Yellowknife (March 6, 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.

This stop of the tour is Yellowknife, NWT, at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre. Featuring Bob McDonald (science journalist, essayist and author), Zoe Todd (assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University), Hon. Ethel Blondin-Andrew (Chair, Sahtu Secretariat Inc.), Sylvia Pascua-Matte (member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council), Brent Hawkes (pastor and activist), Jordan Bennett (visual artist), Kyla Kakfwi Scott (founding member of Dene Nahjo), and Shelagh Rogers (chancellor of the University of Victoria).

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