In Conversation with Stephen Hurley

Steve Orsini has had a long and dedicated career in the service of Ontarians. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary of the Treasury Board from 2011-2014 and Secretary of the Cabinet, Clerk of the Executive Council, Head of the Ontario Public Service (OPS) from 2014-2019.

Steve Orsini is a distinguished fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto.

You can find out more about Steve Orsini by visiting his profile page at the Munk School: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/profile/orsini-steve/

Dr. Charles Pascal. Charles is Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development as OISE/UT. He also serves as special advisor to the Dean at that same institution. He has a long-standing and very deep commitment to the area of early childhood education and took a lead on the design and implementation of ONtario’s full day kindergarten program.

As you’ll hear in our conversation, Charles Pascal in an interdisciplinary thinker who is concerned about our growing inability to see and talk across silos, a capacity that is important in both our leaders and our citizens.

Charles Pascal brings his insights, his years of experience in both academics and politics and his passion to today’s conversation.

Find out more about Charles Pascal by visiting: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/aphd/Home/Faculty_and_Staff/Faculty/2097/Charles_Pascal.html

Follow Charles on Twitter: @CEPascal

In Canada, 52.2% of children in foster care are Indigenous, but account for only 7.7% of the child population. That is a staggering fact that should cause all of us to stand up and take action.
Dr. Cindy Blackstock is one Canadian who continues to dedicate her life to education and action around the inequality in the way in which First Nations children are treated, especially by the structures developed and maintain by the highest levels of government. For Cindy Blackstock one of the places to look for solutions is in the way we think about leadership, followship and citizenship.

indy Blackstock is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Professor at McGill’s School of Social Work, and the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. She holds a doctorate in Social Work as well as honorary degrees from a number of Canadian universities. Dr. Blackstock is an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Find out more about the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society at https://fncaringsociety.com

Marjorie Brans is an active member of intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial networks around the world and activated by a personal and professional desire to work towards equity, equality and justice. She is the founder of the School for Social Entrepreneurs and is a member of the League of Intrapreneurs.

In this conversation, we explore this work, including, Maitri, her networked response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Learn more about Marjorie by following her on Twitter (@marjorie_brans) or on LinkedIn

Irvin Studin is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Global Brief magazine, and President of the Institute for 21st Century Questions.

He thinks deeply and provocatively about Canada’s place in the world and can be found at the intersections of geography, politics, national psychology and, as you’ll hear in this conversation—imagination.

In this conversation, Irvin helps us map out some of the geo-political possibilities for the future, identifies some of the pivot points for our thinking, as both citizens and leaders, and calls us all to a new mentality that positions Canada, no longer as a term-taker, but a term setter.

Visit the Institute for 21st Century Questions at https://www.i21cq.com/

Host Stephen Hurley is joined by Canadian-American journalist, David Frum, to discuss issues of policy, leadership and the threat of de-globalization in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis.

Find out more about David’s work, including his newest book, “Trumpocalypse: The End-Times President, a Battle Against the Globalist Elite, and the Countdown to Armageddon ” by visiting https://davidfrum.com

Peter Biro is a passionate advocate for human rights, resistance against unaccountable governments, corporate influence and technology. He is the founder of Section 1″, a an initiative calling all Canadians to a type of heroic citizenship in the face of some pretty serious threats to constitutional democracy, here and around the world.

In this conversation, we use Peter’s soon-to-be-released book, Constitutional Democracy Under Stress: A Time for Heroic Citizenship, as a way into a rich conversation about leadership, citizenship and what that means in our current age.

Learn more about Peter’s work by visiting https://www.section1.ca/

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lexis Duclos is a Catalyst & intrapreneur. She’s focused on tech-driven social impact in Canada and the United States and is dedicated to helping organizations develop new models of operating.

Well, those are the words that she’s written on her LinkedIn Profile but, as you’ll hear in this conversation, there’s a whole lot to the way she thinks about her work and her role in the world. Alexis is one of those people who loves and lives the questions very deeply, a disposition that allows her to avoid the temptation to rush too quickly to solutions.

You can find Alexis on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter: @alexisduclos

David Price, OBE is a global thought leader, learning futurist and author, with a keen eye for how organizations learn, innovate and lean into the future.

David’s highly-acclaimed book “OPEN: How We’ll Work, Live And Learn In The Future” sounds some very poignant tones in our current time as governments, social institutions and businesses try to make sense of life in a post-COVID world.

His newest book, scheduled for a summer release, is “ The Power Of Us: How We Connect, Act And Innovate.”

The title says a whole lot, and we’ll dig into some of the main themes of that book in today’s conversation.

Find out more about David Price by visiting his website: https://davidpriceobe.com

LEx Conversations is pleased to welcome Bob Rae, a man who has dedicated much of his life to public service. Between the years 1978 and 2013, Bob Rae served at both federal and provincial levels, leading the province of Ontario as premier from 1990-1995.

Currently, Bob Rae works as a lawyer, a mediator and a teacher at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He’s written 5 books on politics and public life and is both a Companion of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of Ontario.

In this conversation, we use the current COVID-19 pandemic to talk about leadership, the dangers of nations turning in on themselves and some of the new dimensions of citizenship and engagement.

Listen to Bob Rae’s podcast, Political Stripes at https://politicalstripes.ca