Programs cluster
Cluster Coordinator: Sandra Bressler (as of December 1, 2022)
Past Cluster Coordinator: Carolyn Gilbert
Climate and Nature Emergency Cohort
Convenor: Olav Slaymaker
Conversations
Convenor: Douw Steyn
General Meeting
Convenor: Sandra Bressler
Member: Bill McCutcheon
Philosophers' Café
Convenor: Nichola Hall
Topics previously discussed at the Philosophers' Café
| 2014 October | Workers’ v. Public Rights |
| 2014 November | Euthanasia, assisted suicide |
| 2015 January | Are science and religion compatible? |
| 2015 February | Federal Carbon (dioxide) Tax … yes or no? |
| 2015 March | Hate speech v. Free speech |
| 2015 April | TransLink surcharge for infrastructure financing |
| 2015 May | Federal anti-terrorism law |
| 2015 October | Federal Election aftermath |
| 2015 November | Do we need the CBC? |
| 2016 February | Paris meeting on Climate Change |
| 2016 March | Political refugees in Canada |
| 2016 April | Public art … enhancement or eyesore |
| 2016 May | Legalising Marijuana |
| 2016 October | U.S. Presidential election |
| 2016 November | Political Correctness |
| 2016 December | Socio-economic equality |
| 2017 February | Globalisation |
| 2017 April | The “Post-truth Era” |
| 2017 October | How close are we to Nuclear War? |
| 2017 November | Canada Health Care … public v. private |
| 2018 January | Where is Feminism now? |
| 2018 March | The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence |
| 2018 April | Bridging the Generation Gap |
| 2018 October | Kindness |
| 2018 November | Happy Holidays? |
| 2019 January | Is Beauty only in the Eye of the Beholder? |
| 2019 February | What is the objective of a university education? |
| 2019 March | Should the Punishment fit the Crime? |
| 2019 April | The Inequality Gap |
| 2019 September | What qualifications should people have for running for office? |
| 2019 October | Cultural Appropriation |
| 2019 November | The Canadian Trans Mountain Pipeline – To be or not to be? |
| 2020 January | The Role of Private Health Care vs Private Schools |
| 2020 February | What do Canadians expect from Democracy? |
| 2020 March | How can we relate to younger generations? (Do you Understand Millennials?) |
| Covid Gap | |
| 2023 November | Housing in Vancouver |
| 2023 December | The Future of Cars |
| 2024 March | Undue Influence, even corruption? |
| 2024 May | Is the United Nations Organisation still relevant? |
Research Seminar
Convenor: VACANT
Senior Scholars' Series
Convenor: VACANT
Special and Ad hoc Lectures
Convenor: Carolyn Gilbert
Thematic Lectures Emeritus College - Green College
Convenor: Donald Fisher
Updated: June 25, 2024