Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Reckoning and Recovery

About this event

Join us for a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada’s challenges as we emerge from the shadow of today’s pandemic and past struggles: post-COVID recovery, Indigenous reckoning and reconciliation, relations with China — bring your questions! Hosted by Toronto Star columnist and Ryerson visiting practitioner Martin Regg Cohn. This event is sponsored by the Faculty of Arts, registration is free.

About the Speakers:

Justin Trudeau is Canada’s 23rd prime minister and MP for Papineau. He led the third-place Liberals to government in late 2015 and won re-election in 2019. The son of former PM Pierre Trudeau, he was born in Ottawa and raised in Montreal. A graduate of McGill University and UBC, he was a teacher and activist before entering politics, and is the father of three children.

Martin Regg Cohn is a political columnist for the Toronto Star and former foreign correspondent. A visiting practitioner in the Faculty of Arts and founder of the Ryerson Democracy Forum, he is also a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

We are committed to hosting an inclusive and accessible event for everyone. Please let us know if you require accommodations. Contact Hela Bakhtari, hela.bakhtari@torontomu.ca for more details.