Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

Attack on Equity: A Federal Perspective

A conversation with Mike Morrice, Former MP for Kitchener Centre, about parliamentary committees, partisanship, and the push-back against equity and inclusion.

Additional Resources:

Parliamentary Standing Committees – House of Commons:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/Home

CTV Article: 5000 Researchers Oppose Order to Share 25 years of Federal Grant Applicant Data

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/over-5000-researchers-oppose-order-to-share-25-years-of-federal-grant-applicant-data/

Standing Committee on Science and Research:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/SRSR

Impact of the Criteria for Awarding Federal Funding on Research Excellence in Canada

https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/SRSR/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=13110269

Fair Vote Canada

www.fairvote.ca

There’s Something In The Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous & Black Communities

https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/there8217s-something-in-the-water

Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

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Laura Mae Lindo

Dr. Laura Mae Lindo (she/her/elle) is a respected activist, educator, and former politician who holds both a Masters and PhD in Education. Dr. Lindo is a knowledgeable advocate for the rights of womxn and girls, a respected ally to vulnerable communities, and, most importantly, a courageous public speaker, ready, willing, and able to speak to issues often left unaddressed. Dr. Lindo has worked at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Diversity Institute as well as lectured at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), the University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island), York University (Toronto, Ontario), and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). A former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Ontario’s Official Opposition Critic for Anti-Racism and Equity as well as Colleges and Universities and Citizenship and Immigration, Dr. Lindo was the inaugural Chair of Ontario’s first Black Caucus. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) and Founder and Director of the e(RACE)r Institute where she continues to put anti-racist theory into practice.

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