Whitehorse (March 1, 2017)

The Walrus Talks Conversations About Canada : We Desire a Better Country

The Walrus Foundation, in partnership with the Order of Canada and the Rideau Hall Foundation, host a national tour. This Canada 150 Signature Initiative visits each province and territory over a three-month period, and features 50 Order of Canada recipients and 50 youth leaders.

The first stop of the tour is Whitehorse, Yukon, at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. Featuring Sarah Robinson (principal, Rainwatch Consulting), Aimee Louw (writer, filmmaker, communications scholar, and blogger), Judy Gingell (elder, Kwanlin Dün First Nation), Piers McDonald (chancellor, Yukon College), Amber Church (glaciologist, geologist, writer, and artist), John Geiger (CEO, Royal Canadian Geographical Society), Clara Hughes (Olympian, humanitarian, and motivator), and Zoey Roy (social entrepreneur, educator, and spoken-word poet).

Hear from extraordinary Canadians as they talk about the country and share their visions for the future.