U of Toronto Senior College Symposium - Canada at the Crossroads

You are invited to attend the 21st Annual University of Toronto Senior College Symposium entitled "Canada at the Crossroads"

Canada is facing challenges to its economy, governance, and sense of identity. We need to make urgent choices of direction to survive as a country in which we can take pride. While the most obvious threats are external, we also need to recognize strengths and weaknesses inherent in institutions we think of as distinctly Canadian. Our eminent speakers will help us explore and discuss where we are now and where we can go in the future.

TO JOIN SPEAKERS AND COLLEAGUES AT THE FACULTY CLUB, VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE.

Early registration $85 until noon on Mon. April 6, then $100 until noon on Mon. April 13 (refreshments, lunch, post-event reception included).

TO PARTICIPATE BY ZOOM, Registration is $25. You will be able to upgrade later to in-person if you wish.

Visit the symposium page for updates and further details about the program.

Speakers include:
Bob Rae, Distinguished Fellow, Munk School; Visitor, Massey College; Former Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations. “Some Thoughts on a World Turned Upside Down”

Dimitry Anastakis, U of T Wilson-Currie Chair in Canadian Business History, Department of History and Rotman School of Management. “What Now? The Auto Sector as a Nexus of Canada-US Relations—Past, Present, Future"

Dan Breznitz, University Professor, Munk School Chair of Innovation Studies; Political Science. “Innovation and Prosperity for Canadians in a Troubled Global World”

Danyaal Raza, St. Michael’s Hospital and U of T Faculty of Medicine. “The Elephant in the Room: Funding, Taxes and Better Medicare”

Tony Keller, Globe and Mail columnist and author of Borderline Chaos (2025). “How Canada Got Immigration Right and Then Wrong, and How to Get It Right Again”

David Milne, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Prince Edward Island; University of Malta. Rapporteur and Commentator on the Symposium.