In Defence of Democracy 2024 (Full Program)

On Thursday, November 14th, over 300 people joined us for our fourth annual In Defence of Democracy live event which returned to Toronto’s majestic Winter Garden Theatre. We were honoured to have Connie Walker, Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award winning investigative journalist as this year’s featured speaker. Ms. Walker is a member of the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan and her work, including the acclaimed podcast Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s, has exposed the crisis of violence in Indigenous communities and the devastating impacts of intergenerational trauma stemming from Indian Residential Schools. Leading this important conversation about ways to further reconciliation and evolve our democratic institutions for generations to come was Nahlah Ayed, the host of CBC Radio’s IDEAS.

0:00 Welcoming Remarks
0:14 Lisa LaFlamme, Board Member of the Samara Centre for Democracy
6:01 Sabreena Delhon, CEO of the Samara Centre for Democracy
16:23 Connie Walker, Pulitzer and Peabody Award-Winning Journalist
16:38 Nahlah Ayed, Host of CBC Radio IDEAS
1:19:41 Sabreena Delhon, CEO of the Samara Centre for Democracy

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