I I T T T 9 1 Y Y E E A C N D W

EST. 2000

WORDS FROM MOSES

In the fall of ’97, out of the blue, I got a call from Tech was just beginning its crest into the a Richard Saul Wurman, who introduced himself as unstoppable force that it has become, and there an “information architect”, and the organizer of a were many stars both on stage (Herbie Hancock, new kind of conference that he had concocted that I think, or maybe it was Quincy Jones), and in the combined elements of technology, entertainment audience (like Nicholas Negroponte, creator of and design, and that he called “TED”. He said he’d MIT’s Media Lab, and Marvin Minsky, a father of AI), heard about this thing that I had concocted and so you can imagine that I was a bit nervous when installed at the corner of my TV building, some kind I began to talk about little old and MuchMusic, of Video Booth that sounded like it contained the and how I had put them both on a downtown street, same elements of tech, ent and design, and would visible and interactive in a new kind of wired-up I come down to Monterey to give a 20-minute venerable old building that helped bring the entire Talk about it? area around it back to life. So I did, and found myself in the spring of ’98 at Well, darn if my reel of typical Speakers Corner a small gathering of about 250/300 people, among footage didn’t turn out to be the hit of the conference. whom there was a guy named Bezos, who was The simplicity of it. The authenticity of it. What apparently planning to sell books online; and charmed these apostles of digital connectivity was another guy called Warnock (a founder of Adobe, that it seemed to embody what they had in mind I came to learn) who had come to show off his when they talked about all the new democratic prized possession, which was a Gutenberg Bible; voices that the new tech would unleash. and Billy Graham, whose surprise appearance So, Richard immediately asked me back for a before the pioneering men and women of the follow-up appearance, something he rarely did. digital era posed the question why tech wasn’t Accordingly, I came back in ’99, with action footage making us better people. from both inside and outside the huge garage door roll-up window walls that I had installed on Queen Street West; and wowed the crowd all over again!

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 01 People were energized, and seemed eager to learn Moreover, he was retiring. It took me about a minute more about my ideas, and about ; so as to decide to keep going; and since the whole thing the conference was wrapping up, I asked Richard was and is about ideas, that’s how “ideaCity” got if he’d ever thought about doing TED elsewhere. started and how it got its name. He said “Yes, but I’ve never done anything about it.” In the nineteen years since, we’ve hosted close to a So I said “Well then, come do it with me in TO, where thousand speakers and performers, who’ve “talked” I have something you don’t have!” “Oh yeah?” he for some 20,000 minutes on hundreds of different challenged, “What?” “TV programs”, I said, “and the subjects. Name a hot topic today, and chances are channels on which to play them.” ideaCity was onto it early: radical , And so in the year 2000, we launched “TEDCity”*, space exploration, robots, marijuana, block chain, to great acclaim, and with many cameras present. to name a few. It’s a considerable effort, and takes Outstanding reviews and encouraging pre-sales in a year and a fair amount of money to mount. But hand, we were well into planning the second outing what makes every bit of that effort worthwhile is the in 2001 when Richard announced that he had sold unique opportunity it affords us to meet and learn his American conference and, with it, the name, about and from some of the world’s brightest, most so we couldn’t use the TED word anymore. innovative, most fascinating people.

*TEDCity 2000 featured:

Frank Gehry Chris Dewdney

William Gibson Moshe Safdie ARCHITECTS WRITERS Douglas Cardinal Barbara Gowdy FUTURE FUTURE NOBEL Natalie BELL CANADA PRIZE WINNER MacMaster SUPREMO Art McDonald George Cope MUSICIANS Jukka-Pekka Saraste Norman Jewison FUTURE GOVERNOR SHOWBIZ GENERAL OF CANADA Julie Payette LUMINARIES Biruté Galdikas THE Joseph MacInnis GREENPEACE ORANGUTAN CO-FOUNDER LADY Bob Hunter

My original thought in planning this year’s 20th So I feel we must set hoopla aside for a while anniversary edition, was to open with a flight of our and open this gathering instead by asking whether most memorable alumni, looking at the talks they the many gifts and breakthroughs of the digital era gave when they were previously on our stage, are worth the looming prospect of the totalitarian and telling us what they think now about what they state or the totalitarian corporation. said then. Then and now; that was the idea, and Other than that, Dear Idealists, as always, you are we reflect that theme in the photos in this book. commanded to get to know each other and have But events have overtaken us and now, among some fun! At Zoomer, we say “The Best Way to the many other crises clamouring for our attention Keep Going, is to Keep Going”; so be forewarned! in these hyper-oxygenated times, I fear the Crisis I’m young, and ambitious, and not slowing down! Facing Democracy, beleaguered politically on See you in 2020! both right and left, and technologically in retreat, may be the greatest of them all.

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1. Happy birthday to us! It’s our twentieth, and 5. Tap and win! Your badge has a cute little NFC we’re thrilled to be able to share it with you and chip nestled inside, and as you enter the theatre, yours. Feel free to share your inspo, thoughts it gets tapped. Each tap at the theatre door and selfies or pearls of wisdom from the stage transmits your info to our system and enters with your networks. Bonus points if you tag us you into our daily prize draw. BTW, you need to via @ideacity or use the hashtag #ideacity both tap in and be in the room during the last session of the day to be eligible to win a prize. 2. Schmooze it up! Most speakers and performers stay for the entire conference – and the 6. Check out our space! Our lobbies are just as attendees are every bit as interesting and interesting as the presentations. Check out our extraordinary. Chance encounters can lead bookstore on the second floor and buy a book to new ideas, fortunes and friendships. – or even get one autographed! (Book-signing So be strange, and not a stranger. schedule posted at the bookstore daily.) 3. I do! Make a commitment to stay the whole three 7. Indulge your snacking senses! Don’t be days and open up to the unexpected. The most afraid to treat your taste buds to our deliciously intense idealists know, from their years of catered morsels during breakfast and the experience, that those who throw themselves conversation breaks. Look for unexpected into all three days get the most out of it. goodies and surprises. Sessions can be Speakers (and subjects) you may not initially long, so keep yourself from getting hangry! be drawn to often turn out to be the most 8. Pay it forward! You’ll gather a lot of new inspirational of the entire conference. information, inspiration and contacts by being 4. Sit up front! Theatre doors open 5 to 10 minutes at ideacity, and hey, if you love it, let us know before each session. As you enter, the back by signing up for next year! We have one of these rows will be cordoned off until the front rows are every year, and 2020 will be no different. Book filled. Please give yourself enough time to find now for next year; our dates are June 17, 18 and a seat before the session begins – there is no 19, 2020. Stop by the registration desk and get reserved seating. After each session, make sure the early bird deal before the conference ends. you take all of your possessions with you. Sit back, relax and immerse yourself fully. Enjoy! IDEACITY TWENTY 19 05 IDEACITY TEAM

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Champagne Reception Session 3: Cannabis Session 6: God & Jill Sobule (Human) Nature Session 1: Is It Worth It? Bruce Linton Daniel Wnukowski Voices Rock Canada Dr. Christelle Gedeon Joan E. Taylor The Great Debate (Reprise) Cam Battley Anna Porter Roger McNamee John Fowler Jim & Sue Waddington Irwin Cotler Bowser and Blue Wade Davis Conrad Black L’équipe Tambora Albert Nerenberg Session 4: Disruptors Anna Van Acker Session 7: Health & Longevity Session 2: Democracy & Freedom Mark Halpern Alexander Tsiaras of Speech vs. Disinformation Rasha Katabi Dr. Mark Liponis in the Age of Surveillance Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger Libby Znaimer introduces Marie Henein Michael Cohen Diane Francis Janice Gross Stein Jim Harris Dr. Carmela Abraham Tarek Fatah Hazel McCallion Session 5: The Future Wade Davis Wade Davis of Space & Tech & AI & Asa Mathat the Whole Damn Thing! Session 8: Summing Up Good Enough Karaoke Dr. Geordie Rose Bowser and Blue Martine Rothblatt Terry Mosher Anjelica Scannura Opening Night Party, Yonatan Winetraub Whiskey Jack Casa Loma Avery Broderick Bob Richards & Dr. Pascal Lee Closing Night Party, Roberta Battaglia ZoomerPlex Climate change up close

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Conversation Break 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Session 2 3:20 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Democracy & Marie Henein 24 Freedom of Speech Janice Gross Stein 26 vs. Disinformation Tarek Fatah 28 in the Age Hazel McCallion 30 of Surveillance Wade Davis 32 Giveaways Asa Mathat 34 Good Enough Karaoke 36 Bowser and Blue 38

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Voices Rock Canada™ (VRC) is a 21st-century choir for young people discovering, exploring and expressing their inner rock star through contemporary music. Our community environment prioritizes teamwork, expression and excitement as we sing together. In our unique program, kids learn to balance individuality and collaboration, personal creativity and group dynamics, high energy and discipline, letting loose and proper singing techniques – and so much more. We welcome children in grades 3 to 12; we believe that, at this age, learning to communicate through music can be very beneficial for their growth and development. VRC is proud to have performed at events such as the Ontario Summer Games, Big Brothers Big Sisters National Convention, International Day of Happiness at Commerce Court and Giving Tuesday at Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and we are honoured to be part of ideacity! (voicesrockcanada.com)

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 13 2000 Moses Znaimer Founder, Host, Executive Producer

When he’s not on the ideacity stage, Moses Since its launch as a single station start-up champions Canada’s 16.2 million people aged in 2008, ZoomerMedia has grown to operate 45plus, aka “Zoomers”, as the founder of 4 TV, 2 Radio, 2 Print, 10 Online and 3 Live ZoomerMedia and President of CARP. Event titles. Both ZoomerMedia and CARP are located in The ZoomerPlex, a 2.6-acre state-of- For his former feats as the co-founder of the-art production and live event complex in CityTV, CP24, MuchMusic, MusiquePlus, Bravo!, Toronto’s Liberty Village, also home to Moses’ Space, and over 20 popular television channels MZTV Museum of Television, the world’s and stations, Moses’ many honours include largest collection of rare pre-WWII and vintage the Order of Ontario, the Governor General’s television sets. Performing Arts Award, and the Juno’s Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Marketing Most recently, Moses was personally “Knighted” Magazine named Moses one of the Top 10 as a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Canadian Media Moguls of the past 100 years, by Madame l’Ambassadrice de la République and in 2011, the City of Toronto designated de France au Canada. a famous downtown stretch of the legendary Queen Street MOSES ZNAIMER WAY.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 15 Photo: Court Mast Photo: Rick Smolan Roger McNamee Co-Founder, & Author of Zucked

Roger McNamee, author of Zucked: Waking Up to the Catastrophe, has been a investor for 35 years. He has been a co-founder of a number of successful and private equity funds. In 2004, he co-founded Elevation Partners, with U2’s participating as an investor. Roger holds a BA from and an MBA from the at . He served as a technical advisor for seasons two through five of HBO’s Silicon Valley, and he was instrumental in fundraising in support of the establishment of the . Roger also plays bass and guitar in the bands Moonalice and Doobie Decibel System. In addition to Zucked, he is the author of The New Normal: Great Opportunities in a Time of Great Risk and The Moonalice Legend (Posters and Words, Volumes 1-9).

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 17 2006 Irwin Cotler Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights & Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University

Irwin Cotler is the Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, former federal Minister of Justice and longtime Member of Parliament, and an international human rights lawyer. As Minister of Justice, Irwin Cotler reformed the appointment process for the Supreme Court to help make it the most gender-representative Supreme Court in the world; appointed the first aboriginal and visible minority justices to the Ontario Court of Appeal; and crafted the Civil Marriage Act, granting marriage equality to gays and lesbians. Irwin Cotler has served as counsel to prisoners of conscience around the world, including Nelson Mandela and the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi. The Oslo Freedom Forum has characterized him as “Freedom’s Counsel.” He is an Officer of the and the National Order of Quebec, and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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Photo: Don Dixon Conrad Black Financier, Author & Columnist for the

Conrad Black is the author of widely acclaimed biographies of Maurice Duplessis, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon. He was for many years the head of Argus Corporation and the Hollinger and Telegraph newspaper groups. Black is a financier, and a columnist for the National Post, which he founded, and the National Review Online. He is also the author of Rise to Greatness, a best-selling history of Canada, and has been a member of the British House of Lords since 2001.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 21 2009 Albert Nerenberg Director, Hypnotist & Laughter Expert

Albert Nerenberg is an acclaimed director and hypnotist, and is also one of the world’s leading experts on laughing. He directed Laughology, the first feature documentary about laughter, for CTV, and developed his own exercise technique, which he calls “Laughercize.” He was recently named Laughter Ambassador by Madan Kataria, founder of the Laughter Yoga movement. Is Hypnosis Fake?, Albert’s TEDx presentation, is one of the most watched demonstrations of hypnosis to date. He also directed the documentary You Are What You Act, which includes a dramatic scene filmed at ideacity 2017 and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 2018 Illuminate Film Festival. He has just completed a new documentary about climate change for the Documentary Channel, titled Who Farted? Albert is currently directing a new series of films about seemingly impossible phenomena in hypnosis.

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Marie Henein Senior Partner, Henein Hutchison LLP

Marie Henein is a senior partner at Henein Hutchison LLP, recognized in Canadian Lawyer as one of the country’s top litigation boutiques. She has been counsel on many high-profile cases in a wide range of criminal, regulatory, quasi- criminal and cross-border litigation. She also acts as an adviser in a number of complex matters, and frequently appears in court at all levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Ms. Henein holds an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Masters in Law from Columbia University. She is a past president of The Advocates’ Society, a member of the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute and a founder of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s Appellate Pro Bono Program. She has lectured extensively across Canada and is the editor of numerous publications. Ms. Henein has been recognized as one of the 25 most influential lawyers by Canadian Lawyer, and has received the Law Society of Ontario’s Laura Legge Award and The Law Society Medal.

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Janice Gross Stein Founding Director & Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

Janice Gross Stein is the Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto and the Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded the Molson Prize by the Canada Council for an outstanding contribution by a social scientist to public debate. She has received honorary doctorates of law from four universities and is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario. A well-known guest on CBC, BBC and TVO, she analyzes the big global trends of tomorrow to help make sense of the world today.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 27 2011 Tarek Fatah Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster & Liberal Activist

Tarek Fatah is a columnist at the Toronto Sun and the author of two award-winning books, The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State and The Jew is Not My Enemy. He is the founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress, a group of secular Muslim Canadians who are committed to the separation of religion and state and to fighting the spread of Islamism, anti-Semitism and Hindu hatred inside the Muslim community. A recipient of both the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals, Tarek was a student leader in Pakistan in the 1960s and 1970s and was incarcerated twice by successive military dictatorships. He had to leave the country in 1978 to escape a third military ruler. He is married to Nargis Tapal, his university sweetheart, and they have two daughters, Nazia and Natasha Fatah. Natasha is a CBC broadcaster.

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Hazel McCallion Former Mayor of Mississauga for 12 Terms

Hazel McCallion has devoted more than 40 years to serving the residents of Mississauga. She was Mayor of Mississauga from 1978 until 2014, serving 12 terms in office. During her career, she led or participated in many initiatives – local, provincial, national and international – and she is currently Chancellor of Sheridan College. Born in 1921 on the shore of the Gaspé Peninsula, Hazel McCallion was married to Sam McCallion, who passed away in 1997. She has three children, Peter, Linda and Paul, and one granddaughter, Erika. She enjoys many sports, including ice hockey, and also loves gardening.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 31 Photo: Adam Dillon Wade Davis Anthropologist, Writer, Photographer & Filmmaker

Wade Davis is a writer and filmmaker whose work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, from Africa to Australia, and from Polynesia to the Arctic. Explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society (NGS) from 2000 to 2013, he is currently the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at UBC. He holds degrees in anthropology and biology and a PhD in ethnobotany from Harvard. Wade is the author of 22 books, including Into the Silence, winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize for nonfiction in English. His films include Light at the Edge of the World, a documentary series produced for the NGS. An honorary member of the Explorers Club, he is the recipient of the Centennial Medal of Harvard University, the Roy Chapman Andrews Society’s Distinguished Explorer Award, the Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration, the Mungo Park Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and many other awards and honorary degrees. Wade is a Member of the Order of Canada and an honorary citizen of Colombia.

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Asa Mathat Artist & Photographer

Asa Mathat is a passionate artist who has been working as a photographer for more than 30 years, mainly in portraiture and fashion. His work demonstrates a real talent for bringing out the best in everyone he captures on camera. Looking to give back in the most meaningful way possible, he pours his heart into service – and he created the ASA Foundation in order to do just that. In his projects, he works to better the lives of others and spread awareness. His current project, Camp Enlightenment, is a photography and cinematography school for disadvantaged LGBTQ young people who are either homeless or in foster care, intended to offer them an opportunity to work with some of the world’s best photographers. His hope is to equip these young adults with a set of life skills and a strong understanding of the art of photography – and to inspire them to serve and give back.

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Good Enough Karaoke Toronto’s Best Live Band Karaoke Experience

Good Enough Karaoke is Toronto’s best live band karaoke experience. Anyone with the desire and the guts to join them onstage can grab the microphone and sing. It’s a bit terrifying, hugely exhilarating and completely awesome! A live band with guitars, bass, keyboards and drums, Good Enough’s repertoire of over 400 songs spans genres and eras – from Aerosmith and Nirvana to Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, The Tragically Hip, Weezer, and everything in between. “We play, you sing!” Singing with Good Enough is easy. Look over the song list, pick a song you love, and dare to get up onstage. Lyrics are provided on an iPad, and the band will cue you in, and sing backup when necessary. For over five years, Good Enough Karaoke has been packing them in twice a month at the Gladstone Hotel and Junction City Music Hall, as well as bringing a unique interactive rock ’n roll experience to corporate team-building events, weddings, parties and more.

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George Bowser and Rick Blue have been writing and performing music and comedy together since 1978. Their work includes nine musicals produced at ’s Centaur Theatre, among them Blokes, The Four Anglos of the Apocalypse and Schwartz’s – the Musical. They have recorded with Supertramp’s Rick Davies, Katrina and the Waves and Canada’s legendary MacLean & MacLean. Their CD The Illustrated Canadian Songbook was produced in collaboration with Terry Mosher (Aislin). They continue to chronicle life in Quebec, Canada and elsewhere, and their philosophy is simple: “We believe that music and laughter can extend your life,” says Rick Blue, “so we hope our show will give you a couple of extra days.”

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DAY 2 Session 3 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Page Cannabis Jill Sobule 46 Bruce Linton 48 Dr. Christelle Gedeon 50 Cam Battley 52 John Fowler 54 Bowser and Blue 38

Lunch 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Session 4 2:05 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Disruptors Anna Van Acker 56 Mark Halpern 58 Rasha Katabi 60 Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger 62 Michael Cohen 64 Jim Harris 66

Conversation Break 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Session 5 4:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The Future of Dr. Geordie Rose 68 Space & Tech Martine Rothblatt 70 & AI & the Whole Stretch Break: Anjelica Scannura 72 Damn Thing! Yonatan Winetraub 74 Avery Broderick 76 Bob Richards & Dr. Pascal Lee 78/80 Giveaways Roberta Battaglia 82

Jill Sobule Stellar Singer-Songwriter

Over 10 albums and more than two decades of recording, Jill Sobule has mused on topics such as the death penalty, anorexia, shoplifting, reproduction, the French resistance movement, adolescence and the Christian right. Early hit songs include “I Kissed a Girl” (the original version) and “Supermodel.” In 2015, Jill made new fans (as well as some enemies) with her pre-election song “When They Say We Want Our America Back (What the F#%k Do They Mean?)” – a history of anti-immigration sentiment in the . Her latest release, “Nostalgia Kills,” has appeared on many critics’ best-of-the-year lists. Over the past few years, Jill has been writing for the theatre. In 2018, University produced her musical Times Square, and in 2020, the Pittsburgh City Theater will debut her one-woman show F*#k 7th Grade.

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Bruce Linton Founder, Chairman & CO-CEO, Canopy Growth Corporation

Bruce Linton is the founder of Canopy Growth Corporation and co-founder of Tweed Marijuana Incorporated. Canopy was the first North American cannabis producer to be listed on a major stock exchange (TSX). His experience as a founder, CEO and director at a variety of enterprises has played a part in the success of Canopy, which has raised more than $6 billion from investors, including $5 billion from Constellation Brands, a Fortune 500 company. Bruce has focused on the company’s overall strategy, its Canadian and international expansion, and its future in consumer products, such as cannabis-based medicines and beverages. He began his career at Newbridge Networks and has since held senior executive roles at a number of companies, including CrossKeys Systems Corporation, where he helped lead its . He has also served with the Community Loan Foundation, Canada World Youth and the Board of Governors of Carleton University.

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Dr. Christelle Gedeon Chief Legal Officer, Aphria

Dr. Christelle Gedeon, chief legal officer of Aphria Inc., has spent her career in the life sciences and the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Aphria, Dr. Gedeon was a partner at Fasken, a prominent law firm in Toronto, and worked on all aspects of regulated health-related products, such as drugs, devices, foods, cosmetics and cannabis. She is recognized for her expertise in navigating product approvals, designing international clinical trials, facilitating national product launches and managing intellectual property portfolios. Dr. Gedeon received an LLB/BCL from McGill University and a PhD in clinical pharmacology and toxicology from the University of Toronto. She is a licensed trademark agent and is currently chair of the Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Gedeon plays an integral role in operations and corporate strategy at Aphria, managing the company’s legal affairs and regulatory compliance in 10 countries.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 51 2018 Cam Battley Chief Corporate Officer, Aurora Cannabis

Cam Battley is the chief corporate officer of Aurora Cannabis, a producer of medical cannabis and cannabis oils under licence from Health Canada. Cam is the lead public-facing executive at Aurora, with responsibility for establishing and managing relationships with shareholders, analysts, media, regulators, governments and other companies and organizations operating in the cannabis sector, as well as strategic development and mergers and acquisitions. He also chairs the company’s executive committee, acts as liaison with its board of directors and ensures organizational alignment across its domestic and international operations. Cam is also a member of the board of directors of Cannabis Canada, the trade association of licensed cannabis producers. With a background as a health sector management consultant, he combines experience in government, health care NGOs and the biopharmaceutical industry.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 53 2018 John Fowler Founder & President, The Supreme Cannabis Company

John Fowler is founder and president of The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing Canadian licensed producers of cannabis products and brands. He is also a member of Supreme’s board of directors. A pioneer in the Canadian cannabis industry, John has spent more than a decade in the medical cannabis sector as a cultivator, influencer, patients- rights advocate and lawyer. In 2013, he founded Supreme Cannabis’ wholly- owned subsidiary, 7ACRES, with a vision: to create Canada’s leading premium cannabis flower brand and produce high-quality cannabis at commercial scale. Today, 7ACRES is one of Canada’s leading premium flower brands. John is also a director and Vice Chair, Adult Use, of the Cannabis Council of Canada, the country’s national voice for licensed cannabis producers. He holds an HBA degree (with distinction) from the University of Toronto and a JD degree (summa cum laude) from the University of Ottawa.

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Anna Van Acker President & Managing Director, Merck Canada Inc.

Anna Van Acker has more than 25 years of wide-ranging experience as a pharmaceutical executive at Merck. In her current role, she focuses on the optimization of Merck’s product portfolio and marketing strategies on an international scale, and strives to ensure access to innovative drugs. She has also worked tirelessly with governments and other organizations over the years, supporting the improvement of key national health indicators in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Anna is a member of the board of directors of Montréal InVivo, a member of the CEO Steering Council of Innovative Medicines Canada and the chair of its Private Payers Core Team. A Belgian national, she holds a master’s degree in literature, linguistics and communications, as well as a post-graduate degree in marketing. Anna has also studied leadership at Wharton and Harvard.

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Mark Halpern CEO, WEALTHinsurance.com®

Mark Halpern, Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), is one of Canada’s most widely recognized life insurance advisors. As CEO of WEALTHinsurance.com®, Mark provides successful business owners, professionals and families with tax-efficient insurance strategies for estate planning, tax minimization and philanthropy. An active and high-profile participant in charitable organizations, he also writes regularly for national publications, is frequently quoted in the media, and has personally advised Moses Znaimer. He is the incoming chair of the Professional Advisory Committee of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto and the president of Aish HaTorah Toronto, and he serves on the Advisory Board of Sick Kids Hospital, which is overseeing its $1.2 billion fundraising initiative. Mark has been married to Rhonda for 23 years. They live in Thornhill, Ontario with their five children.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 59

Rasha Katabi Founder & CEO, Brim Financial

Rasha Katabi, founder and CEO of Brim Financial, has over 20 years of experience in the capital markets. She began her career at TD Bank and at CIBC, where she focused on structured finance and securitization across North America and Europe. As head of the Strategic Solutions Group for fixed income at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Rasha established Merrill as a leader in securitization and built the largest non-bank residential mortgage funding business in Canada. Rasha served as president of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Issuer Association and a director of Russell Investments Canada. She has also advised Canadian pension funds, global sovereign wealth funds and large institutional clients. Rasha founded Brim as an integrated digital platform at the intersection of tech, finance and lifestyle. Brim leverages technology in a state- of-the-art financial platform to deliver a more rewarding financial experience, with first-to-market features designed for today’s consumers.

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Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger President & CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders

Durhane Wong-Rieger is chair of Rare Disease International; a member of the editorial board of The Patient: Patient-Centred Outcomes Research; and a member of the Global Commission to End the Diagnosis Odyssey for Children with a Rare Disease. She is president and CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders; chair of the Consumer Advocare Network; president and CEO of the Institute for Optimizing Health Outcomes; and chair of the Canadian Heart Patient Alliance. Dr. Wong-Rieger has served on many health policy advisory committees and panels. She is a member of the Ontario Rare Disease Working Group and the Genome Canada Steering Committee of the Rare Disease Precision Health Initiative. Durhane has a PhD in psychology from McGill University and was a professor at the University of Windsor. She is a certified health coach, a trainer, a frequent lecturer and the author of three books and many articles.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 63

Michael Cohen General Manager, Zero Gravity Labs

Michael Cohen, JD, MBA, is an intrapreneur and innovation leader. After more than a decade in innovation-based roles, his track record for intrapreneurship and product development includes successfully bringing a number of products to market. As the general manager at Zero Gravity Labs, Michael is responsible for providing business leadership, which includes everything from overarching strategy, team selection, office culture and branding to formal partnerships and relations with the board of directors. Michael has proven that he can build high- performing innovation teams and businesses. A prolific author, he regularly speaks at conferences on the topics of innovation, intrapreneurship and disruptive technology. Michael is also a mentor to multiple start-up companies and is a member of the Tech and Innovation Advisory Council of Sick Kids Hospital Foundation.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 65 2011 Jim Harris Thought Leader on Disruptive Innovation, Author & Management Consultant

Jim Harris is one of North America’s foremost thinkers on disruptive innovation, and speaks at more than 50 conferences around the world every year. Association magazine has ranked him as one of North America’s top ten speakers. Jim also leads strategic planning sessions with executive teams. His clients include Barclays Bank, Canon, Columbia Tristar Pictures, IBM, Munich Re, SAP, the Top 200 CIOs of India, the UK Cabinet Office, Swiss Re, Walmart and Zurich Insurance. Jim’s most recent book, Blindsided, has been published in 80 countries and is an international bestseller. Soundview Executive Summaries selected Blindsided as one of the best business books of the year and then sent its summary to 80,000 executives. The Miami Herald describes Blindsided as “Brilliant stuff!”

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 67 2013 Dr. Geordie Rose Founder, Sanctuary AI

Geordie founded D-Wave, the world’s first quantum computing company, and Kindred, the world’s first robotics company to use reinforcement learning in a production environment. He has provided , NASA, Lockheed Martin, The Gap and several U.S. government agencies with quantum computers and robots that learn. Geordie has a PhD in theoretical physics from UBC. He has twice been the Canadian national wrestling champion, and was the 2010 NAGA world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in both gi and no-gi categories. He was also named the 2011 Canadian Innovator of the Year and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2013, and for a short time he held the world record in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most yogurt eaten in one minute.

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Martine Rothblatt Creator, Sirius XM Satellite Radio & CEO, United Therapeutics

Martine Rothblatt is CEO of United Therapeutics, a company she founded in order to save the life of one of her daughters, who was battling a rare disease. Previously, she was the founder and CEO of Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Her most recent book is Virtually Human, an analysis of the ethical and legal issues related to cyber consciousness. Martine and her partner, Bina Aspen, support secular foundations and a faith dedicated to creating, preserving and reviving cyber consciousness for everyone.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 71 2015 Anjelica Scannura Professional Dancer, Actress, Fitness Expert & Comedian

Since Anjelica Scannura first appeared at ideacity three years ago, she has gone from working as a budding stand-up comic to completing a residency at Broadway Comedy Club in New York and being included in the coveted “Best of the Fest” list at the Burbank Comedy Festival. She won a Marty Award for Best Established Dance Artist and an I Heart Jokes Award for Newcomer Comic of the Year, and she also co-starred in the film Little Italy with Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts. Anjelica was offered an opportunity at OneTV to create Anjelica’s 22 Minute Workout, an all- new fitness show that pays homage to the 1980s phenomenon 20 Minute Workout, but with a contemporary twist. With her eclectic background and talents, Anjelica combines aerobics and plyometric exercises with loads of fit tech. The retro beats are guaranteed to get you moving and sweating, working multiple areas for that calorie burn, lean muscle development and weight loss.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 73 2017 Yonatan Winetraub Co-Founder, SpaceIL

Yonatan Winetraub is co-founder of SpaceIL, an Israeli venture that attempted a landing on the moon earlier this year. was the first private interplanetary robotic mission, and made Israel one of only seven nations to have orbited the moon and reached its surface. SpaceIL is committed to a second mission, with the goal of a soft landing on the lunar surface. SpaceIL is intended to inspire a new generation of space researchers and promote STEM education: to date, it has reached more than a million children. Yonatan has spoken about radical shifts in the space industry to audiences around the world, and has been recognized in the Forbes Israel 30 under 30 and Globes Israel 40 under 40. He is currently a Bio-X Bowes Fellow in Biophysics at , studying methods of intercepting cancer cell communication. He was also involved in the International Space University program at NASA Ames, exploring ways of building Martian colonies in the planet’s lava caves.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 75

Avery Broderick Astrophysicist

Avery Broderick is an astrophysicist who holds the Delaney Family John Archibald Wheeler Chair at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario. In April 2019, he and his colleagues in the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration unveiled humanity’s first glimpse of a black hole, representing data gathered by the EHT, and shared it around the world. The now-iconic image reveals the supermassive black hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy, 55 million light years away. Avery helped conceive the globe- spanning EHT experiment, which linked eight radio telescopes around the world with nanosecond precision, and his team at Perimeter Institute provided essential analysis of the EHT data. Dr. Broderick is currently an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, and previously held positions at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 77 2008

Photo: Gene Driskell Bob Richards Space Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO,

Bob Richards is a space entrepreneur and a co-founder of the International Space University, and Moon Express, a Google Lunar XPrize competitor, where he is currently CEO. As director of Optech’s Space Division, Bob saw its technology go to the surface of Mars in 2007 aboard the NASA Phoenix Lander, which made the first observation of a Martian snowfall. After attending Ryerson University and the University of Toronto, he studied space science at Cornell University, where he was special assistant to Carl Sagan. He has co-authored Blueprint for Space, Return to the Moon and The Farthest Shore. A champion of the NewSpace movement, Bob has received the K.E. Tsiolkovsky Medal, the Space Frontier Foundation Vision to Reality Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Commendation and the Aviation Week & Space Technology Laurel, as well as a doctorate from the International Space University for “distinguished accomplishments in support of humanity’s exploration and use of space.”

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 79 2009 Dr. Pascal Lee Planetary Scientist with the Mars Institute, the SETI Institute & NASA

Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the Mars Institute, the SETI Institute and the NASA Ames Research Center in . He is internationally recognized for his work on the existence of water on Mars, the origin of its moons and plans for the future human exploration of Mars. Dr. Lee has led more than 30 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, seeking a better understanding of Mars by comparing it with similarly harsh environments on our own planet. He led the Northwest Passage Drive Expedition, the subject of the recent award-winning documentary Passage to Mars. His first book, Mission: Mars, won the 2015 Prize for Excellence in Science Books for children from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In his free time, Dr. Lee likes to be walked by his dogs, fly and paint. He is an FAA-certified commercial helicopter pilot and flight instructor, as well as an artist and a member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.

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Roberta Battaglia Nine-Year-Old Vocal Powerhouse

Roberta Battaglia is a dynamic young singer from Toronto. Born in 2009 into a musical family, Roberta began singing alongside her father at the age of three. Together they have graced many stages, from local community events to galas and charity functions. Roberta continues to sing in commercial productions, as well as special events and competitions, including Hidden Talent Toronto. Born to parents of Italian descent, Roberta – known professionally as Roberta B – is fluent in both English and Italian. She has developed her talent through music lessons and vocal instruction, and now, from ballads to high-octane pop songs, she expresses a passion for music with her powerful voice. Roberta combines her love of both music and people with a unique charitable initiative: she designs and sells bracelets, and gives all of the proceeds to the Hospital for Sick Children. Why does she sing? In her own words: “I just want to make people smile. I love making people happy.”

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DAY 3 Session 6 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Page God & (Human) Nature Daniel Wnukowski 88 Joan E. Taylor 90 Anna Porter 92 Jim & Sue Waddington 94 Wade Davis 32 L’équipe Tambora 96

Lunch 12:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Session 7 2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Health & Longevity Alexander Tsiaras 98 Dr. Mark Liponis 100 Libby Znaimer 102 Diane Francis 104 Dr. Carmela Abraham 106 Peter Laufer 108 Wade Davis 32

Conversation Break 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Session 8 5:05 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Summing Up Mary Walsh 110 Terry Mosher 112 Rick Mercer 114 Giveaways Whiskey Jack 116

Daniel Wnukowski Polish-Canadian Pianist

Polish-Canadian pianist Daniel Wnukowski has performed in celebrated concert halls throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Dedicated to giving back to the country that nurtured him as an artist, he founded Piano Six “New Generation” to perform concerts in remote Canadian communities. He is also the artistic director of the Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Daniel’s repertoire embraces the music of interwar Jewish composers. This season he is focusing on the music of Karol Rathaus, performing his Piano Concerto as part of a Rathaus Festival at the Copland School of Music, College, CUNY. Daniel will make his Carnegie Hall debut in a program that includes the Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 20. He will also appear in a documentary on Rathaus, and he plans to release a recording of the composer’s solo piano music on the Toccata label. Daniel studied at the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 89

Joan E. Taylor Historian

Joan Taylor is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King’s College and a leading expert on the world of Jesus, with a focus on history and archaeology. She is the author of numerous books and articles, notably The Immerser: John the Baptist within Second Temple Judaism, which places John in his historical, cultural and religious context. Joan has also explored the Bible and its cultural reception in Jesus and Brian and the Dead Sea Scrolls in The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea. For The Body in Biblical, Christian and Jewish Texts, she compiled and edited a number of scholarly explorations of women/gender and the body. Currently, she is writing about Mary Magdalene for the Oxford series Very Short Introductions. She also writes novels and poetry.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 91 2002

Photo: Doug Forster Anna Porter Author & Publisher

Anna Porter was born in Budapest during the Second World War, and after the 1956 revolution in Hungary, she fled with her mother to New Zealand. After earning an MA from Christchurch University, like so many young Kiwis, she headed to London, where she found work in publishing. Anna arrived in Canada in 1968 and was swept up in the cultural explosion of the 1970s. At McClelland & Stewart, she soon found herself at the heart of Canadian publishing. In 1982, she founded Key Porter Books and published such national figures as Farley Mowat, Jean Chrétien, Conrad Black and Allan Fotheringham. She has written fiction and nonfiction works, including Kasztner’s Train, which won the Writers’ Trust Nonfiction Prize, and The Ghosts of Europe, which won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, as well as four mystery novels. Her latest book is a memoir, In Other Words. Anna is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Order of Ontario.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 93

Sue & Jim Waddington Artist & Retired Physics Professor

Sue and Jim Waddington have been on a decades-long quest to locate the places that inspired the Group of Seven painters and Tom Thomson. They particularly enjoy searching for sites that can only be reached by canoe or on foot. Sue is an artist and a retired nurse. Jim, a physics professor retired from McMaster University, insists that he has no artistic talent at all. In their presentation, the two will compare photographs of some of the 700 painting sites they have found with the corresponding artwork. They will talk about how they found their way to the sites and what they have learned about the painters who had visited those sites a century ago.

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L’équipe Tambora Los Angeles-Based Trio

L’équipe Tambora is a Los Angeles-based trio making global dance music by deconstructing Afro-Colombian rhythms and blending them with psychedelic cumbia, tropical harmonies and euro-electro dance beats. L’équipe puts on energetic shows imbued with a multicultural identity and socially and environmentally conscious songwriting. Lead singer Tara Davis is the daughter of Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis. L’équipe Tambora’s musical adventures began when environmental activism brought Tara together with two very tall Colombians who are both named Andrés – Andrés Ospina and Andrés López. This unlikely collaboration blends their diverse influences to produce hard-hitting beats, soulful melodies and clever lyrics in Spanish, English and French. Their production smarts and well-crafted songs express a unique social and environmental sensibility – and they have the irresistable effect of making you want to move your body! #ConsciousGozadera

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 97 2004 Alexander Tsiaras Founder & CEO, StoryMD

Alexander Tsiaras has been called a “digital age Leonardo da Vinci.” At the age of 19, he co-authored Death Rituals of Rural Greece, his first book. He went on to write Conception to Birth, Architecture and Design of Man and Woman and three InVision Guides on health-related subjects. His many awards include a World Press Photo Award and a Webby Award, and his contributions to improving medicine through advanced technology earned a prestigious Satava Award. Alexander’s detailed depictions of the human body at each stage of development have appeared on the covers of Time, Magazine, Smithsonian, LIFE and The Sunday Times Magazine. Now Alexander is applying his talents in journalism, photography and technology to StoryMD, a new personalized health platform that can translate your health and wellness data into a visually rich story, allowing you to track, understand, share and shape the trajectory of your well-being.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 99 2012 Dr. Mark Liponis Author, President, Stoneover Health & Doctor of Internal Medicine

Driven by curiosity, a sense of wonder and a dash of skepticism, Dr. Mark Liponis has been studying the miracle of the human body for over 30 years. He has a deep understanding of the instructions encoded in human DNA that enable us to adapt and survive against tremendous odds. Dr. Liponis presented his findings in Ultraprevention, Ultralongevity and The Hunter/Farmer Diet Solution. He is co-editor of Integrative Preventive Medicine, published by Oxford University Press, and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, the Rachael Ray Show, the TODAY show, FOX News, The Jane Pauley Show and The View. He has managed the care of critically ill patients, and has also provided wellness advice to the healthy. After leading the medical department at the Canyon Ranch health resorts for 25 years, he started a private practice earlier this year, focused on promoting health and preventing illness. He continues to share his insights and research on the gut microbiome and genomics.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 101 2013 Libby Znaimer Journalist, Author & Advocate

Libby Znaimer is a Canadian journalist specializing in politics, health and lifestyle issues. After two decades covering business and politics on television, she joined Zoomer Media in 2006. Libby now serves as Vice-President of News and Information for both Classical 96.3FM and AM740/96.7FM. She hosts the daily call-in show Fight Back with Libby Znaimer, the weekly half-hour show The Zoomer Week in Review, and The Zoomer Report, a short program focused on health and wellness that airs four times daily. Libby also writes a column for Zoomer Magazine and recently completed a documentary, Cancer Saved My Life. Libby has contributed to many publications, including Reader’s Digest, More Magazine and , as well as the National Post, for which she wrote “The Lump”, a popular series of articles on breast cancer. Her first book, In Cancerland: Living Well Is The Best Revenge, was published in 2007. Libby is active in a number of cancer-related causes.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 103 2002 Diane Francis Journalist, Broadcaster, Editor-at-Large at the National Post & Faculty at Singularity University

Diane Francis is a well-known journalist, author, broadcaster and editor-at-large at the National Post. She writes for publications around the world, is a syndicated columnist with PostMedia, The American Interest and Kyiv Post, and has spoken at conferences on future technologies, geopolitics, business and white-collar crime. Her Twitter feed has more than 600,000 followers. Diane is a faculty member at Singularity University, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a distinguished professor at Ryerson University, and is on the board of the Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative. She is a director, investor and advisor to several start-up companies and government organizations. She has organized major conferences on bio-tech and future technologies, and raised $1 million in corporate sponsorships to support the first SingularityU Canada Summit. She is a member of Abundance 360, a group of 250 entrepreneurs led by space pioneer Peter Diamandis.

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Dr. Carmela Abraham Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

Carmela Abraham has devoted her career to the study of aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). She has a BSc in biology from Tel Aviv University and a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She is Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Abraham’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms leading to AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. She is currently studying methods for protecting the nerve cells that die as a result of these diseases, which should help prevent brain dysfunction. Her group discovered that in vitro, the protein referred to as Klotho, for which expression decreases with age, is neuroprotective, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory.In vivo, an overexpression of Klotho improves the outcomes of AD, MS and ALS in mice models. Since higher levels of Klotho are associated with better outcomes, Dr. Abraham is exploring various methods for elevating the expression of this protein in the brain.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 107 2014 Peter Laufer Author, Broadcaster & Journalist

Peter Laufer reports on borders, identities and migration, as well as the relationships of humans to other animals. As a long-time correspondent for NBC News, he covered wars and earthquakes, coups and elections. His broadcast journalism has won many prizes, including a James Polk Award for his documentary on Americans in prison overseas. Peter’s books include studies of the Mexican-U.S. frontier crisis and the collapse of the , as well as butterflies, exotic pets and animal abuse. Among his most recent works is Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures. He has talked butterflies with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, traded migration opinions with Bill O’Reilly on Fox, and headlined at ideacity. Peter holds the James Wallace Chair in Journalism at the School of Journalism and Communication, where he has been recognized for his innovative teaching. He lives in Eugene, Oregon, and Marin County, California.

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Mary Walsh Author, Comedian & Activist

Mary Walsh created and starred in This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC’s popular satirical current affairs series, which won her numerous and showcased her dynamic range of characters, including the flagrant, outspoken Marg Delahunty. She also wrote, produced and starred in the Gemini-award-winning Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, another weekly series. Recent TV credits include Little Dog (CBC), Rookie Blue (Global) and Sensitive Skin (HBO Canada). Mary earned Genie nominations for her performances in the feature films Crackie (an official selection at TIFF) and New Waterford Girl. In 2017, she released her first novel, Crying for the Moon, a Canadian best-seller. She advocates for mental health and addiction awareness as a spokesperson for Bell Let’s Talk. She also supports the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health in Ottawa. Mary is the recipient of the Order of Canada and the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 111 2003 Terry Mosher Legendary Canadian Political Cartoonist

This is Terry Mosher’s record-setting 15th appearance at ideacity, where he always talks about one aspect of cartooning or another. This year, Terry will be talking about a biography that he is writing about Canada’s most celebrated political cartoonist, of the Toronto Star. Hopefully, he’ll drop by with the finished book next year at ideacity! Terry has worked as a cartoonist in Montreal under the pen name Aislin for more than 50 years – mainly for the English-language newspaper, The Gazette. Inevitably, if you work long enough at one thing, you are bound to pick up a few awards and honours along the way. Today, Terry is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has published 51 books and has received two honorary degrees – one from McGill and another from Concordia. Not bad for a kid who was expelled from high school in Toronto for possession of marijuana.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 113 2003 Rick Mercer Comedian, Television Personality, Author & Political Satirist

Rick Mercer, Canada’s leading political satirist, launched his television career in 1993 as one of the performers and writers of the hit topical weekly show This Hour Has 22 Minutes. In 1998, he joined Gerald Lunz and Michael Donovan to create the satirical series Made in Canada, where he starred and contributed as a writer. More recently, he was the host of , a weekly series that appeared on CBC TV for 15 seasons. Rick is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a best- selling author and the recipient of nearly 30 Gemini Awards and for television writing and performance. He was a Canada 150 Ambassador, and he has written for Time, Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail and the National Post. Rick holds honorary doctorates from ten Canadian universities, and he serves on the board of Historica Canada, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Canadian history, identity and citizenship. He is a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

IDEACITY TWENTY 19 115

Whiskey Jack All-Star Musical Salute

Whiskey Jack Presents Stories and Songs of Stompin’ Tom is an all-star musical salute to a Canadian icon, Stompin’ Tom Connors. Whiskey Jack founder and long-time Stompin’ Tom band leader Duncan Fremlin is the evening’s musical director and chief raconteur. Duncan brings a wealth of songs and stories from his years on the road with this Canadian legend. Sharing the stage will be Stompin’ Tom’s fiddler and five-time Canadian national fiddle champion, Randy Morrison, along with Douglas John Cameron, two-time Juno nominee and writer of the hit song “Mona with the Children.” “Each time I performed with Tom, I was imagining what these ever-so-familiar classic Canadian songs would sound like if they were arranged and performed by elite musicians,” says Duncan. “That’s what this show is all about. Lovers of all musical genres will warm to the joy and poetry of this music.”

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