BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//YP Speakers Series - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:YP Speakers Series X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for YP Speakers Series REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261106T190000 DTSTAMP:20261106T173051Z CREATED:20261027T190452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T173051Z UID:2707-1793991600-1793991600@ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com SUMMARY:The Legacy of the Vimy Centennial & How Canadians Commemorate Significant Anniversaries DESCRIPTION:Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. If you agree that continuing education is worth the investment\, we’d love to hear from you.\n \n DONATE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n A new browser tab will open the Yorkminster Park Canada Helps donation page\, please select YP Speakers Series from the dropdown menu.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In this lecture public historian Jeremy Diamond will explore the importance of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 2017\, and how the centennial helped Canadians reflect on the sacrifices of soldiers\, as well as the role that Vimy Ridge plays in Canadian identify and history. More generally\, Jeremy will also consider how Canadians commemorate important anniversaries through ceremonies\, memorials\, education\, and public events\, helping to preserve history memory for future generations. \nJeremy Diamond is the founding CEO of The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Foundation. A public historian with more than twenty years of experience in fundraising\, program development and communications\, Jeremy has held leadership roles as CEO of Museum of Toronto\, Executive Director of the Vimy Foundation and COO of Historica Canada. He is a frequent media contributor in the areas of Canadian history\, citizenship and civic engagement and the grandson of a Second World War RCAF officer. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ← Previous Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join our email listJoin our email list to get an email advising you of our next event\, as well as a reminder email thirty minutes before each event with a link to watch online\, for those unable to attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n Success!\n \n \n \n \n First Name\n \n \n \n \n Last Name\n \n \n \n \n Email\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Send Me A Reminder\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. 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URL:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/event/the-legacy-of-the-vimy-centennial-how-canadians-commemorate-significant-anniversaries/ LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Web_Banner_no_header_Nov_9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261127T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261127T190000 DTSTAMP:20261104T205559Z CREATED:20261104T204246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261104T205559Z UID:2751-1795806000-1795806000@ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com SUMMARY:Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada DESCRIPTION:Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. If you agree that continuing education is worth the investment\, we’d love to hear from you.\n \n DONATE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n A new browser tab will open the Yorkminster Park Canada Helps donation page\, please select YP Speakers Series from the dropdown menu.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For a half century\, Tommy Douglas fought to have universal health coverage for every Canadian. He was there from when Medicare was just an idea promoted by a new protest party in the 1930s until the passage of the Canada Health Act in 1984. He introduced hospital and medical care programs that worked so well in Saskatchewan that the same design was endorsed by the federal government and adopted by all provinces. Gregory P. Marchildon presents this dramatic and at times heart wrenching story. He also reveals some of the lesser known and fascinating parts of Douglas’ life and Medicare’s long evolution. For Douglas\, however\, Medicare remained an unfinished project. Canadians collective failure to continue improving and expanding Medicare helps explain the country’s current crisis. \nGregory P. Marchildon was born and raised in Saskatchewan where he first worked as a criminal trial lawyer and years later as cabinet secretary and deputy minister to Premier Roy Romanow. He was also the executive director of the federal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada – the Romanow Commission. He has been a lecturer at the London School of Economics\, professor at Johns Hopkins University and held research chairs at the University of Regina and the University of Toronto where he currently is Professor Emeritus. Greg is a member of the Order of Canada\, a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. His book Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada was published in 2025. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ← Previous Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join our email listJoin our email list to get an email advising you of our next event\, as well as a reminder email thirty minutes before each event with a link to watch online\, for those unable to attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n Success!\n \n \n \n \n First Name\n \n \n \n \n Last Name\n \n \n \n \n Email\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Send Me A Reminder\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. If you agree that continuing education is worth the investment\, we’d love to hear from you.\n \n DONATE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n A new browser tab will open the Yorkminster Park Canada Helps donation page\, please select YP Speakers Series from the dropdown menu. URL:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/event/tommy-douglas-and-the-quest-for-medicare-in-canada/ LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Web_Banner_no_header_Nov_27.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR