PAST SPEAKERS
JULIE LINDHOUT
President, NATO Association of Canada
ROSEMARY BARTON
Chief Political Correspondent for CBC News
ANNAMIE PAUL
Leader of the Green Party of Canada
JANE TABER
Journalist, The Globe and Mail
CELINA CAESAR-CHAVANNES, MP
Member of Parliament for Whitby, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development
CATHERINE MCKENNA
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
ANDREA HORWATH
Leader of the Ontario NDP
KARINA GOULD
Minister of Democratic Institutions, Member of Parliament for Burlington
JODY WILSON-RAYBOUND
Member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granville
STÉFANIE VON HLATKY
Associate Professor of Political Studies and former Director of the Queen's Centre for International Defence Policy (CIDP)
KATHLEEN WYNNE
Ontario Liberal Caucus Critic for Education, Colleges, and Universities. MPP Don Valley West
MAGGIE SHEPHERD
Royal Military College of Canada, Department of Management and Economics
ALISON REDFORD
14th Premier of Alberta
KATE PURCHASE
Director of Communications, Office of the Prime Minister
BETSY MCGREGOR
Author of "Women on Ballot"
GABRIELLE FAYANT
CEO and Founder, Assembly of 7 Generations
DIEDRE MCMURDY
Principal of Navigator Ltd.
SARAH GOLDFEDER
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy
LINDSEY PARK
MPP (Durham)
SARAH LETERSKY
Chief of Staff at the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services
TAMARA GOMES
Director of Market Intelligence at the Bank of Canada
STEFANIE BECK
Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Priorities and Planning at the Privy Council Office
CAROLINE XAVIER
Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Priorities and Planning at the Privy Council Office
JILL DUNLOP
Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues of Ontario
SALLY ARMSTRONG, OC
Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker, Author, Member of the Order of Canada
LARISSA CRAWFORD
Founder of Future Ancestors; Published Indigenous and Anti-Racism Researcher
LAUREN MCDONALD
Director of Digital Public Affairs and Campaign Strategy at Proof Strategies
ANNE LAWSON
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Regulatory Affairs at Election Canada
JOSEPH SMITH
Executive Director of Generation Chosen
YVONNE BOYER
Senator, Professor of Law, Lawyer
CINDY TRIPP
Senior Financial Services Executive, Corporate Director
RACHEL PULFER
Executive Director, Journalists for Human Rights
MADELINE LUNNEY
Principal Consultant, Lunney Consultants
JASMIT KAUR DE SAFFEL
JD candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
MAYA SPOKEN
Spoken Word Poet, Founder of Tell'Em Girl Art Showcases, Advocate for Gender and Racial Equality
NANCY RUTH. CM
Former Canadian senator, Founder of Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, Member of the Order of Canada
KATHLEEN MONK
Principal of Earnscliffe Strategy Group, Media Commentator on Politics and Public Affairs
GINA CONNOR
Strategic Joint Staff Legal Advisor for the Canadian Armed Forces
KIM PATE, CM
Senator, Member of the Order of Canada, Advocate for Marginalized and Incarcerated Women