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• ONLY THE Spring 2019 Speaker Event Series is SOLD OUT. *********************** SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS FOR THE DR. BRIAN GOLDMAN EVENT ARE STILL AVAILABLE. See below.

  • Start
    April 01, 2019
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    9:00 AM
  • End
    May 13, 2019
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre
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  Spring 2019 Speaker Event Series 
  
  

  All speaker events will be held at the Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

  April 1	Kelly Matthews - Sir Henry Mill Pellatt
  April 8	Dr. Meb Rashid - Maintaining the Best of Both Worlds: Optimizing the health of newly arrived refugees
  April 15	Bob Rae - Truth and Reconciliation: what does it really mean for Canada?

  
  

  April 29	Pearce Carefoote - Forbidden Fruit: Banned, Censored, and Challenged books from Dante to Harry Potter
  May 6	Alexander Gates - 120 Years of Fear and Fascination with the Automobile
  May 13	Professor Jamie Cameron - Full Disclosure: Beverly McLachlin, former Chief Justice of Canada

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

    

  
   
  

  
  

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• The Road to Marylake

  • When
    April 01, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

  
  

  Kelly Matthews

  
  

  Kelly Matthews has a BA from York University specializing in Kinesiology & Health Science, along with a concurrent Certificate in Sport Administration.  She is currently Manager of Seneca College Sport Venue Operations & Community Recreation Programs.   In addition, she does consulting work and has just signed a contract to manage all event operations and logistics for the 5km Walk for the Breast Cancer Society of Canada (May 2019, Winnipeg & Victoria).

  Kelly is the author of two books Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township (2015) and Road to Marylake (2017).  She just received a commission to write the Definitive History of King Township (sponsored by King Township and the King Township Historical Society). 

  Kelly's memberships include King Township Historical Society (Board member), King Township Museum (Board member), Ontario Camps Association (Board member), King Township Heritage Advisory Committee (Vice-Chair), Oak Ridges Trail Association (Honourary Life Member), King Township Women of Influence Giving Circle, and Aurora Historical Society (Member).

  
  

  The Road to Marylake

  In 1910, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, one of Edwardian Canada’s wealthiest men, started building his famed Casa Loma in Toronto. At the same time, he also started work on his country farm and estate in King Township called Lake Marie, named after his first wife, Lady Mary. Created as a place of respite for Pellatt, his wife and their many friends, the property later was developed into an agricultural farm school by a group of Basilian leaders. And in 1942, the Augustinians established a Monastery and Retreat Centre called Marylake on the land they continue to steward today. York Region author Kelly Mathews will present this fascinating story.
  

  
  

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• Maintaining the Best of Both Worlds

  • When
    April 08, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Dr. Meb Rashid
  

  Dr. Rashid has the privilege of spending the last fifteen years of his career working with newly arrived refugees in Canada.  He is the medical director of the Crossroads Clinic, a medical clinic housed in Women’s College Hospital that serves refugees arriving in Toronto.  He also co-founded the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, an organization advocating for refugees to access health insurance.  He was on the steering committee of the CCIRH, a group that developed evidence based guidelines for the assessment of newly arrived immigrants and refugees and is a co-founder of the Christie Refugee Health Clinic, a health clinic located in a refugee shelter. 

  In 2016 he was presented with the Presidential Award by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). This award is given annually to a member of the OMA in recognition of their exceptional and long-lasting humanitarian service. He has written and lectured extensively about the health of refugee populations and has a particular interest in health equity and access to health care.  

  Dr. Rashid is also an Assistant Professor with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at U. of T.

  Maintaining the Best of Both Worlds: Optimizing the Health of Newly Arrived Refugees

  Over 50,000 refugees and refugee claimants arrived in Canada in 2017.  Many originate from areas of the world where the prevalence of diseases are different from the Canadian context.  Some have never had access to primary care.  Most have endured horrific trauma.   Although many refugees require support on arrival, most eventually thrive and become productive members of Canadian society. 

  Dr. Rashid will outline the current demographics of refugee migration globally and within the Canadian context.  He will describe the health challenges that confront this population and the role of health care workers in maintaining the health of refugee populations.

   

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• Truth and Reconciliation - what does it really mean for Canada ?

  • When
    April 15, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Bob Rae
  

  Born in Ottawa and a graduate of the University of Toronto and Oxford, Bob Rae was first elected to the Parliament of Canada as MP for Broadview in a by-election in 1978. He was re-elected in 1979 and 1980, and resigned his seat in 1982 when elected Leader of the Ontario NDP.  Bob served as Ontario's 21st Premier from 1990 to 1995.  After more than a decade as a partner at Goodmans LLP, Bob returned to federal politics as the MP for Toronto Centre in 2008 in a by-election and then in general elections in that year and 2011.   He was Interim Federal Leader of the Liberal Party in 2011- 2013.  Bob resigned his seat in 2013 to become senior partner at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP, where he works with First Nations as legal counsel, advisor, and negotiator. 

  He was named Queen's Counsel in 1984, appointed to the Privy Council of Canada in 1998, named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000, received the Order of Ontario in 2004 and Companion of the Order of Canada in 2015.

  In October, 2017 Bob was appointed as Special Envoy to Myanmar by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In addition to his legal practice, Bob teaches at the University of Toronto as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the School of Public Policy and Governance (SPPG), and as Distinguished Professor at Victoria College. He is a Fellow at the Forum of Federations, and consults internationally on governance issues. He has also written five books and two major reports, on the Air India bombing and higher education in Ontario. He writes and speaks regularly on public issues and also does dispute resolution work with ADR Chambers.

  Truth and Reconciliation - what does it really mean for Canada?
  

  “Truth and Reconciliation” are words we often hear.  What do they really mean for Canada and Canadians?  Our awareness of Canadian history and the Canadian experience is changing as we learn more about our past and our present.  These we cannot change.  But the future is different - how do we want to succeed as a country going forward?  
  

  
  

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• TALYR Members Only - REGISTER NOW! Dr. Brian Goldman: The Power of Kindness in Healthcare

  • When
    April 23, 2019
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St, Richmond Hill
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  Dr. Brian Goldman 
  

  APRIL 23, 2019 AT 2:00 PM - RICHMOND HILL CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS

  
  

  Dr. Brian Goldman is one of those rare individuals with success in more than one high pressure field. He is a well-respected emergency physician at Sinai Health System.  For the past 12 years, he has hosted the White Coat, Black Art, a hugely-successful show on CBC Radio One about the patient experience in modern medical culture. He is a doctor who thinks like a patient.

  Dr. Goldman is the author of three bestselling Canadian books. His latest - The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy is Essential in Everyday Life - is his most successful book yet.

  
  

  The Power of Kindness in Healthcare

  Modern medicine can cure more diseases and extend life better than ever before. But stress, time pressure, and overspecialization have made the experience for a patient or family member less kind than it could or should be.  As a veteran ER physician, Dr. Brian Goldman knows all about that. He understands the reasons why health professionals do not always act as kindly as they are born to be. He probes the latest science on empathy and kindness and brings the best advice on how to increase kindness in hospitals, beginning with himself.  April 23, 2019 - Dr. Brian Goldman

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Non-TALYR Members - PURCHASE NOW! Dr. Brian Goldman: The Power of Kindness in Healthcare

  • When
    April 23, 2019
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Richmond Hill Centre of the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St. Richmond Hill
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  Dr. Brian Goldman 

  APRIL 23, 2019 AT 2:00 PM - RICHMOND HILL CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS

  Dr. Brian Goldman is one of those rare individuals with success in more than one high pressure field. He is a well-respected emergency physician at Sinai Health System.  For the past 12 years, he has hosted the White Coat, Black Art, a hugely-successful show on CBC Radio One about the patient experience in modern medical culture. He is a doctor who thinks like a patient.

  Dr. Goldman is the author of three bestselling Canadian books. His latest - The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy is Essential in Everyday Life - is his most successful book yet.

  
  

  The Power of Kindness in Healthcare

  Modern medicine can cure more diseases and extend life better than ever before. But stress, time pressure, and overspecialization have made the experience for a patient or family member less kind than it could or should be.  As a veteran ER physician, Dr. Brian Goldman knows all about that. He understands the reasons why health professionals do not always act as kindly as they are born to be. He probes the latest science on empathy and kindness and brings the best advice on how to increase kindness in hospitals, beginning with himself.  April 23, 2019 - Dr. Brian Goldman

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Forbidden Fruit: Banned, Censored, and Challenged books from Dante to Harry Potter

  • When
    April 29, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Pearce J. Carefoote
  

  Pearce J. (P.J.) Carefoote is the Head of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. He holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology in Church History from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium and a Master of Information Studies from the University of Toronto. He is the author of Great and Manifold: A Celebration of the Bible in English, Calvin by the Book, and Forbidden Fruit: Banned, Censored and Challenged Books from Dante to Harry Potter.

  Forbidden Fruit: Banned, Censored, and Challenged books from Dante to Harry Potter
  

  From the time of Socrates, society has tried to control the expression of thought. This lecture takes a quick look at the way in which censorship has manifested itself in Western civilization from the time of the Renaissance to the present day, especially as new challenges to freedom of expression are once again beginning to manifest themselves among us.

   

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• 120 Years of Fear and Fascination with the Automobile

  • When
    May 06, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

  
  

     
  

  Alexander Gates

  Alexander Gates has held the position of Executive Director and Curator of the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa, Ontario since 2014. He previously served as the Executive Director of the North Berrien Historical Museum in Coloma, Michigan. He holds a B.A. in international relations from Drake University and a Master's of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto.

  120 Years of Fear and Fascination with the Automobile
  

  More than a century ago, fear and fascination gripped horse owners with the introduction of mass-produced automobiles, and today modern Canadians grapple over the idea of autonomous vehicles ruling the roads. Gates will explore our complicated history with the automobile and its technological evolution in Canada using examples from the Canadian Automotive Museum's collection.

  
  

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• Full Disclosure: Beverly McLachlin, former Chief Justice of Canada

  • When
    May 13, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

  
  

     
  

  Professor Jamie Cameron

  Professor Jamie Cameron has been a full-time member of the faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School since 1984. Professor Cameron’s research and teaching interests focus on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, freedom of expression and the press, the Supreme Court of Canada, criminal law, American constitutional law, and judicial biography. She has argued cases for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association at the Supreme Court of Canada.

  Professor Cameron was a Vice-President of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association for 20 years, and for 10 years served on the Board of Directors for the BC Civil Liberties Association. She has been on a number of boards over the years. At present, she is a member of the Ontario Review Board, which makes decisions under the Criminal Code about mentally disordered offenders. 

  She last spoke to TALYR members in 2016 concerning the Supreme Court and the cases it hears.

  Full Disclosure: Beverly McLachlin, former Chief Justice of Canada

  This talk will provide a biographical sketch of former Chief Justice McLaughlin, highlighting her career and accomplishments.  It will discuss some of her most important Supreme Court of Canada decisions and her legacy, as the first woman to be named Chief Justice of Canada, and the longest-serving Chief Justice in Canada's history.  The talk might even include a few comments on her novel, published in 2018: Full Disclosure.

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