Engagements & Recent Speeches
In recognition of his contributions to Canada and the world, York University awarded JRS an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree. JRS spoke to a full stadium of graduating students from York’s Faculty of Liberal Art & Professional Studies about taking leadership and responsibility for their future: “You, for better or worse, are graduating into tough times. […]
JRS participated in a series of events at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival organized by the Institute of Art and Ideas in Hay-on-Wye. HowTheLightGetsIn is the world’s largest festival of philosophy and music. JRS delivered a keynote address on The Tech Crisis (produced in association with Audio Note) about how the technologies we hoped would support freedom are […]
JRS delivered the opening keynote at the MTL 1849 Colloque / Symposium in Montréal hosted by Pointe-à-Callière. The conference marked the 175th anniversary of the fire in the Parliament of the Province of Canada in Montréal and included talks from over 20 experts of 19th century Canadian history. You can read JRS’s opening remarks, which he […]
JRS moderated a discussion about the role of business leaders in Truth & Reconciliation at the Winter 2024 Jarislowsky Fellowship in Business Management Dinner. The event was hosted by the Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary for students in its MBA and Executive MBA programs. […]
JRS joined the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and landscape architect Walter Kehm in conversation with author John Lorinc about the past and future of Ontario Place. Their conversation marked the opening of Steven Evans’s photography exhibit of black-and-white photographs of Ontario Place from between November 2021 and February 2024. You can watch their conversation online. You can […]
In a conversation moderated by city columnist Edward Keenan, JRS and the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson spoke about the future of Toronto at the West End Phoenix office. They discussed their lives as Torontonians, where this city has been, where it’s going and how it can become the best Toronto possible. A significant part of […]
At The Ismaili Centre in Toronto, JRS joined Haroon Siddiqui, editorial page editor emeritus of the Toronto Star and former President of PEN Canada, in conversation about Siddiqui’s new book My Name is Not Harry. “Veteran Toronto Star editor Haroon Siddiqui, brown and Muslim, has spent a life on the media front lines, covering conflicts […]
JRS, The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Leena Manimekalai and John Greyson discussed Greyson’s award-winning short film “International Dawn Chorus Day” at The Ageless Film Festival in Toronto. The event was moderated by Kaveh Shahrooz and co-hosted by The Ageless International Film Festival, HotDocs, PEN Canada, Rainbow Railroad and the Centre for Free Expression. “International Dawn […]
“Knowledge, the Enlightenment believed, could protect us from the follies of ideology. But John Ralston Saul maintains that ‘knowing’ has not made us ‘conscious.’ Instead we have become increasingly passive, our society increasingly conformist. There are no easy solutions to this problem, Saul says, but change is still possible.” In celebration of Massey College’s 60th […]
The Lafontaine-Baldwin Youth Conference at the Sharon Temple was organized as a collaboration between Pickering College (co-host), the York Region District School Board, the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, and the Sharon Temple (co-host). Eighty high school students from across York Region and Georgina Island participated in a full day and evening of guest […]
JRS spoke at the inaugural Allogeneic Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Survivorship Day that took place at Black Creek Pioneer Village. The event was organized by Dr. Jonas Mattsson, Director of the Hans Messner Allogeneic Transplant Program at Princess Margaret Hospital, and his team. JRS spoke about his own transplant experience, remarking: “It is […]
From August 11-12, 2023, the Common Action Forum held the “Together, for the world” conference in Brasilia, Brazil. JRS moderated the “Lessons from Forgotten Futures” session where Indigenous leaders from around the world spoke about the persecution their communities face in their home countries as well as the transformational potential of Indigenous-led social change. The […]
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 […]
On May 3, 2023, Speaker Anthony Rota of the House of Commons and Speaker George Furey, K.C., of the Senate co-hosted a reception on Parliament Hill celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Canadian Democracy. (Speaker Pro Tempore Pierrette Ringuette represented Speaker Furey at the event.) MPs and Senators from all parties attended as well as members of the public. […]
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?
The Futures Forum is a special conference organized by the international architectural firm BVN. Held in Tocal, Australia on Wonnarua land, the theme of FF3 was ‘Belonging in the Future.’ In the words of JRS, FF3 was designed to ‘waste’ time thinking about our place in the world and how we influence possible futures. Other […]
JRS is joined by The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Louise Dennys, Sturla Gunnarsson, Deepa Mehta, Ric Young and Bob Rae to talk about freedom of expression at The Ageless Film Festival in Toronto.
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 […]
Following the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie, JRS delivered the opening remarks at an event co-organized by the Toronto International Festival of Authors, PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada and Writers’ Trust of Canada. JRS’s remarks were followed by a solidarity reading from Rushdie’s works by Margaret Atwood, The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, John Irving, […]
“The International Network of Parliamentary Properties (INPP) is a global community of professionals and experts dedicated to exchanging and sharing knowledge regarding the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of heritage parliamentary buildings. Its purpose is to foster engagement and collaboration with a global community of peers with particular experience and expertise in dealing with complex parliamentary […]
Block 2 Architectural Competition The Block 2 design competition was an international architectural competition for the city block immediately south of Parliament Hill. The winning design will directly face Centre Block and the Peace Tower and complete the fourth side of Parliament Square. The independent jury, chaired by Bruce Haden and Anne McIlroy, was a […]
JRS delivered the keynote address at the PEN International Centenary Congress in September 2021. JRS spoke about his time as International President (2009-2015) and the continuing importance of PEN’s work fighting for freedom of expression, the rights of writers (including, crucially, those in prison or exile) and support for Indigenous and minority languages.
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In conversazione sul tema identità e appartenenza con Adrienne Clarkson organizata per Laura Ferri. Via Di Fontebranda 95, 17:00, Siena, Italia.
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Discurso de John Ralston Saul Ceremonia de Apertura 11 Festival Internacional de Poesía de Granada Febrero 17, 2015 Granada, Nicaragua Solo bajo la mas grande trepidación es que un filosofo da un discurso a poetas. Todos sabemos – nosotros novelistas, historiadores – que, sí existe una aristocracia entre los escritores, es dominada por los príncipes […]
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Panelists include: John Ralston Saul Canadian thinker and author who has written extensively on Indigenous rights, soft racism (sympathy) in Canada and a better relationship moving forward. MP Romeo Saganash New Democratic Party Member of Parliament. A Cree man who has spoken about important issues in parliament such as missing and murdered Indigenous women. He […]
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7:30 pm. Isabel Bader Theatre. 93 Charles St. W. JRS speech with special guests Hayden King and Lisa Charleyboy. The unstoppable comeback of the Aboriginal peoples.
7:00pm. Southminster United Church. 15 Aylmer Ave. JRS speech will be joined by guests TBC. The unstoppable comeback of the Aboriginal peoples.
7:00 pm. First Nations House of Learning. 1985 W. Mall. UBC Point Grey (closest parking: Fraser River Parkade). JRS speech moderated by Georgia Straight Editor, Charlie Smith. Guests include Doug White, Leah George Wilson & Shain Jackson. The unstoppable comeback of the Aboriginal peoples.
7:30 pm. 300 Memorial Blvd. Winnipeg Art Gallery. JRS speech & conversation with Leah Gazan, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair with music by Rebecca Chartrand, hosted by Michael Champagne. The unstoppable comeback of the Aboriginal peoples.
7:00 pm at The Roxy Theatre 320 20th St W. JRS Speech & conversation with Winona Wheeler and John Ralston Saul will be joined by special guests, hip hop artist Eekwol and Dr. Winona Wheeler, President Elect of NAISA & Head of the Department of Native Studies. Hosted by Dani Mario of CBC News Saskatchewan. […]
JRS to give acceptance speech at the University of Winnipeg for Honourary Doctorate of Law with central themes including citizenship & the aboriginal comeback. Click to be redirected to a live stream.
JRS to lead the 80th PEN International Congress in Bishkek, Kyrgystan.
JRS in conversation w Andrew Graham-Yooll of Argentine Pagina 12 newspaper RE the re launch of PEN Argentina, censorship, and the importance of protecting endangered languages.
An online interview from Estonia with journalist Silvia Urgas
An interview with Finnish journalist Antti Majander: “Russian and Ukrainian PEN Centres opposed to allign with hate speech.”
Russian and Ukrainian PEN affirm their unity against the waves of propaganda destroying the language of public discussion.
JRS in Helsking with Jarkko Tonti, International Treasurer of PEN International and Sirpa Kähkönen, President of Finnish PEN. Tomorrow they will meet with Erik Lundberg, Head of the Unit for Human Rights Policy, Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Finnish PEN members.
JRS was present in Stockholm for the Russian/Ukraine PEN International conference Ludmila Ulitskaya representing Russian PEN and Aleksandra Hnatiuk representing Ukrainian PEN gathered to affirm their unity against the waves of propaganda destroying the language of public discussion in their countries.
JRS will head the delegation of PEN to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan before the International Congress of PEN September 29-October 2 with the Secretary Takeaki Hori Intl, Director Exec Carles Torner, Jena Patel Congress Director and Member of the International Board of Marketa Hejkalová.
A report from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on our recent PEN International delegation.
JRS to present Key Note speech to the graduates of the IE Business School in Segovia, Spain. Key note address will relate to Voltaires Bastards. The graduation ceremony will be broadcast live at 11:15 local time over the internet following the link:
John Ralston Saul is in Barcelona for the Annual Meeting of the Council of the International PEN discussing the situation and developing Russia-Ukraine International PEN’s strategy for the region of Latin America, Turkey and South Asia.
JRS to attend meeting with PEN Deutschland & PEN International Board members in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Mayor Hermann-Josef Pelgrinstreet to invite German PEN President Josef Haslinger & JRS to sign the Golden Book at Schwäbisch Hall Council Chamber.
Press Freedom Day event in Ottawa, Canada. The speech, titled ‘Secrecy, Surveillance and Free Expression’ is available to view online here.
JRS to attend Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina from May 3rd – May 9th. Visit to include roundtable “Free The Word!” with Argentine authors including Martín Kohan, Luisa Valenzuela, Pola Oloixarac and Carlos Gamerro. They will discuss the history of PEN International in Latin America and freedom of expression.
JRS to speak at National Arts Centre, Ottawa: “Secrecy, Surveillance and Free Expression.” Speech is in celebration of World Press Freedom hosted by the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom
JRS delivers the keynote address to the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon in Ottawa. Sauls speech is titled “Secrecy, Surveillance and Free Expression.”
JRS to speak RE: “A Fair Country: Truth or Tall Tale?” FREE event questions three Canadian myths. Church of the Redeemer. 162 Bloor St. W – April 30th, 7pm.
JRS to give Dinner Keynote – “Innovation: To What Purpose?” This address will ask “What are the broader social goals that ought to be achieved via innovation?”
JRS to visit publishers and writers in Myanmar at Yangon PEN Centre.
JRS, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University joining Marianne Hirsch, Past President (2013-14) of the Modern languages Association, and Stephen Slemon, President of the Association of Community College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)to discuss: Humanities: Past, Present, Future. Sears Atrium 3rd Floor, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre. 245 Church Street. 6:00pm- 9:00pm
JRS to attend visit of Canada by His Highness the Aga Khan 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili. Tuesday Feb 27th, 2014. Ottawa, Canada.
JRS to attend 18th Karlsruhe Dialogues in Germany. Discussion topic – World (Market) Society. On Trade with Goods, Data & Humans. Global Economy & The Collapse of Globalism.
JRS to attend 18th Karlsruhe Dialoguesin Germany. Discussion topic – “World (Market) Society: On Trade with Goods, Data & Humans” Including Global Economy & The Collapse of Globalism.
Delhi- Roundtable on PEN + freedom of expression given by Canadian High Commissioner Stewart Beck.
Mumbai- Roundtable on PEN and freedom of expression is given by Canadian Consul General Richard Bale. Title: Freedom of Expression in a Globalising World. Location: Lavender Room, Taj Chambers, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Apollo Bunder, Mumbai. 18:30 – 20:30
JRS in conversation with Michael Sandel re: “Has Globalism Failed? Markets, and the Dictatorship of Reason.” Monday Jan 20th,2014. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Jaipur Literature Festival.
JRS & Adrienne Clarkson in conversation with Jonathan Shainin: “The Pleasures and Problems of Cohabiting with Another Writer.” Monday Jan 20th, 2014 15:30- 16:30. Jaipur Literature Festival.
JRS in conversation w/ Hubert Vedrine, & Shashi Tharoor on “History Strikes Back and the Collapse of Globalism.” Sunday Jan 19th, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Jaipur Literature Festival.
PEN Session Sunday Jan 19th 17:00 – 18:00. JRS in conversation w/ Peter Godwin, Jerry Pinto & Madhu Trehan: “Freedom, Opinion and Expression.”
JRS Introduces Ray Monk, biographer of Wittgenstein at Jaipur Literature Festival. Sat Jan 18th, 18:00
JRS Introduces Ray Monk, biographer of Wittgenstein at Jaipur Festival. Sat Jan 18th, 18:00
JRS attends launch of PEN Delhi Centre. Wednesday jan 15th, 2014. The Attic 36 Regal Building, New Delhi 110 001
Hon. Bill Graham, Chancellor, Trinity College, in conversation with Dr. John Ralston Saul. “Voltaire’s Bastards Twenty Years on: What’s New?”
JRS gives a keynote address to UNISA SARCHI(South African Research Chair Initiative) retreat attendees.
JRS in South Africa for the 6th SRACHI (South African Research Chairs Initiative) from November 23rd- November 29th, 2013. “Establishing the Discourse and Protocols for Innovations from Below as Restorative Action to the Community.”
JRS Contextual Address: Philosophical Perspective
JRS attends UNISA SARCHI (South African Research Chair Initiative) retreat in Pretoria.
JRS gives the Closing Key Note Address at The Rotman School of managements two day conference titled: The Future of Business Education. A Conference for Business School Deans in Honour of Professor Roger Martin.
JRS to arrive in Germany for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2013. Will Chair the PEN International Publishers Circle breakfast.
Columbia Basin Watershed Network/ Symposium presents John Ralston Saul, author of “A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada. Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia.
A keynote address by John Ralston Saul, Canadian author of ‘A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada’ at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. The talk will close the festival and kick off the 2013 Watershed Symposium. Invermere, British Columbian~6:00pm (Salmon Festival.
Presented by the North Columbia Environmental Society in partnership with Living Lakes Canada: John Ralston Saul will be speaking in Revelstoke about his book, “A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada.” Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, British Columbia. 6:30 p.m.
John Ralston Saul speaks: Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre Sept 27th, 2013 6:30 p.m. Invemere, B.C. as part of The Salmon Festival, and Fairmont, B.C. for the Watershed Symposium.
PEN International Free the Word! Evening with an address by John Ralston Saul, President of PEN International.
John Ralston Saul delivers a keynote speech at the Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges.
JRS participates in panel discussion at HowTheLightGetsIn Festival: “Drugs, Money, and Morality” (5:30pm)
JRS participating in the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival in Hay, UK
JRS delivers speech at HowTheLightGetsIn Festival: “Confused, Belligerent, and Lost” (11:00am)
JRS participates in panel discussion at HowTheLightGetsIn Festival: “Lies, Lies, Lies” (1:15 pm)
John delivers lecture titled “Bilingualism and Multilingualism as the Future” at the Toronto French School (7:30pm)
Keep Toronto Reading: John Ralston Saul & Charles Foran discuss Farenheit 451 and freedom of expression (19:00, Toronto Reference Library)
JRS Delivers Keynote Speech, “A Country Won or Lost by Its Intellectuals”, at the Annual Conference of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Ottawa, Canada)
JRS speaks to Rotary Club of Toronto
JRS delivers lecture titled “Aboriginal Peoples and the Law” to Osgoode Hall Law School (3:30pm, IKB Building, Moot Court, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto)
JRS joins Tenth Glenn Gould Prize Jury, which selects Robert Lepage as the 2013 Glenn Gould Prize Laureate
The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World El País – “No hay razón para salvar a los bancos” Joseba Elola
John Ralston Saul discusses The Collapse of Globalism with David Roa at “La Madriguera del Conejo” in Bogotá, Colombia
News Release: ICC Partnering with Stratford Festival to Host National Chief Shawn Atleo as 11th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecturer. Symposium2013 Launch Rls
JRS Participates in Panel Discussion: “We’re All in This Together” at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention (Toronto, Canada)
JRS delivers the Keynote Address of the “Co-operating to Build a Better West” Conference (Saskatoon, Canada)
JRS interviewed about Dark Diversions by Charlotte Gray at Ottawa Writers Festival (4:00pm, Knox Presbyterian Church, Ottawa)
JRS interviewed about Dark Diversions by Susan Pedler at BookFest Windsor (8:00pm, Pentastar Theatre, Windsor)
Words After Dark 2012 with John Ralston Saul ($5, 7:00pm, Victoria Hall, Montreal)
JRS delivers Closing Plenary at the 19th Canadian Conference on Global Health (free for students, 3:45pm, Delta City Centre Hotel, Ottawa)
JRS Interviewed about Dark Diversions by Mark Kingwell as part of IFOA (12:00pm, Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West, Toronto)
JRS Interviewed about Dark Diversions by Charlie Foran(Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington)
John Ralston Saul delivers a speech the Salt Spring Forum (ArtSpring Theatre, Salt Spring Island, BC)
“Bridging the Divide & Knowing Our Neighbours”, An Evening with John Ralston Saul (Musqueam Community Centre, Vancouver, BC)
JRS Interviewed about Dark Diversions by Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi at Wordfest (Vertigo Theatre Centre, 115 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary)
John Ralston Saul delivers a lecture at a seminar organized by the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences in Seoul, Korea. Mr. Saul shares his opinions on where humanities and social sciences should go for the coming era.
Melbourne Writers Festival: “Strange Ideas”: An on-stage interview with John Ralston Saul (18:00, BMW Edge, Fed Square, $21.50)
Melbourne Writers Festival: “Writers in Peril”: A Conversation with John Ralston Saul and Melbourne PEN President Arnold Zable (16:00, ACMI Cinema 2, $21.50)
John Ralston Saul and John de Graaf talk at the Melbourne Writers Festival with The Age business columnist Adele Ferguson about how the globalization movement has changed the way we live and work, and whether globalism can ever deliver equality and a better life for all.
Keynote Address at the International Responsible Investment Conference (Melbourne, Australia)
“It’s Broke: How Can We Fix It?” Public Lecture at the University of Tasmania in Hobart (19:00, Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre, University Centre)
“It’s Broke: How Can We Fix It?” Public Lecture at the Sydney Opera House (17:00, Sydney, Australia)
Speech: “A Fair Country” Revisited (6:30pm, 353 McCarthy Road, Stratford, Canada)
Participating in the The Global Forum on the French Language (Quebec City, Canada)
Speaking at the Public Interest Alberta 2012 Annual Advocacy Conference, “Make Shift Happen: Mobilizing the Power of the People” (Calgary and Edmonton, Canada)
Speaking in the Toronto in Question Lecture Series: Who Needs Art and Culture in Toronto? (6:30pm, Free admission, FitzGerald Building, 150 College St., Room 103, Toronto, Canada)
Speaking at public forum: Economic Inequality What Do We Do? (7:00pm, Free admission, Metropolitan United Church, Queen & Church, Toronto, Canada)
Participating as Panelist and a Leading Speaker at the Global Korea 2012 Conference (Seoul, South Korea)
Extraordinary Canadians Author Meet-and-Greet (St. Thomas Golf and Country Club, 11am)
JRS Receives Honourary Doctorate from Nipissing University and Delivers Convoocation Address
Panel Discussion: Aboriginal Education: A Call to Innovate, with National Chief Shawn Atleo and Jose Barreiro (Nipissing University Theatre, 6:30pm)
Aboriginal Education: A Call to Innovate, with National Chief Shawn Atleo and Jose Barreiro (Nipissing University Theatre, 6:30pm)
Official Launch of the Extraordinary Canadians Television Series
LaFontaine and Baldwin Book Launch Event at the Salon du livre de Dieppe at 19:00 (Dieppe, New Brunswick)
JRS Receives Honourary Doctorate from Université de Moncton and Delivers Convoocation Address
Discussing LaFontaine and Baldwin with Éric Bédard at Librairie Olivieri at 19:00 (Montreal, Canada)
Speech to the Saskatchewan Law Review (Saskatoon, Canada)
JRS participates in the first KA NA TA Conversation (Winnipeg, Canada)
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 Thank you Serbian PEN! Thank you Vida and thank you to all of your members. You have organized a wonderful Congress. People who attend have no idea how much work is involved and how many hours are taken up that could have been used for writing. So, a very personal thank you […]
Opening Ceremony Speech of 77th Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade, Serbia SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
Literary Evening with JRS, “The Collapse of Globalism” at Galery ARTGET (Belgrade, Serbia)
Speech: “Marshall McLuhan: communications and freedom of expression” (Canadian Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia)
JRS Receives the Gutenberg Galaxy Award for Literature in Celebration of McLuhan Centenary
ICC Citizenship Ceremony hosted by the Musqueam Indian Band in Vancouver
Speech: “The E-Book Economy” at FOCUS 2011 Conference (3:00pm, Villa Reale di Monza, Monza, Italy)
Speech on Democracy in 19th-century Canada and 21st-century North Africa, as part of Fort York’s “Parler Fort” Speaker Series (7:30pm, Fort York, Toronto, Canada)
Extraordinary Canadians Event with Adrienne Clarkson at Chapters St. Johns (2:00pm, 70 Kenmount Rd., St. Johns, Newfoundland)
JRS Receiving Honorary Doctorate of Letters Degree from Memorial University and Addressing the Convocation Ceremony at the Arts and Culture Centre (St. Johns, Canada)
JRS Receiving Honorary Doctorate of Letters Degree from Memorial University and Addressing the Convocation Ceremony at the Arts and Culture Centre (St. Johns, Canada).
JRS to Moderate Extraordinary Canadians Book Launch Event with André Pratte, Vincent Lam, Charles Foran, and Mark Kingwell at the Royal Ontario Museum at 19:00
JRS to Moderate Extraordinary Canadians Book Launch Event with André Pratte, Vincent Lam, and Charles Foran at the Mayfair Theatre (1074 Bank St.) at 19:00, as part of Ottawa’s Writers Festival
Keynote Speech at the French Immersion in Manitoba Conference (Winnipeg, Canada)
Video of CIGI Panel Discussion on The Dark Side of Globalization, with John Ralston Saul, Jorge Heine, and William Coleman (Waterloo, Canada)
JRS Participating in Global Economy Panel Discussion: The Dark Side of Globalization, hosted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, starting at 19:00 (Waterloo, ON)
Speaking at the Globe & Mail/Ben McNally Books Authors’ Brunch – 10:00am at the King Edward Hotel (Toronto, ON)
Tribute to Bob Neibert (Bracebridge, Canada)
JRS Presented with the Writers’ Union of Canada’s 2011 Freedom to Read Award, at the Gladstone Hotel at 18:00 (Toronto, Canada)
Speech on LaFontaine and Baldwin to the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
Speech at ICC Special Citizenship Ceremony (Ottawa, Canada)
Speech, “Friendship: Making Canada a Fair Place”, at the Cathedral Church of St. James, at 7:00pm (Toronto, Canada)
Speech at the TD National Reading Summit (Montreal, Canada)
Speaking on “Aboriginal Sovereignty and the Arctic” with Stepehen Kakfwi, hosted by the Canadian International Council at the Munk School for Global Affairs, at 6:30pm (Toronto, Canada)
Extract from a Speech by John Ralston Saul to the “Reviving the Islamic Spirit” (Toronto, Canada)
Speaking at the “Reviving the Islamic Spirit” Convention (Toronto, Canada)
Seminar on the Arabic edition of Collapse of Globalism, with Dr. Hamed Ammar and Prof. Sayed Yassin (Cairo, Egypt)
ICC Annual Gathering (Toronto)
Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Princess Twin Cinema in Waterloo at 7:00PM (Waterloo, Canada)
Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Maxwell Cummings Auditorium, Montreal Museum of Fine Art at 6:00PM (Montreal)
Interviewing Donna Thomson for the International Festival of Authors (Toronto)
Keynote Speech on Endangered Languages at the EstDocs Film Festival (Toronto)
Keynote Speech on Endangered Languages at the EstDocs Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)
Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre at 7:00PM (Edmonton)
Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Winnipeg Westminster United Church at 7:00PM (Winnipeg)
Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Roxy Theatre at 7:30PM (Saskatoon)
Nomination Speech for the presidency of International PEN, Linz, Austria
French For the Future Annual General Meeting (Toronto)
10th Annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium featuring His Highness the Aga Khan (Toronto)
October 13, 2010 Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Ottawa International Writers Festival at 7:00 PM (Ottawa)
Book Launch Event for Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, with Joseph Boyden at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library at 7:00PM (Toronto)
Opening Ceremony Speech Of The 76th Annual PEN In Tokyo, Japan.
Opening Address at the 76th Annual International PEN Congress (Tokyo)
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 From CBC Radio’s website: “One side wants a law against defamation of religions. The other warns that any such legislation would do far more harm than good. And both sides are clearly ignoring that old adage: Never discuss religion or politics. In fact, both sides are discussing both. Today in Geneva, freedom-of-expression […]
Speech to Huronia Unitarian Fellowship: “Spirituality and Myth in a Fair Country: the Citizen as Agent of Change” (Barrie, Ontario)
Speech to Huronia Unitarian Fellowship: “Spirituality and Myth in a Fair Country: the Citizen as Agent of Change” (Barrie, Ontario)
Manhae Grand Prize Recipient Awards Ceremony (Manhae Village, South Korea )
Manhae Acceptance Speech English(Manhae Village, South Korea)
Speech to Korean PEN (Seoul, South Korea)
Speaker, Meeting of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (Brussels, Belgium)
Speaker, Meeting of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (Brussels, Belgium)
PEN Speech at the Committee of Translations and Linguistics Rights conference, hosted by Catalan PEN (Barcelona)
Annual Conference of the Committee of Translations and Linguistics Rights (Barcelona, Spain)
PEN Speech at the Committee of Translations and Linguistics Rights conference, hosted by Catalan PEN (Barcelona, Spain)
PEN Meeting with Roberto Varela, Minister of Culture (Galicia)
PEN Meeting with José Luís Baltar Pumar, President of Ourense
Opening Keynote Address on Migration and Integration at the ICORN General Assembly (Frankfurt, Germany)
Opening Keynote Address on Migration and Integration at the ICORN General Assembly (Frankfurt, Germany)
Panel Discussion: “The Five Things the World Needs to Change Are?” at the Sydney Writers’ Festival (Sydney, Australia)
John Ralston Saul Talks to Ramona Koval at the Sydney Writers’ Festival (Sydney, Australia)
Onstage Event, “An Evening with John Ralston Saul” at the Sydney Writers’ Festival (Sydney, Australia)
Onstage Event, “An Evening with John Ralston Saul” at the Sydney Writers’ Festival (Sydney, Australia)
Keynote Speech at the London Regional Aboriginal Education Symposium 2010 – “Understanding the Past to Build the Future” (Ridgetown, Ontario)
Keynote Speech at the London Regional Aboriginal Education Symposium 2010 – “Understanding the Past to Build the Future” (Ridgetown, Ontario)
Remarks at Opening of Bill Reddick Show at the Gardiner Museum (Toronto, Ontario)
Keynote Address, “Doing Theology in A Fair Country” at the First Biennial National Conference of the Churches’ Council on Theological Education in Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Keynote Address, “Doing Theology in A Fair Country” at the First Biennial National Conference of the Churches’ Council on Theological Education in Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Extraordinary Canadians at the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Ontario)
Extraordinary Canadians at the Ottawa International Writers Festival (Ottawa, Ontario)
Bernhard Schlink in conversation with John Ralston Saul, at the Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ontario)
Meeting with Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma (London, United Kingdom)
Keynote Address at the Université Laval‘s “Between Wisdom and Ignorance” International Conference (Laval, Quebec)
Keynote Address at the Université Laval’s “Between Wisdom and Ignorance” International Conference (Laval, Quebec)
Speech on A Fair Country to McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
Speech on A Fair Country to McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
Speech on A Fair Country for the President’s Lecture Series at Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, British Columbia)
Speech on A Fair Country for the President’s Lecture Series at Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, British Columbia)
Speech, “Myth and Spiriturality in A Fair Country” at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia) (MP3 audio)
Conference with Simon Fraser University‘s Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Conference with Simon Fraser University’s Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs
Meeting with President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk (Bled, Slovenia)
Meeting with the Secretary General of La Francophonie, M. Abdou Diouf
Speech on A Fair Country to the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia)
In memory of Georges Anglade, President of PEN Haiti
Opening Ceremony of International PEN Literary Festival – Free the Word!
Literature and the Environment
Speech at the International PEN Congress in Bogotá, Colombia The Role of the Word in the Creation of a New World
The rogue state of Burmese generals
Open Letter to the UN Secretary General by Akbar Ganji, signed by John Ralston Saul
Speech given at a Citizenship Ceremony, hosted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. Vancouver, British Columbia.
Speech at the Temple of the Children Of Peace
Official Opening of Confederation Boulevard and Bytown Bridge
“A circle of friends” Foreword to the publication In the Company of Others by PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network)
Introduction to “Speaking in Tongues” a PEN Canada antology
Opening of the new Canadian Embassy “Citizenship, Immigration and Federalism: The Complexity of Modern Democracy in Canada” Berlin, Germany.
Speech given at the opening of the new Canadian Embassy “Citizenship, Immigration and Federalism: The Complexity of Modern Democracy in Canada”
Speech to the Canadian Studies Program
Speech at the opening of the 2005 French for the Future Conference University of Ottawa
The Success and Challenge of Bilingualism in Canada Op-ed article prior to the French for the Future 2005 National Conference
“Canada’s Gangrene” – Article by His Excellency John Ralston Saul in the February 21, 2005 issue of Maclean’s magazine
Speech By His Excellency John Ralston Saul Upon Receiving An Honorary Degree From The University Of Ottawa
Remarks made during the presentation of the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honour
His Excellency John Ralston Saul “Challenges for Social Scientists” Feature article for the e-zine innovationcanada.ca
A balance between people and place
His Excellency John Ralston Saul “Art, obligations and another form of consciousness” Foreword to a book by the SKILLS Society
Inaugural Joseph Howe Lecture University Of King’s College School Of Journalism
His Excellency John Ralston Saul The unheralded success of Bilingualism in Canada
Remarks to the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
“Leadership and the Environment”, Inaugural Gowgaia Institute Speakers’ Series. Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii
“My Canada Includes the North,” Globe and Mail
Opening of the 3rd Annual Conference French for the Future / French for the Future Speech. Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Президент Алмазбек Атамбаев встретился с участниками 80-го Конгресса PEN International
Globalization has only brought unemployment and crisis – La Vanguardia
An online interview from Estonia with journalist Silvia Urgas
An interview with Finnish journalist, Antti Majander: “Russian and Ukrainian PEN centres are opposed to align with hate speech.”
JRS Introduces Ray Monk, biographer of Wittgenstein at Jaipur Festival. Sat Jan 18th, 18:00
Hon. Bill Graham, Chancellor, Trinity College, in conversation with Dr. John Ralston Saul. “Voltaire’s Bastards Twenty Years on: What’s New?”
John Ralston Saul has been appointed a distinguished visiting professor at Ryerson University’s Faculty of Arts. His appointment is for a three-year term. As a distinguished visiting professor, Saul will help plan and participate in an annual John Ralston Saul Big Idea public discussion series. Ryerson University appoints John Ralston Saul as distinguished visiting professor
In advance of his keynote presentation at the upcoming Columbia Basin Watershed Network Symposium, Water Canada spoke with John Ralston Saul, Canadian intellectual and author of A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada, about environment, economics, governance, and First Nations. Interview: John Ralston Saul on Environment, Economics, Governance, and First Nations
Voltaire’s Bastards and the Worship of Reason Discussing Voltaires Bastards 20th Anniversary re-issue and the worship of reason RT America interview with Brian English of Prime Interest
John Ralston Saul talks to Lou Dobbs about the reissue of Voltaires Bastards John Ralston Saul Live (7:00 PM- EST) FOX BUSINESS NETWORK / Lou Dobbs Tonight
John Ralston Saul en conversation avec Lauren Lyster sur la réédition de Les Bâtards de Voltaire. John Ralston Saul en direct (15h00-EST) sur RTTV AMERICA/ capitol Account avec Lauren Lyster
Dark Diversions Richmond Times Dispatch – “Book review (fiction): Dark Diversions” Doug Childers
JRS in feature Interview with El Pais Semanal John Ralston Saul “No hay razón para salvar a los bancos”
Dark Diversions Ottawa Citizen – “Back to the present” Peter Robb
Dark Diversions National Post – “John Ralston Saul: Not the man he was then” Mark Medley
Dark Diversions Winnipeg Free Press – “Saul’s new fiction an ingenious read” Angela Narth
Interview with Mike Duncan at Classical 96.3FM
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin Straight Goods – “19th century politicians fought for made-in-Canada democracy” Mel Watkins
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin The StarPhoenix – “Making major impact on Canada” Bill Robertson
The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World Al Ahram Al Araby Magazine (Egypt) Interview with John Ralston Saul – In Arabic
John Ralston Saul on CBC Radio’s The Current, talking about the Toronto’s disappearing middle class
The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World Various Arabic Articles Interviews with Egyptian Press
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin Winnipeg Free Press – “Tough nation-builders fought powerful empire” Ron Kirbyson
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin Toronto Star – Christopher Hume
The Hill Times – “Lafontaine, Baldwin responsible for implementing foundations of modern Canada” Bea Vondouangchanh
Gazette – “Visions of Equality and Inclusion” John Kalbfleisch
Maclean’s – Macleans-FoundingFathers? Aaron Wherry