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Marie Henien is the final speaker in our series. Recognized as one of the most influential criminal defence lawyers in Canada, in her new book, Nothing But the Truth, Marie Henein shares her belief that much of the public’s understanding of the justice system is based on popular culture, and social media, and decidedly not…

Our 5th talk is titled UNDRIP Implementation in Canada: Completing De-colonization presented by Peter H.  Russell. One of the foremost experts on Canada’s constitutional, aboriginal and judicial politics, Peter Russell has had a distinguished career as a political scientist and prolific author. Russell was chair of the Research Advisory Committee for the Royal Commission on…

The title of our 4th talk is Black Holes: A “Defense” of Pure Reason. Juna Kollmeier, the first female Director of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, U. of T., helps us understand the universe through research on the emergence of structure in the universe. She combines cosmological hydrodynamic simulations and analytic theory to figure…

John Sewell is a Toronto activist who will speak to us about “Policing in Toronto”. He was a member of Toronto City Council 1969 -1984, and Mayor of Toronto 1979-1980.  He continued his engagement in Toronto politics as a community activist, city councillor, journalist, writer, housing administer, and social entrepreneur. His most recent book is…

We are sad to report that Fran Beer died on April 7th. Fran contributed to the Academy as a facilitator and a member of the board. She brought to the workshops that she facilitated, one on the Brontes and the other on Jane Austen, her expertise as a scholar of medieval literature, nineteenth century women…

  The topic of our 2nd Spring Talk is Cities as Post-Covid Accelerators of Resilient, Inclusive Communities. Our presenter is Ken Greenberg who is an urban designer, active city-building advocate, author and teacher. He is the former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto.  As Principal of Greenberg Consultants his current…

Canada Tale of Two Cities – Montreal and Toronto Discussion Events of the Fortnight The Economist Readers (2 sections) New Yorker Readers Opinions A Opinions B Film Artist’s Lives Contemporary Film A Contemporary Film B Four Film Directors Health and Personal Interests Aging Well: Your Guide to Fitness and Health Let’s Just Laugh “Oh the…

The first Spring Talk is on April 13th. Join us to hear Mike Daley talk about The Yorkville Sound. Dr. Mike Daley is a freelance popular music history lecturer. He is writing a history of live music…

Keep your eye on the website as workshop descriptions for the 2022/2023 Academy year will be available on the Workshops page beginning March 20th. Registration will open up on April 1.

The following presentations by fellow Academy members were chosen by their Facilitators as outstanding exemplars to share: Joan McCordic on Cultural Appropriation from the “Art Crime: Fraud, Plunder and Theft of Culture” workshop, nominated by Cathy Spark. Carol Ann Witt on Persuasion from the “Understanding Ourselves and Others” workshop, nominated by Thea Herman and Yvette…