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SUMMARY:17 Paintings That Scream 'Magnificent!'
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 illustrated lecture Julian Porter\, author of 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe (So You Can Ignore the Others) and 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in North America (So You Can Ignore the Others)\, will focus on 17 paintings “that scream\, ‘Magnificent!’” \nPainting is magic\, often beyond the capacity of words. Give a painting time to talk to you and you’ll be the wiser. Enjoy the journey of looking again. Copies of Mr. Porter’s books will be available for sale at the lecture. \nBIOGRAPHYJulian Porter\, QC\, was called to the Bar in 1964 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1976. He has practised litigation exclusively since his call and is a specialist in civil litigation and a leading expert in defamation law. \nHe has a passion for art that began when\, as a student\, he spent seven years as a tour guide in Europe. Since then he has conducted countless tours of famous galleries in Europe and North America. \nHis first book\, 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe (So You Can Ignore the Others) was published in October\, 2013. In February\, 2015\, he was the guest of honour at a luncheon given by the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada who invited him to talk about his book and some of the paintings in his book. His new book\, 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in North America (So You Can Ignore the Others)\, is co-authored by Stephen Grant. These books describe with entertaining irreverence the best of the best art. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n								\n					\n												← Previous Speaker\n					\n				\n							\n					\n												Next 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/17-paintings-that-scream-magnificent/
LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180223T190000
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SUMMARY:Civics 101: Toronto Edition
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				City Hall can seem daunting! While there is much to offer\, navigating bureaucratic channels can often be challenging. This lecture will aim to empower citizens of Toronto to get involved in local issues\, and to understand the inner workings of City Hall. Councillor McMahon will draw on her experience as Chair of the Parks and Environment Committee to speak about some of the pressing issues related to parks\, forestry and the environment in the City\, and how civic action plays an important role in helping the City to achieve its goals. \nBIOGRAPHYMary-Margaret McMahon is the Toronto City Councillor for Ward 32 Beaches-East York. First elected in 2010\, Councillor McMahon has sat on various committees and boards\, including Audit\, Public Works and Infrastructure\, Licensing and Standards\, Executive Committee and is currently Chair of the Parks and Environment Committee. Councillor McMahon is also a voting member on 5 BIA’s in her ward and has served on the Young People’s Theatre Board and the Design Exchange Board. Councillor McMahon has championed many initiatives at City Hall\, some of which include TransformTO\, the City’s climate change plan\, the development of a Laneway Suites as-of-right planning policy\, the introduction of Indigenous cultural competency training for City Staff\, incorporating Indigenous place-making in parks\, and the implementation of the 10 year Cycling Network Plan\, particularly the Woodbine Bike Lanes. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n								\n					\n												← Previous Speaker\n					\n				\n							\n					\n												Next 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.
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LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto
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SUMMARY:Canada’s Odyssey: A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests
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\, based on his 2017 book of the same title\, Professor Russell will make the case that the distinctive character of Canada is best understood as the result of the interaction of Canada’s three foundational pillars\, Aboriginal Canada\, French Canada and English-speaking Canada. It is the survival of the two smaller pillars as “nations within” and English-speaking Canada’s relinquishing its desire to be a simple one-nation state\, that has enabled Canada to become the world’s leading multinational\, multicultural country.” \nBIOGRAPHY\nPeter H. Russell is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto where he has taught since 1958. He was the Principal of Innis College and the founding Principal of Senior College\, the University of Toronto’s youngest college for its oldest scholars. His writings and public activities cover the fields of judicial\, constitutional\, Aboriginal and parliamentary politics. His most recent books are Two Cheers for Minority Government\, Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis\, Recognizing Native Title: Indigenous Resistance to English-Settler Colonialism and\, in 2017\, Canada’s Odyssey: A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests. He has served as the President of the Canadian Political Science Association and Chair of the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from a number of universities\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n								\n					\n												← Previous Speaker\n					\n				\n							\n					\n												Next 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.
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LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto
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