The Next 150

Poet Mustafa Ahmed speaks about shared values, and growing up in Toronto's Regent Park housing project. Jordan Bennett remembers lessons from his grandmother and Mi'kmaq basket ladies.

Rocket scientist Natalie Panek speaks about the value of exploration. Halifax's Poet Laureate Rebecca Thomas reimagines Canada's origin story.

Hadiya Roderique, a Massey Fellow, gives us a few lessons about integrity that she learned from Ultimate Frisbee. Jeff Liebert looks at the future of Canadian agriculture.

Pianist Carl Bray speaks about the value of listening and plays an original composition. Anand Mahadevan reflects on his experience immigrating to Canada and the lessons he wants to teach future generations.

Amanda Parris remembers a school play she wrote adapting the slave narrative of Harriet Jacobs. Jordan Tannahill speaks about the state of the arts in Canada.

Jane Hilderman proposes a facelift for Canada's democracy. Laura Arngna'naaq speaks about life as an urban Inuk. Gabrielle Moser imagines a series of photographs of Viola Desmond that never existed.

In speeches delivered at The Walrus Talks, Sarah Robinson tells the story of Canada's colonization. Alika Lafontaine makes the case for eliminating 'side conversations' when it comes to Indigenous health governance.

Clifton van der Linden, Founder and CEO of Vox Pop Labs speaks about the intersection of technology and democracy. And human rights advocate Remzi Cej imagines a world where we don't limit our imaginations and our empathy.

Jenna Tenn-Yuk recites a poem and talks about her experiences reconciling her religion with her sexual orientation. And blogger Anubha Momin speaks about how she came to understand herself as an immigrant settler after she moved to Iqaluit.

Lawyer and writer Prasanna Ranganathan speaks about why inclusion is a better goal than diversity. Aaron Taylor, a member of the Prime Minister's Youth Council, reflects on the generations of activists past that have shaped his life.