The 2024 Bell Lecture with Jagmeet Singh
Chardi Kala: Creating a Canada where no one is left behind
Chardi Kala: the idea of maintaining optimism in the face of adversity
April 30, 7 p.m. at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (290 Lisgar Street)
Canadians are working hard, playing by the rules and doing everything right, but as the costs of rent, mortgages and grocery bills continue to escalate, Canadians are falling further behind. Increasingly, Canadians want change and are looking for an alternative to the status quo.
Join Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh at this year’s Bell Lecture, where he will share his vision for a Canada where no one is left behind.
About the Presenter
Leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh is a lawyer, a human rights activist, and a former MPP in Ontario. Jagmeet understands the struggles Canadians are faced with because as a young man, he had to step up and take care of his family.
Recently, Jagmeet and the NDP Caucus delivered the greatest expansion of universal healthcare in generations, with the creation of a new dental care program and concrete steps towards national pharmacare.
Jagmeet is driven to make sure government delivers for people with stronger services that help create a better future for everyone.
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Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture
The Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture is an annual lecture that honours the contributions of individuals to the political and public life of Canada. Speakers may include individuals who have been active in politics or public service or distinguished scholars in political science. The lectures themselves are generally devoted to discussions of political subjects, either in a present-day or historical context. Scholars and graduate students are encouraged to attend and use the lectures as a basis for further work in Canadian studies.
The Bell Lecture is hosted by the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs.
The event takes place in the Winter term.
Previous Speakers
Elizabeth May: The time for action is now: a time capsule from 1999
Rachel Notley: Climate Change and Pipelines
Senator Kim Pate: What Should Canadians Know – and What Can They Do – About Criminal and Justice Reforms During This Election Year?
Jean Charest: Change, Trends and Canada
Rosemary Barton: Why Journalism Matters (now more than ever before)
Kevin Lynch: Can Canada Become an Innovation Nation – and Why Does it Matter?
Jim Stanford: Economic Literacy – Getting Past ‘Supply and Demand’
Darrell Bricker: The Big Shift – The Battle between Old Canada and New Canada
Richard J. Gwyn: John A. Macdonald – A Necessary Man for an Unnecessary Country
Steve Paikin: The Personal Price of a Political Life
Chantal Hébert: The Shifting Canadian Political Landscape
The Honourable Michael H. Wilson: Reflections on Momentous Times in Washington
Margaret MacMillan: Using History in International Relations
Roy MacGregor: As Canadian as possible … under the circumstances
Edward Greenspon: Terror and the press – the same old story
General R.J. Hillier: Canada’s Military in a Dangerous New World
Pamela Wallin: Canada-U.S. Relations – The View From New York
National Chief Phil Fontaine: First Nations Policy – The Road Ahead
The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, P.C.: Canadian Foreign Policy – Choices and Consequences
The Honourable Roy Romanow: Canadian Health Care – Some Critical Challenges
The Right Honourable Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, P.C.: Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Charter
The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, P.C.: The Person’s Case to the Charter – Women’s Rights in Twentieth-Century Canada
Hugh Segal: Nation and Enterprise – Tory Nationalism in Canadian History
The Honourable Flora MacDonald, P.C.: Unsung Peacekeepers
Dalton Camp: Cockroaches and Conservatives
The Right Honourable Joe Clark, P.C.: Canad – The Challenges of the Next Three Months
Mary May Simon: Canadian Arctic and Global Circumpolar Issues
The Honourable Joe Ghiz: An Insider’s Perspective of Meech Lake and Charlottetown
The Right Honourable Robert Stanfield, P.C: The Way Ahead – Let’s Face It