In this event, Dr. Seána Glennon, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, will introduce the idea of deliberative mini-publics and explore how they are being used globally as...

The Samara Centre for Democracy partnered with CBC Radio’s IDEAS to host a cross-country public library tour that featured local active citizens discussing solutions to some of Canada’s most pressing ...

On March 26, 2026, the Samara Centre for Democracy was proud to intervene at the Supreme Court in Hak v Attorney General of Quebec, also known as English Montreal School Board v Attorney General of…

This session will explore the growing tension between Canada’s elected Members of Parliament and the expanding power of the Prime Minister’s Office and execu...

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Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada, Ketty Nivyabandi discusses human rights today, in conversation with Sanjay Ruparelia

Our top recommendation is the creation of a Canadian Democracy Endowment to serve as a permanent, non-partisan, arm’s-length funding mechanism.

The Samara Centre for Democracy has been granted leave to intervene in a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case challenging Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21.

The five-episode series covers a wide range of themes, including society and technology, diasporic identity and politics, democratic innovation, law and history, and policy, power and governance.

Public library event series

The Samara Centre for Democracy Celebrates Renewal on its Board of Directors and Receives a $1 Million Gift from the MacMillan Family Foundation