Senate joins University of Victoria to bridge divides at Victoria Forum
The Senate is again partnering with the University of Victoria to lead constructive discussions about polarizing issues.
The Victoria Forum is a three-day conference that aims to find solutions to pressing environmental, social and economic issues. Participants in this year’s event will be able to hear from global and national policymakers, academics, business leaders and civil society representatives who are all working to find common ground in this increasingly fractured world.
This year’s event, “Bridging Divides: Turf, Truth and Trust,” will take place from August 28 to 30. Plenary topics include social exclusion in the COVID era, bridging economic and environmental divides, and advancing reconciliation.
“The pandemic, climate change and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples are among the most pressing issues of our time, yet it has become increasingly difficult for us to have constructive conversations about them,” said Senator Peter M. Boehm, who acts as a liaison between the forum and the Senate.
“The Victoria Forum invites people from different walks of life to unpack these topics and hopefully find solutions together.”
Senators Mary Coyle, Marty Deacon, Rosa Galvez, Yonah Martin, Mary Jane McCallum, Marilou McPhedran, Lucie Moncion, Kim Pate and Yuen Pau Woo will be speaking at this year’s event.
A series of webinars also took place in the lead-up to the Victoria Forum. Senators Donna Dasko, Ratna Omidvar and former senator Jim Munson were among the moderators of those webinars, which covered topics such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and populism.
“I am proud to see so many senators participating in this year’s Victoria Forum,” said Speaker of the Senate George J. Furey, who will deliver opening remarks at this year’s edition.
“We have an incredible list of speakers this year, and I look forward to hearing respectful conversations that will help us to better understand and respond to social, economic and environmental divides.”
Anyone interested in attending the event, either in-person or virtually, can register on the Victoria Forum’s website.
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Senate joins University of Victoria to bridge divides at Victoria Forum
The Senate is again partnering with the University of Victoria to lead constructive discussions about polarizing issues.
The Victoria Forum is a three-day conference that aims to find solutions to pressing environmental, social and economic issues. Participants in this year’s event will be able to hear from global and national policymakers, academics, business leaders and civil society representatives who are all working to find common ground in this increasingly fractured world.
This year’s event, “Bridging Divides: Turf, Truth and Trust,” will take place from August 28 to 30. Plenary topics include social exclusion in the COVID era, bridging economic and environmental divides, and advancing reconciliation.
“The pandemic, climate change and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples are among the most pressing issues of our time, yet it has become increasingly difficult for us to have constructive conversations about them,” said Senator Peter M. Boehm, who acts as a liaison between the forum and the Senate.
“The Victoria Forum invites people from different walks of life to unpack these topics and hopefully find solutions together.”
Senators Mary Coyle, Marty Deacon, Rosa Galvez, Yonah Martin, Mary Jane McCallum, Marilou McPhedran, Lucie Moncion, Kim Pate and Yuen Pau Woo will be speaking at this year’s event.
A series of webinars also took place in the lead-up to the Victoria Forum. Senators Donna Dasko, Ratna Omidvar and former senator Jim Munson were among the moderators of those webinars, which covered topics such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and populism.
“I am proud to see so many senators participating in this year’s Victoria Forum,” said Speaker of the Senate George J. Furey, who will deliver opening remarks at this year’s edition.
“We have an incredible list of speakers this year, and I look forward to hearing respectful conversations that will help us to better understand and respond to social, economic and environmental divides.”
Anyone interested in attending the event, either in-person or virtually, can register on the Victoria Forum’s website.