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INSTITUTE FOR CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

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Recent Speeches / Writings

  • October 25, 2023 – Irfhan Rawji & Martin Katz assume leadership of the Institute of Canadian Citizenship

  • After 16 years as Co-Chairs of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), the ICC’s two co-founders, the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul, have passed the torch to a new generation of leadership: Irfhan Rawji, a Calgary-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, will take over as Chair and the critically acclaimed filmmaker Martin Katz is becoming […]

  • June 9, 2023 – JRS awarded honorary Doctor of Laws by Ontario Tech University

  • “In recognition of his award-winning contributions to Canadian literature, his philosophies on social justice, interdisciplinary study, freedom of expression, and championing of Indigenous rights, the university proudly confers upon Mr. John Ralston Saul the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.”  

  • June 7, 2023 – JRS speaks at a Citizenship Ceremony at Toronto City Hall

  • In collaboration with the Luminato Festival, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) hosted an Enhanced Citizenship Ceremony on June 7, 2023. JRS, the co-founder of the ICC, was the special guest speaker at the ceremony. JRS encouraged Canada’s newest citizens to become involved in their communities, and especially though the arts: “The culture of a […]

  • March 22, 2023 – WATCH JRS discuss the past, present and future of Canadian democracy at Massey College

  • March 11, 2023 marked the 175th anniversary of Canadian Democracy. JRS is joined by CBC Journalist Omayra Issa and Kia Dunn of Ecotrust Canada to discuss questions like: How well Canada has lived up to the ideals set out in 1848? What does the future of Canadian democracy look like?

  • March 11, 2023 – READ JRS on the 175th anniversary of Canadian democracy

  • On March 11, 1848, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin were asked by Governor General Lord Elgin to form a government because they had the confidence of the House of Commons. This first Canadian democratic government put in place official bilingualism, advanced public education and laid the foundations of our contemporary immigration and citizenship policies.

  • October 6, 2022 – WATCH the 19th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture

  • Her Excellency the Rt. Hon. Mary Simon delivered the 19th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary on October 6, 2022. You can watch JRS introduce Her Excellency and their conversation following her lecture on the theme of “Reconciliation and Evolution of Canada.” You can find more information about the LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture […]