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Big Thinking at Congress 2024 In the face of rising threats to democracy, what can be done to promote sustainable political community? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on political polarization, social injustice, and the spread of...

Big Thinking at Congress 2023 Discover Haiti’s role as a symbol of possibility and self-governance for people of African descent in the Americas in this Big Thinking lecture with The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean. The only formerly enslaved society...

← Big Thinking Podcast homepage​​ Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Digital technologies are reshaping every aspect of our society, and books are no exception. But as physical objects, books have a...

← Big Thinking Podcast homepage​​ Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description With so many developments occurring at various levels of governments on bilingualism and official languages, we wanted to get an...

On November 15, the Federation and Acfas will be co-hosting a free webinar entitled “Publish in English or perish: Challenges and opportunities of French-language research in Canada.” Centred on the 100th anniversary of Acfas and drawing on the 2022...

Big Thinking at Congress 2022 Shift in thinking: It all begins with decolonization Time and time again over the last decade, global catastrophes have shown that the stage for disaster has been set by colonial and racial subjugation. These...

Big Thinking at Congress 2022 Beyond “crimes of insolidarity”: Considerations for a transition based on economic and social rights The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the interrelationship between civil and political rights, and economic and social...

Big Thinking at Congress 2022 NEȾOLṈEW̱ “one mind, one people”: Radical reclamation of Indigenous languages Indigenous languages are persistent, despite having faced violent erasure and an ongoing hostile environment. In this Big Thinking lecture...