NRCan Energy Consultation Report - Re-Energizing Canada: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future

According to a new report co-authored by 71 university researchers from all 10 provinces, decreased demand for fossil fuels over the coming decades could significantly reduce inward investment in the oil and gas sector, making the industry a less attractive and riskier business. The scholars recommend that Canada makes the shift from being an oil […]

Book Talk - "The Search For a New National Identity" with author Dr. Jatinder Mann

We are proud to announce that the Robarts Centre will be hosting Dr. Jatinder Mann of King's College for a discussion of his new book: The Search For a New National Identity: The Rise of Multiculturalism in Canada and Australia, 1890s-1970s.  When: Thursday, June 1, 7:00pm  Where: Kaneff Tower - Room 626, York University, Keele Campus This is […]

Book Talk - "The Search For a New National Identity" with author Dr. Jatinder Mann

We are proud to announce that the Robarts Centre will be hosting Dr. Jatinder Mann of King's College for a discussion of his new book: The Search For a New National Identity: The Rise of Multiculturalism in Canada and Australia, 1890s-1970s.  When: Thursday, June 1, 7:00pm  Where: Kaneff Tower - Room 626, York University, Keele Campus This is […]

The Geotechnical Politics of Ocean Frontiers: The Canadian North & the Indo-Pacific | An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Peace & Security

Friday, 28 April 2017 | 9am to 6:30pm | York University This workshop explores the politics of constructing ‘Peace’ and attaining ‘Security’ through interdisciplinary analytical frameworks of ‘Frontier Studies.’ The keynote address will be given by peace prize winning The Honourable Peggy Mason, former Canadian Ambassador and current President of the Rideau Institute. Investigating frontiers, […]

The Geotechnical Politics of Ocean Frontiers: The Canadian North & the Indo-Pacific | An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Peace & Security

Friday, 28 April 2017 | 9am to 6:30pm | York University This workshop explores the politics of constructing ‘Peace’ and attaining ‘Security’ through interdisciplinary analytical frameworks of ‘Frontier Studies.’ The keynote address will be given by peace prize winning The Honourable Peggy Mason, former Canadian Ambassador and current President of the Rideau Institute. Investigating frontiers, […]

April 20: Robarts Centre 5th Annual Lecture in Canadian Studies

We are excited to announce that this year's Robarts Centre Annual Lecture in Canadian Studies will be delivered by Dr. Bonita Lawrence (Mi'kmaw), Associate Professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University. Her lecture, "Canada at 150: Where is the 'Truth' in the Reconciliation Process?" will be delivered as the keynote address at […]

Canada Watch Spring 2017 - Canada: Homeland or Hostile Land?

We are proud to release this year's edition of Canada Watch "Canada: Homeland or Hostile Land?" This year's issue contains amazing works examining state oppression, critiquing Canadian multiculturalism, and analyzing the relationship between the Canadian state and 'outsiders.' The papers in this issue were written by the esteemed presenters from the 2016 Robarts Centre Annual Graduate […]

Event: The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair Public Lecture at York University

Annual Avie Bennett Historica Canada Public Lecture in Canadian History The annual Avie Benner Historica Canadian Public Lecture in Canadian History has announced this year's guest is the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The title of his talk is "Indigeneity, the World, and Canada." Date: Thursday, […]

Guest Lecture: Unmasking Settler-Colonialism

The Department of Political Science will be hosting Assistant Professor Allan Downey of McGill University to deliver a talk on the role of lacrosse in Haudenosaunee culture. He will examine how lacrosse was central to granting the Haudenosaunee nation the sovereignty to represent itself in international competition. When: Monday, March 6, 2017, 2:30-4:30pm Where: South […]

HIPN Event: Lecture with Anishinaabe Elder Lewis Debassige

We are proud to announce a new initiative! The History of Indigenous Peoples' Network will be hosting an annual event which invites an Indigenous Elder to speak about history, knowledge, and ethics. The inaugural speaker is Anishinaabe Elder Lewis Debassige from M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island. Lewis Debassige is well known for his work as […]