Disinformation Roundtable

Massey Public Policy Chair, Thomas Axworthy will facilitate a roundtable discussion on Disinformation. Joining him will be experts and practitioners from different fields: information technology, new media, education, journalism, civil society, public safety, government, and politics.

Type: Roundtable
Date: 2025-06-18
Time: 08:30:00
Location: Massey College

Social Media Disinformation: How to Prevent, Identify, and Combat

Join Massey College and Canadian Mennonite University for a timely and dynamic public policy event exploring the growing challenge of disinformation in the digital age. This special session brings together a diverse panel of experts from across academia, government, civic planning, media, and advocacy to examine how we can collectively recognize, respond to, and resist the spread of false information online.

Type: Conference
Date: 2025-05-01
Time: 09:00:00
Location: Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB

Ethics Series — Misinformation/Disinformation on Social Media: How Large is the Threat to Democracy?

Join us on January 21 from 12:00-1:00pm ET for a discussion moderated by our Chair in Public Policy Tom Axworthy as part of the Massey College Ethics Series. The panel features: -Sabreena Delhon, CEO of the Samara Centre for Democracy and Massey College Senior Fellow -Marcus Kolga, renowned journalist and cybersecurity expert -Sophie Sacilotto, analyst with Debunk.org.

Type: Panel
Date: 2025-01-21
Time: 12:00:00
Location: On-Line Only

What's Next: Canada-US Relations in the Age of Trump

The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States will create nearly unprecedented foreign policy, national security and economic challenges for Canada. Since the early 20th century, the United States has always been regarded as Canada’s friend: how do we cope if that assumption is no longer true? Join us at Massey College or on livestream, to explore What’s Next: Canadian American Relations in the Age of Trump.

Type: Conference
Date: 2025-01-20
Time: 09:00:00
Location: Massey College

Canada Water Agency Launch

Public Policy Chair, Thomas Axworthy, will join Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault to announce the official launch of the Canada Water Agency. The new standalone, independent agency will work to improve freshwater management across the country and enhance coordination and collaboration between all levels of government.

Date: 2024-10-16
Time: 09:30:00
Location: The Forks Historic Port, Winnipeg, MB

Canada Water Agency Experts Roundtable

Public Policy Chair, Thomas Axworthy and representatives of Massey College partners, the Walter and Ducan Gordon Foundation, and the Forum on Leadership on Water (FLOW), will participate in an experts roundtable convened by Canadian Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault and the Canada Water Agency (CWA).

Type: Roundtable
Date: 2024-10-16
Time: 13:00:00
Location: Canada Water Agency, Winnipeg, MB

Book Launch — "Lloyd Axworthy: My Life in Politics"

Join Lloyd Axworthy for the Toronto launch of his memoir Lloyd Axworthy: My Life in Politics (Sutherland House). Featuring a discussion of the book followed by a signing. The launch will be hosted live in the Junior Common Room of Massey College and also available as a YouTube stream.

Type: Book Launch
Date: 2024-10-09
Time: 16:00:00
Location: Massey College