With David Walker, MD FRCPC Queens University Canada ranks comparatively low in healthcare effectiveness despite relatively high public and private spending. Access to primary care is problematic, emergency department utilization is high, and those departments are crowded providing care in…
With Jill Doctoroff, Executive Director of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) Canada This presentation will start with a brief historic context of abortion in Canada to better understand the contemporary landscape. There will be an overview of myths surrounding abortion care…
With Karis Burkowski Why do we have only one god when there used to be so many? Where did the idea of marriage come from? How did the disparity between rich and poor begin? Why Men Mad God is a historical…
With Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, Ph.D. We can build community by designing better public spaces! This talk introduces listeners to placemaking, and then provides detailed examples of how two forms of placemaking – little free libraries and road murals –…
With Dr. Anil Verma, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza (Brazil) It is interesting and useful to ask if the COVID pandemic of 2020-22 has caused some long-term changes in our lives, work patterns and leisure. Many…
With Dr. Sanchez Martinez, Ph.D. University of North Carolina In this talk, Dr. Sanchez Martinez will discuss Indigenous languages and non-alphabetic writing from Abiayala (The Americas). The talk will focus on the Siwar Mayu project, an online multilingual publication that…
With Lindsay van Dijk, UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy Thursday, March 17, 2022 12 pm EST Join Lindsay van Dijk as she shares with us her exceptional journey to becoming a humanist chaplain in the UK's National Health Service. You'll…
With Sarah Cooper, Ph.D. University of Manitoba Sunday, March 27, 2022 3 pm EST Housing is foundational for both individuals and communities. In the past, Canada’s social housing system was recognized around the world as a model for low-cost housing…
A Panel Discussion With Marty Shoemaker, Martin Frith, Srishti Hukku, Mary Beaty, and Nicolas Bruzzone Make history with Humanist Canada and meet Canada’s first accredited Chaplains! Canada currently has a significant gap in the delivery of secular care services to…
How to Make Technology Work for Workers With Jim Stanford, PhD, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work Much popular discussion about the future of work is filled with breathless commentary on how our jobs are being transformed by…
The Spectrum of Global Humanism and the Importance of Protecting Humanists at Risk With Giovanni Gaetani, PhD Humanists International Sunday, July 25, 2021 3:00 pm EST As a member of Humanist Canada, you might be familiar with humanism as a philosophical…
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada, Part II With Prof. Jocelyn Downie, CM, FRSC, FCAHS, SJD Sunday, June 27, 2021 3:00 pm EST In this presentation, Jocelyn Downie will provide an overview of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada…