This lecture will describe the role that scientific evidence has in the establishment of governance and in its maintenance, and will also present findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project, the first international research project to evaluate the effectiveness of FCTC policies, including examples of how ITC findings have contributed to the formation and implementation of strong, evidence-based tobacco control policies throughout the world. The lecture will also provide a summary of ITC findings about the impact of tobacco control policies such warning labels and smoke-free laws, including similarities and differences of policy impact between high-income and low- and middle-income countries.

In the 90s and early noughties we had expectations on how carbon markets should be designed and what they could deliver. Since then we have hard experience of designing and implementing carbon markets and we have learned some lessons – some expected and some surprising - in doing so. Looking at the experience of the EU Emissions Trading System and the first year of operation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative some of our original expectations may be need to be adjusted. Given the amount of time we have to drastically reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases and avoid dangerous climate change, how should we respond to this experience and what are the key lessons for those embarking on this process around the world?

Drawing upon the thinking and analyses of renowned intellectuals, this documentary sketches a portrait of neo-liberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world. Special Guest: Director Richard Brouillette Tickets: $10 - Available at the door

Clarkson situates Canada’s experience of globalization in the context of three interlinked trends: the emergence of a global supraconstitution, the transformation of the nation-state, and the growth of governance beyond the nation-state.