Current Events and Political Speakers
Pundits, policy-makers and former politicians offer keen insights into our current political climate. Coming from a wide array of perspectives, we have speakers who excel in educating, informing and sparking powerful conversations about national affairs.
Click any of the speakers below for a full biography and program overview.
Sally Armstrong
Sally Armstrong has the gift of touching the emotions of her audience through her stories based on her travel to many remote parts of...
Stephen Bauld
Stephen Bauld is a public speaker on the international stage and co-author of The Municipal Procurement Handbook (two editions) and...
Keith Boag
Keith Boag is a Canadian senior journalist with CBC Television. He works with The National as the chief political correspondent, CBC...
Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown, a giant in Canadian journalism, was appointed as Global TV's Beijing-based Asia Correspondent in the fall of 2011. He...
David Coletto
David Coletto stands as a beacon in the field of marketing research, bringing over 15 years of expertise in tracking Canadian public...
Patricia Croft
In 2010, notable economist and media commentator, Patricia Croft, retired as chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management. Patti...
Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan is a renowned authority on 21st-century collaboration and connectional intelligence. She encourages organizations and...
David Dodge
David Dodge is currently the chancellor of Queen's University, and a former economics instructor at Queen's University, John Hopkins...
Don Drummond
After a brilliant career as a senior federal finance official and bank chief economist, in which he has been a force in shaping and...
Justine Fedak
Justine Fedak is a self-declared Corporate Hippie and recognized motivational speaker, using her inspiring life story of resilience,...
Howard Green
Howard Green is a three-time bestselling author and was one of the founding team at Business News Network (now BNN Bloomberg) where he...
Carla Guerrera
Carla Guerrera is a globally recognized real estate and urban development professional. Carla combines the fields of real estate...
Jim Harris
Jim Harris is a one of North America's foremost management consultants, authors and thinkers on disruptive innovation, leadership,...
Mark Harrison
A lifelong volunteer and entrepreneur, Mark Harrison is an experienced marketer and big believer in purpose. Mark is the founder of T1,...
Chantal Hebert
Chantal Hébert is a regular participant in television and radio current affairs shows in French and in English. Prior to taking her...
General Rick Hillier
Born in Newfoundland and Labrador, Rick Hillier joined the Canadian Forces as soon as he could, graduating from Memorial University of...