FPA Currents is an annual lecture held in September. The topic for the lecture will vary, but the theme will always be at the intersection of politics, policy, journalism and current affairs.
The name of the series – FPA Currents – has several overlapping meanings. Firstly, it is held in Richcraft Hall which is adjacent to the Rideau River – hence the “Currents.” As well, it is an event that is squarely focused on current affairs and the Faculty thinks of currents as “moving forward.”
2023 FPA Currents Lecture
Islamophobia: An ongoing threat to building the society we deserve
This year’s lecture, “Islamophobia: An ongoing threat to building the society we deserve,” is presented by Amira Elghawaby on Wednesday evening, September 27th.
Previous Lectures
Previous Speakers
David Coletto
The most important trends of the 2019 Federal Election
Greg Ip
“Blending language, culture and ethnicity, the new nationalism coincides with and reinforces the declining influence of elite opinion, whether academics, scientists or journalists.”
Thomas Homer-Dixon
“Leap to Where: Elements of a Canadian climate policy that could be both feasible and enough”
Lyse Doucet
A Big World Gets Smaller
Naheed Nenshi
Crisis, Community and Leadership in Local Government
Allan Gregg
Nineteen Eighty-Four in 2012: The Assault on Reason