Upcoming Speakers
     
Tom Axworthy

Talk Title: Canadian American Relations in the Age of Trump

April 10, 2025

Canadians were shocked when Donald Trump not only started a trade war by ripping up the USMCA free trade agreement with Canada but also made clear his desire that the United States annex Canada. From being our best friend for the past 80 years, the Trump-led US has suddenly become potentially our greatest national security threat. Trump's Manifest Destiny goal, however, is not new. For most of Canada's  history Americans have threatened Canada's survival.To understand Trump and his MAGA followers we should understand this historical context.
     
Scot Perkin

Talk Title: Trekking Across England

May 8, 2025


     
David Miller

Talk Title: Assisting Cities withClimate Action

June 12, 2025

While Nations spat, Cities act:  David Miller will discuss the incredible efforts of mayors of the world's greatest cities to help avoid climate breakdown - based on his book Solved: How the great cities of the world are fixing the climate crisis.

David Miller is the Managing Director of the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy at C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, where he supports nearly one hundred mayors of the world’s largest cities in their climate leadership. During his two terms as mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010, the city became internationally known for its environmental initiatives, economic strength, and social integration. Miller is also a Harvard-trained economist, and a lawyer.