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Carlo Lancellotti on mid-twentieth-century philosopher Augusto Del Noce »
Carlo Lancellotti, physicist, mathematician and author of the MQUP title The Crisis of Modernity, was recently a guest on Mars Hill Audio Journal. He was invited to discuss the life and work of twentieth-century Italian philosopher, Augusto Del Noce.
Segment Description from Mars Hill Audio Journal:
Though Del Noce is a renowned philosopher in Italy, … Read More >
The Sunday Edition: In Praise of Translator Sheila Fischman »
The following excerpt is from Michael Enright’s tribute to Sheila Fischman – “the doyenne of Canadian translators” – in yesterday’s The Sunday Edition.
Translation is much more than finding one word to replace another of a different language.
It is, in many ways, as much an art as the act of writing itself.
In 1999, Ms. Fischman … Read More >
CBC The Current: Jocelyn Maclure discussing PQ Charter of Values »
Today the Parti Québécois released its proposed Charter of Values, a controversial bill which would ban religious symbols for public sector employees in Quebec.
Jocelyn Maclure, author of Quebec Identity: The Challenge of Pluralism, was a panelist on today’s episode of CBC’s The Current to discuss the politics of the proposed Charter.
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In … Read More >
Government Accountability »
Donald Savoie, author of Whatever Happened to the Music Teacher?, is a guest on Rex Murphy’s Cross Country Checkup, talking about the best way to ensure accountability among public servants and politicians. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Abandoning “textbook” discussions of government and public service, Read More >
Authors on the Radio »
Donald Savoie, author of Whatever Happened to the Music Teacher?, was interviewed on Radio Canada’s Les samedis du monde. Listen here.
Thirty years ago, Anglo-American politicians set out to make the public sector look like the private sector. These reforms continue today, ultimately seeking to empower elected officials to shape policies and … Read More >
Television in transition »
Gregory Taylor, author of Shut Off: The Canadian Digital Television Transition, is a guest on CBC’s The Current.
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In Shut Off, Gregory Taylor examines the technology, institutional players, and the policies that have shaped Canada’s efforts to switch from analogue to digital television … Read More >
