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LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium

LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium rather than just read about it. In short: The LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is a Canadian forum created through the joint effort of John Ralston Saul and the Dominion Institute (now named Historica Canada). Founded in 2000, the Symposium's purpose is to stimulate debate about the historical antecedents and future shape of the Canadian democracy.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is a Canadian forum created through the joint effort of John Ralston Saul and the Dominion Institute (now named Historica Canada). Founded in 2000, the Symposium's purpose is to stimulate debate about the historical antecedents and future shape of the Canadian democracy. Canada's existence and democratic foundation owes a great deal to the partnership of two 19th-century political visionaries, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, the first democratically elected Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada. The Symposium's annual venue honours these two great political reformers. According to Jocelyn Létourneau, a history professor at Université Laval in Quebec City and senior researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Francophone Literature, Arts and Traditions in North America, "the myths we (Canadians) used in building our nation have made us victims of our past. And, it's not easy to break the cycle." An annual lecture at the Symposium is broadcast on CBC Radio One's Ideas.

Past speakers John Ralston Saul (2000) Alain Dubuc (2001) Georges Erasmus (2002) Beverley McLachlin (2003) David Malouf (2004) Louise Arbour (2005) George Elliott Clarke (2006) Adrienne Clarkson (2007) Sheila Watt-Cloutier (2009) His Highness the Aga Khan (2010) Naomi Klein (2016) Michael Sandel (2017) Sue Gardner (2018) Adam Gopnik (2019)

References

Further reading

Articles Patrick, Kelly (10 March 2006). "'A pretense of equality'". National Post. Toronto, ON. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Mofina, Rick (9 March 2002). "Time to build Native ties". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Kilkenny, Carmel (30 November 2017). "LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture: Citizenship for sale?". Radio Canada International. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2025. Kett, Andrew (September 2002). "The Lafontaine Baldwin Lectures Volume One: The Intersection of History and Ideas". Quill & Quire. Toronto, ON: St. Joseph Media. Retrieved 30 June 2025. [Business Insider] (28 August 2020). "18th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture announces a crisis reunion of its former speakers". Business Insider. New York, NY: Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 30 June 2025. [Financial Post] (8 September 2022). "Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Delivers the 19th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Calgary". Financial Post. Calgary, AB: Postmedia Network. Business Wire. Retrieved 30 June 2025. [Governor General of Canada] (6 October 2022). "Governor General delivers the 19th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture". gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2025. [The Globe and Mail] (15 October 2010). "Verbatim: The Aga Khan's LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

Books Arbour, Louise; Dubuc, Alain; Erasmus, Georges; Malouf, David; McLachlin, Beverley; Saul, John Ralston (2006). Griffiths, Rudyard (ed.). Dialogue on Democracy: The LaFontaine-Baldwin Lectures, 2000-2005. Toronto, ON: Penguin Random House. ISBN 0-1430-5428-7. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Archive.org.

External links LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium The Dominion Institute

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium

In research: LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2000 establishments in Canada, CBC Radio One programs, Canadian organization stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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