ideacity On The Air

Tarek Fatah, journalist, writer, broadcaster & liberal activist, talks about freedom of speech and religion in the Canadian context today at ideacity 20th anniversary conference in a session called "Democracy & Freedom of Speech vs. Disinformation in the age of Surveillance". He provides insights on the press, politics, and current events in Brampton, Mississauga, and around the world, from Charlie Ebdo to the Quebec ban on hijabs.

Tarek Fatah is a columnist at the Toronto Sun and author of two award-winning books, ‘The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State’ and ‘The Jew is Not My Enemy’. He is the founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress, a group of secular Muslim Canadians committed to a separation of religion and state, fighting the spread of Islamism, anti-Semitism and Hindu hatred inside the Muslim community.

A recipient of both the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals, Fatah was a student leader in the 1960s and 70s, twice incarcerated by successive military dictatorships and had to leave the country in 1978 to escape a third military ruler.

Martine and Moses talk about viable ways people can live longer – or perhaps even forever – thought growing transplantable organs with customized DNA, mind file technology allowing for digital uploads of yourself, and much more.

This talk is forward thinking and enlightening. Martine is CEO of United Therapeutics, a company she created to save the life of one of her daughters who was battling a rare disease. She previously started SiriusXM satellite radio and was its CEO. Her most recent book is Virtually Human, an analysis of ethical and legal issues related to cyber consciousness. Together with her partner Bina Aspen, they support secular foundations and a religion dedicated to creating, preserving and reviving cyber consciousness for everyone.

Dr. Liponis has distilled his 3 decades of wonder into writing, as the author of three books, Ultraprevention (2005), UltraLongevity (2007), and The Hunter/Farmer Diet Solution (2012). He talks to ideacity about monetizing good health.

Joan Taylor – leading expert on the world of Jesus with a historical and archaeological focus – joins ideacity to unveil the appearance of Jesus Christ within historical and political context over the ages.

Joan is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King’s College London and is a leading expert on the world of Jesus, with a focus on history and archaeology.

In their retirement, the Jim and Sue Waddintons trekked the Canadian landscape to find over 700 of the places where the legendary Canadian landscape artists - the Group of Seven and Tom Thompson - painted.

Listen as the Waddington’s compare photographs of some of the 700 painting sites they have found with the corresponding artwork. Their book is “In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven” published by Goose Lane Editions & Art Gallery of Sudbury.

Janice Stein, Founding Director & Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy talks to the ideacity’s audience about whether Technology is Reordering the World. Insights about the race to 5G and what that means.

Former Mayor of Mississauga Extraordinaire Hurricane Hazel McCallion.

Dr. Rose, founder of Sanctuary AI, returns to ideacity to share his theory of understanding minds and how that is applied to AI. “…every thought that a human has ever thought resides inside our mind.“

Dr. Wong-Rieger argues that rare diseases actually aren’t as rare as you may think. As a rare disorders advocate and activist, she talks about the obstacles and the future for patients including diagnosis, treatment, community, research, and government support. Dr. Durhane has a PhD in psychology from McGill University and was professor at the University of Windsor, Canada. She is a trainer and frequent lecturer and author of three books and many articles.

Cam Battley is chief corporate officer at Aurora Cannabis, a producer of medical cannabis and cannabis oils. He talks at ideacity 20th anniversary conference about Canada's cannabis industry, decriminalization & social justice, use as a therapeutic medicine, and gives us a global perspective for the industry.