The Next 150

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Youth leaders delve deep into what makes Canada… Canada. These speeches produced by the CBC and The Walrus Talks examine the values we hold dear and ask what we desire for the future of our country.

  1. 06/28/2017

    Episode 12: "Fearless, intentional inclusivity"

    Poet Mustafa Ahmed speaks about shared values, and growing up in Toronto's Regent Park housing project. Jordan Bennett remembers lessons from his grandmother and Mi'kmaq basket ladies.

    17 min

  2. 06/28/2017

    Episode 13: "Our Canada needs more everyday explorers"

    Rocket scientist Natalie Panek speaks about the value of exploration. Halifax's Poet Laureate Rebecca Thomas reimagines Canada's origin story.

    16 min

  3. 06/28/2017

    Episode 14: "We need mutual respect between opponents"

    Hadiya Roderique, a Massey Fellow, gives us a few lessons about integrity that she learned from Ultimate Frisbee. Jeff Liebert looks at the future of Canadian agriculture.

    15 min

  4. 06/28/2017

    Episode 15: "We can choose to be a generous nation"

    Pianist Carl Bray speaks about the value of listening and plays an original composition. Anand Mahadevan reflects on his experience immigrating to Canada and the lessons he wants to teach future generations.

    12 min

  5. 06/21/2017

    Episode 10: "Within Indigenous communities there are perpetual crises"

    In speeches delivered at The Walrus Talks, Sarah Robinson tells the story of Canada's colonization. Alika Lafontaine makes the case for eliminating 'side conversations' when it comes to Indigenous health governance.

    17 min

  6. 06/21/2017

    Episode 11: "If there is any hope for a better Canada it starts with looking at ourselves"

    Jane Hilderman proposes a facelift for Canada's democracy. Laura Arngna'naaq speaks about life as an urban Inuk. Gabrielle Moser imagines a series of photographs of Viola Desmond that never existed.

    22 min

  7. 06/21/2017

    Episode 9: "Canada's denial goes well beyond the token myth of diversity"

    Amanda Parris remembers a school play she wrote adapting the slave narrative of Harriet Jacobs. Jordan Tannahill speaks about the state of the arts in Canada.

    19 min

  8. 06/14/2017

    Episode 5: "We transform adversity into a tame ghost that walks alongside us"

    Clifton van der Linden, Founder and CEO of Vox Pop Labs speaks about the intersection of technology and democracy. And human rights advocate Remzi Cej imagines a world where we don't limit our imaginations and our empathy.

    18 min
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Youth leaders delve deep into what makes Canada… Canada. These speeches produced by the CBC and The Walrus Talks examine the values we hold dear and ask what we desire for the future of our country.

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