Host: Dawn Hemingway

1pm: Dr Michael Mackenzie, Professor of Political Studies and the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Vancouver Island University, shares information about recent research and publication entitled: Democratic Employee Ownership for a Resilient Canadian Economy. Contact: [email protected]

1:30pm: Laura Binette, Executive Director, and Jessica Davey, Project Manager, both with the Northern BC Queer Connection Society, provide news about this year’s Pride Picnic as well as other society initiatives including the Queer History Project and the Queer Connection Plan. Contact: [email protected]