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Alfred Hermida Wins National Business Book Award

Alfred Hermida is at the forefront of research into social media and new digital forms of storytelling and audience engagement. Recently, his book Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why it Matters was...

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Katty Kay interviews Sir Elton John on his recent testimony before the US Senate

Katty Kay is the lead anchor for BBC’s World News America where she covers the full gamut of American and global affairs―reporting on US elections, the White House, Congress, Wall Street, global...

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Why Canada’s Food Industry May Soon be More Valuable Than Oil

What do sub-prime mortgages, Atlantic-salmon dinners, SUVs, and globalization have in common? They all depend on cheap oil. Jeff Rubin, one of the world’s most prominent experts on the future of “black...

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CBC’s Robert Fisher Retires After 49 Years in Broadcasting

Award-winning journalist Robert Fisher began his career in broadcasting more than 49 years ago. His insightful perspectives are based on his in-depth knowledge of provincial, national, and...

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The election’s on. The first debate is tonight. Here’s how we got here.

As Senior Columnist for Maclean’s magazine, Paul Wells is one of Canada’s foremost political commentators. Fresh, funny and authoritative, Wells speaks in both official languages on all of the matters...

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Rudyard Griffiths wants a Commissioner for Federal Debates

Rudyard Griffiths never shies away from discussing the big issue of the day. Chairman of the world renowned Munk Debates, Canada’s preeminent public forum, and business commentator on the CBC News...

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Election 2015: Paul Wells, Chantal Hébert, and Andrew Coyne On The Race To...

On October 19, Canadians from coast-to-coast head to the polls in the 2015 Federal Election. We’ve got three speakers who can help you make sense of it all. Paul Wells is a senior columnist for...

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Chris Hadfield Receives Order of Canada

Through his 21-years as an astronaut, three spaceflights and 2600 orbits of Earth, Chris Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation, harnessing the power of social media to make outer space accessible...

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Behind the Headlines: Three Journalists with the Inside Scoop on the Race for...

As the race to the White House gains momentum, these three internationally respected journalists help your audience make sense of the primaries, the polls, the policies and who’s going to make it to...

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Trump’s Art of The Con: Expert on Lying Explains How The GOP Frontrunner is...

Pamela Meyer’s mission is to help people get to the truth. Extensively trained in the use of visual cues and psychology to detect deception, Meyer teaches audiences how to go from lie-spotting to...

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Spotlight On: Canadian Icons

Next year, Canada turns 150 years young, and who better to help celebrate this milestone than the iconic Canadians represented by Speakers’ Spotlight. Inspiring people from coast to coast, these...

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Watch: Katty Kay Discusses Obama’s Role in Hillary Clinton’s Campaign

Katty Kay is the lead anchor for BBC’s World News America where she covers the full gamut of American and global affairs―reporting on US elections, the White House, Congress, Wall Street, global...

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Ian Bremmer: The Era of American Global Leadership is Over. What comes next?

Ian Bremmer is one of the world’s leading global political risk researchers and consultants. Renowned for merging the study of political science with current financial markets and trends, he provides...

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Navigating Murky Times across Multiple Sectors

Rona Ambrose knows politics. She successfully rose to lead the largest political party in Canada and after her tenure as leader of the Conservative Party it had the highest membership in its history....

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The World is Ripe for a Huge Crisis in 2018

Ian Bremmer is one of the world’s leading global political risk researchers and consultants. Renowned for merging the study of political science with current financial markets and trends, he provides...

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Freedom, Justice, and Equality: Ideals That Guide Us

As the oldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III has seized the torch lit by his parents by continuing their quest for equality and justice...

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Will Trump Kill NAFTA?

Rona Ambrose is a dynamic national leader, a champion for the rights of women and girls, the former Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition in the House of Commons, and the former leader of the...

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Having a Trump Clone Win in Canada is Harder Than It Seems

One of Canada’s leading thinkers on public opinion, demographics, and trends, and the president of the Environics group of research and communications consulting companies, Michael Adams delivers...

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Adding Depth and Expertise to the 2018 Winter Games

The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games get underway today and CBC, Canada’s official Olympic Network till 2024, has smartly enlisted an impressive stable of hosts, reporters, and commentators. Among...

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There Are Ways to Curb Gun Violence

For over 15 years Dr. Samantha Nutt has been at the front lines of many of the world’s major crises, in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Darfur as a medical doctor and a founder of the...

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