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CIC National Office: Macdonald Lecture featuring Michael Adams

March 26 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

We are honoured to welcome Michael Adams, President and Founder of Environics Institute for Survey Research, to deliver a special lecture for the Canadian International Council on March 26, 2026 in Toronto. 

In his lecture, Michael will pick up the story he told first in Fire and Ice and subsequently in Could it Happen Here? – a story about the evolution, and the divergence, of social values in Canada and the United States. In what ways do our understandings of Canadians and Americans need to be revised in the context of Donald Trump’s dramatic return to the White House and his aggressive posturing towards Canada? How have Canadians reacted to the threats to their country’s economic well- being and its sovereignty? At a time when both the independence and the unity of the country seem to be at stake, taking stock of the Canadian personality has never seemed more important.

Date & Time
Thursday March 26, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:30pm

Location
Campbell Conference Facility
Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7

Contact
Jennifer Chylinski | jennifer@thecic.org | 647-875-3313

Registration
The lecture is free and open to the public. There are limited seats so please reserve your spot.

Speaker Biography
Michael Adams is Founder and President of the Environics Institute, which he launched in 2006 with a mandate to conduct in-depth public opinion and social research on the issues shaping Canada’s future.

Mr. Adams previously cofounded the Environics Research Group in 1970 and served as president for several decades. He is a noted commentator on social values and social change, and the author of seven books, including: Sex in the Snow: Canadian Social Values at the End of the Millennium (1997), and the bestselling Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada, and the Myth of Converging Values, which won the Donner Prize for the best book on Canadian public policy in 2003. His most recent book (published in 2017) is Could it Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit.

In December 2016, Michael was awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour in recognition of his contributions to public opinion research and his work in helping Canadians understand who they are as a country and a people.

Details

Venue

  • Campbell Conference Centre, Munk School of Global Affairs
  • 1 Devonshire Place
    Toronto, Ontario Canada     + Google Map