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As political pressures intensify in the United States and ripple into Canada, researchers are facing new scrutiny over their work. What does this mean for the health of our democracy? Join us for this live webinar co-presented with @federationhss.ca. buff.ly/FmvABOf

🎉 Big news - our podcast Group Chat is nominated for a Canadian Online Publishing Award! 🏆 The show invites Canadians to join us in making sense of this moment of democratic uncertainty. Learn more: buff.ly/BkALHyc

Real grassroots movement or astroturfing? 🌱🤖
@beathenorth.bsky.social explains how social media can distort reality and how to spot fact from fiction. 🔍
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Parliamentary Ethics: Should Canadian MPs Be More Independent? This session will explore the growing tension between Canada’s elected Members of Parliament and the expanding power of the Prime Minister’s Office and execu...

CEO @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social recently shared insights from the MP Exit Interview project and Humans of the House on a panel discussion at @masseycollege.bsky.social titled, “Parliamentary Ethics: Should Canadian MPs Be More Independent?”
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Donate | Samara Centre for Democracy Support our work in strengthening Canada’s democratic culture by making a donation to the Samara Centre for Democracy.

🇨🇦 From reports to classroom resources to podcasts, we help Canadians understand civic life and participate with confidence. As we close out this unprecedented year for our democracy, please donate to support our work at a time when it matters most.

This Giving Tuesday, help us celebrate our 18th anniversary by making a donation to the Samara Centre. Contributing is a powerful, non-partisan act of political participation that strengthens Canada’s democracy.
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Ketty Nivyabandi: Advancing Human Rights in a Shifting World Order Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada, Ketty Nivyabandi discusses human rights today, in conversation with Sanjay Ruparelia

🎟️ Tickets still available!
Join our friends @sanjayruparelia.bsky.social & Toronto Public Library for tonight’s event! 📚
🗓️ Thu, Nov 13 | ⏰ 7 PM
📍 Toronto Reference Library
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🎧 Exciting news! Group Chat is featured this week alongside amazing Canadian creators in Acast & Amazon Music Canada’s Indie Podcast Amplifier! 🇨🇦🔥#CanadianIndyPods
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We warmly welcome our new Board Member: Deval Pandya, VP and Head of AI Engineering @vectorinstitute.ai. Deval’s guidance will further our efforts to understand how technology is shaping Canada’s democracy. Learn more buff.ly/x18D7Zr

🧡 Today on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, hear Natan Obed of @inuittapiriit.bsky.social
on why Inuit self-determination is vital to 🇨🇦 Canadian democracy. 🎧 Hosted by @jenditchburn.bsky.social ( @irpp.org @policyoptions.irpp.org ). Listen: buff.ly/PDkRckp

So proud 🎉 our Director of Research & Policy, Beatrice Wayne (@beathenorth.bsky.social), joins the Canadian Democracy Delegation 🇨🇦🌍 which will attend the Athens Democracy Forum 🇬🇷 Learn more: www.engagedemocracy.ca/democracy-de...

Listen to our CEO, @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social, discuss the online harassment of political figures in Canada and how it erodes democracy in the latest episode of the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social podcast:

Our thanks to @apathyisboring for mobilizing a national coalition around this proposal. #Budget2025 #FINA #DemocracyDay

Samara Centre Calls For Canadian Democracy Endowment in Federal Budget Submission | Samara Centre for Democracy Our top recommendation is the creation of a Canadian Democracy Endowment to serve as a permanent, non-partisan, arm’s-length funding mechanism.

Mark International Day of Democracy by endorsing a Canadian Democracy Endowment that supports democratic infrastructure, civic capacity-building, and civil society organizations. The CDE is the top recommendation in our pre-budget submission.
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Strengthen your non-profit’s policy influence – apply to Maytree Policy School 2026! Six-month Toronto-based program Jan-Jun. Deadline Oct 15, 2025. Learn more: maytree.com/strengthenin...

🙌 Thanks to Sounds Good, CBC’s podcast newsletter, for featuring our 🎙️Group Chat Podcast today as a great back-to-school listening + classroom conversation starter 🎧 buff.ly/iNTZ74C

Samara Centre to Intervene Before the Supreme Court of Canada in Landmark Challenge to Quebec’s Secularism Law | Samara Centre for Democracy The Samara Centre for Democracy has been granted leave to intervene in a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case challenging Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21.

The Samara Centre for Democracy has been granted leave to intervene in a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case challenging Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21. 👉 buff.ly/K4nDAMR and check out Ep.3 of Group Chat to learn more about the notwithstanding clause.

Group Chat Teaching Resources | Samara Centre for Democracy The five-episode series covers a wide range of themes, including society and technology, diasporic identity and politics, democratic innovation, law and history, and policy, power and governance.

📣 Calling all postsecondary professors! Add our 🎙️ Group Chat podcast to your syllabi. It covers Canadian society, 💻 tech, 🌍 identity, ⚖️ law, 📜 history & 🏛️ policy & governance.
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IDEAS for a Better Canada | Samara Centre for Democracy Public library event series

Last spring we partnered with CBC Radio’s IDEAS for a cross-country public library series: IDEAS for a Better Canada.
🎧 This week on CBC Radio One, hear 💡local solutions that can spark a bold new chapter for 🇨🇦 democracy!

We’re excited to warmly welcome Gregory Belton & Petros Kusmu to our Board!
A huge thanks to outgoing member Chad Rogers for his two terms of service.
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🌎🇨🇦 With global & local politics more connected than ever, Group Chat explores how diaspora communities navigate the threat of foreign interference and the power of belonging in civic life with @jaskaransandhu.bsky.social , @neeeda.bsky.social & @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social 🎙️ 🎧 buff.ly/YVF6wOd

💻🗳️ Can tech save democracy? @audreyt.org & @glenweyl.bsky.social say we need more, not less. Plus, Bianca Wylie joins to explore the limits of tech and democracy.
Host @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social just added you to the Group Chat 🎙️. Listen now! 🎧 buff.ly/BJHREVh

Is the notwithstanding clause a safeguard or a threat? 🤔 A hero like Wolverine 🦸‍♂️ or a wildcard like The Joker?🃏
@sabreenadelhon.bsky.social‬ breaks it down with Warda Shazadi Meighen, Karin Galldin and Peter Biro . 🎧 Listen today buff.ly/6cBekDz

🎓 Did you miss our webinar with @federationhss.ca‬?
Catch From Peer Review to the Public — a timely convo on how the humanities + social sciences can shape civic life, power & participation.
📺 Now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiA...

🎓 Did you miss our webinar with @federationhss.ca‬?
Catch From Peer Review to the Public — a timely convo on how the humanities + social sciences can shape civic life, power & participation.
📺 Now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiA...

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re reflecting on last year’s In Defence of Democracy speaker—Pulitzer Prize and Peabody winner @conniewalker.bsky.social‬ —and her powerful call to truth-telling and storytelling as vital acts of reconciliation.

🎓 Did you miss our webinar with @federationhss.ca‬?
Catch From Peer Review to the Public — a timely convo on how the humanities + social sciences can shape civic life, power & participation.
📺 Now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiA...

🎓 Did you miss our webinar with @federationhss.ca‬?
Catch From Peer Review to the Public — a timely convo on how the humanities + social sciences can shape civic life, power & participation.
📺 Now on YouTube: buff.ly/LWJ80LL

🗳️ Democracy is evolving! What bold ideas are bridging the gap between people & power?
Recorded LIVE at Institute for Research on Public Policy in Montreal, @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social‬ chats with Malorie Flon, Bianca Wylie & Sarah Yaffe.
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