressive progressive events!!) 1. The election of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals in October, defeating the increasingly conservative Stephen Harper, with a series of progressive promises, the undoing of a lot of neo-Conservative policies and laws and the first federal cabinet […]
PURSUING JUSTICE Keynote Speaker: HONOURABLE IRWIN COTLER You are invited to a very special event to launch the Pearson Centre’s “Pursuing Justice” project in Toronto that will recognize the Honourable Irwin Cotler. VIPs attending include: MPs, Bill Blair (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice), James Maloney, Francesco Sorbara, Michael Levitt, Anthony Housefather (Chair of […]
The Honourable Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development will launch the Pearson Centre’s “Econ4Tmro” series in Toronto March 14, 12 noon to 1:30 pm, in Toronto. Save the date. More info to follow. has been on the Advisory Board of the Pearson Centre since its founding in early 2013. Having been elected […]
The Paris COP21 has attracted thousands of experts and politicians on the matter of climate change. Canada has stepped into the middle of the fray, arguing limits to emissions and the need for concrete action. Canada`s delegation with Justin Trudeau at the helm, Provincial premiers and the newly minted Minister of Environment and Climate Change, […]
Agree to Agreement at COP21 in Paris By Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung PhD, RPP After the high hopes at Rio, the lukewarm reception at Kyoto, the climbing down at Johannesburg, and the abysmal Copenhagen, who could predict climate change, as a headline issue, could have the staying power we are witnessing now in Paris? A critical […]
The Pearson Centre along with Honourary Hosts: Dean Allison, MP; Linda Duncan, M.P.; Hon. Wayne Easter, MP, Greg Fergus, MP; Jenny Kwan, MP, Joyce Murray, MP; Anita Vandenbeld, MP; Arif Virani, MP and the Hon. Landon Pearson invite you to a reception on Monday, December 7, 2015; 4:30 TO 7:00 pm Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert […]
(The above is a picture of the first Canadian which was flown on the Peace Tower on February 15, 1964, shown here in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in February 2014 marking the 50th anniversary) The massive election upset by Justin Trudeau with a message of hope and optimism shows that Canadians really […]
(The above is a picture of the first Canadian which was flown on the Peace Tower on February 15, 1964, shown here in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in February 2014 marking the 50th anniversary) The massive election upset by Justin Trudeau with a message of hope and optimism shows that Canadians really […]
On Oct. 26, former Prime Minister Paul Martin said it would make “enormous sense” for a Trudeau-led Canada to pursue a trade deal with China, correctly noting that Canada has been lagging in developing free trade agreements with many countries, including China. Martin stated that Canada could pursue such a deal while maintaining its stance […]
This election was a huge win for progressive politics in Canada and for the Liberal Party and Justin Trudeau, but more than that it is about a fundamental change in our national culture. A change in how we do politics and how we describe who we are as a people and how we function as […]
