{"id":5637,"date":"2024-09-06T11:32:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?page_id=5637"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:30:19","slug":"dcl-foundation-lecture-protecting-democracy-in-the-modern-age","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/dcl-foundation-lecture-protecting-democracy-in-the-modern-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Democracy in the Modern Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The DCL Foundation and the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management Present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Democracy in the Modern Age<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
Time:<\/strong> <\/strong> 6:00pm – 10:00pm, the lecture begins promptly at 6:30pm, reception to follow
Location:<\/strong> <\/strong>Richcraft Hall 2nd Floor Atrium and Lecture Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you missed the event, you can watch it on the DCL Foundation YouTube<\/a> account.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public trust in democratic institutions is essential to our system of governance. Trust requires that governing institutions are responsive to citizens\u2019 needs, but it is also shaped by the degree to which values of openness, integrity and fairness are upheld by those institutions and the people working in them (OECD, 2022). While Canada enjoys well-developed mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing ethical conduct by members of Cabinet, Parliamentarians, unelected advisors and public servants, we are not immune from the global trends towards declining public trust, suspicion of the integrity of those in public life, and risks of what Pippa Norris has termed democratic backsliding (Norris, 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This lecture aims to create a venue for multi-partisan reflection on the evolution of civility in political discourse and political practices, and the impacts on citizen trust and engagement. This event will host a panel of past Parliamentarians who can reflect on the need for mutual respect across party lines, civility in politics, how times are changing, and how to restore trust in our democratic institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Our Speakers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jean Charest<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Partner, Therrien, Couture, Joli-Coeur
\nPremier of Qu\u00e9bec (2003-2012)
\nDeputy Prime Minister of Canada (1993)
\nMember of the Queen\u2019s Privy Council for Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Megan Leslie<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Program Fellow, Master in Political Management
\nPresident & CEO of World Wildlife Fund Canada
\nDeputy Leader of NDP (2012 – 2015)
\nMember of Parliament for Halifax (2008 – 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Maryam Monsef<\/a>
<\/strong>Founder and CEO of Onward
Minister for Rural Economic Development (2019 – 2021)
Minister for Women and Gender Equality (2017 – 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Jonathan Malloy<\/a>
Associate Dean (Research and International) in the Faculty of Global and Public Affairs, Carleton University
Chair, Department of Political Science, Carleton University (2012-2018)
Honourable Dick and Ruth Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Meet Our Moderator:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Adrian Harewood<\/a>
<\/strong>Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University
Former host of CBC Ottawa\u2019s All in A Day
<\/em>Anchor of CBC Ottawa News at Six<\/em> (2009-2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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