An unprecedented effort to bridge Canada's linguistic divide, Ontario's two public broadcasters, TVO Media Education Group (TVO) and TFO, present a joint bilingual special aimed at bringing together the country's anglophone and francophone communities. Inspired by Hugh MacLennan's iconic novel "Two Solitudes," which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, this bold initiative promises a unique experience in Canada's media landscape. Hosted by TVO's Steve Paikin and TFO's Sandra Padovani. WIth guests: Tasha Kheiriddin, national political columnist for Postmedia, commentator in both anglophone and francophone media, and speaker; Yann Martel, philosopher and francophone who writes in English, best known for his award-winning novel, "Life of Pi;" Stéphanie Chouinard, political science associate professor at the Royal Military College of Kingston. She does research in the fields of language rights, minority and Indigenous rights, and law and politics; Serge Dupuis, expert in the social, political, and intellectual history of francophone minorities in North America and associate member of the Chaire pour le développement de la culture d'expression française en Amérique du Nord (CEFAN) at Université Laval.

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