Ethics Series — Is Housing a Right?

Canada's National Housing Strategy Act recognizes that "the right to adequate housing is a fundamental human right affirmed in international law." Yet thousands of Canadians do not enjoy that right. A Massey College Ethics Series panel asks what it means in practice to call housing a human right, and who is responsible for delivering it.

Type: Panel
Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2026
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Massey College / Online

Youth at Risk in Winnipeg

Community leaders, educators, public officials and practitioners meet at Canadian Mennonite University to examine the overlapping challenges facing young people in Winnipeg and to identify practical ways that governments, schools and communities can improve their opportunities and well-being.

Type: Conference
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Time: 9:00am
Location: Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB

Walter Gordon Symposium — Rethinking Canada's Affordability Crisis: Cross-Sectoral Perspectives Challenges, and Solutions

This year’s Walter Gordon Symposium will bring together decision-makers, community leaders, academics, and individuals with lived and living experience to not only discuss the current state of the affordability crisis but also co-develop evidence-based solutions in addressing this rapidly evolving challenge.

Type: Conference
Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Time: 8:30am
Location: Massey College

A Changed America: How Should Canada and the World Respond?

Join us for a conference examining how Canada and the international community should respond to Donald Trump and profound political changes underway in the United States.

Type: Conference
Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2026
Time: 8:30am
Location: Massey College

Ensuring the Flow: Water Security for Canada and the World

Join us and the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW), the Massey College Public Policy Program for “Ensuring the Flow: Water Security for Canada and the World,” a timely and urgent conference exploring the centrality of water to our collective future—locally, nationally, and globally.

Type: Conference
Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Time: 8:45am
Location: Massey College

Disinformation Roundtable

Massey Public Policy Chair, Thomas Axworthy will facilitate a roundtable discussion on Disinformation. Joining him will be experts and practitioners from different fields: information technology, new media, education, journalism, civil society, public safety, government, and politics.

Type: Roundtable
Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Time: 8:30am
Location: Massey College

Social Media Disinformation: How to Prevent, Identify, and Combat

Join Massey College and Canadian Mennonite University for a timely and dynamic public policy event exploring the growing challenge of disinformation in the digital age. This special session brings together a diverse panel of experts from across academia, government, civic planning, media, and advocacy to examine how we can collectively recognize, respond to, and resist the spread of false information online.

Type: Conference
Date: Thu, May 1, 2025
Time: 9:00am
Location: Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB