9TH NATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
Plenary Sessions (Online Videos)

 
Table of Contents: The Ninth National Metropolis Conference had two general plenaries as well as six thematic plenaries (held in three concurrent sessions). The conference program committee developed plenary topics with a diverse range of speakers from the academic, policy making and community sectors and a strong presence from all Metropolis Centres.

All the following videos are played in Windows Media Player.

For the complete plenary schedule and description, please visit the 9th National Metropolis Conference website (www.metropolis2007.net).  


MC: Dr. Nadia Caidi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto.

 
Thursday March 1, 2007

Welcoming Speeches at the Conference Opening Reception, Thursday March 1, 2007
Speakers:
Dr. Paul Anisef, CERIS Director, York University
Dr. Joanna Anneke Rummens, CERIS Director, University of Toronto
Dr. John Shields, CERIS Director, Ryerson University
His Worship Mayor David Miller, City of Toronto
Dr. Howard Duncan, Executive Head, Metropolis Project
Dr. John Challis, Vice-President of Research and Associate Provost, University of Toronto
Dr. David Dewitt, Associate Vice-President, Research, Social Sciences and Humanities, York University
Dr. Usha George, Dean, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University
Ms. Debbie Douglas, CERIS Founding Community Partner Representative, Executive Director, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
 
 
Friday March 2, 2007

Opening Address, Friday March 2, 2007
Speaker:
Howard Duncan, Executive Head, Metropolis Project

Policy Address, Friday March 2, 2007
Speaker:
The Honourable Mike Colle, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

GENERAL PLENARY SESSION:
The Many Faces and Places of Racism: Examining Racial Discrimination in the Canadian Context, Friday March 2, 2007 (Part One and Part Two)
Co-Organizers:
Rocky Serkowney, Program Officer, Multiculturalism & Aboriginal Programs, Ontario Region, Canadian Heritage
Patricia K. Wood, Chair, Department of Geography, York University, Domain Leader, CERIS
Scot Wortley, Associate Professor, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, Domain Leader, CERIS
Moderator:
Peter Li, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan
Panelists:
Tina Lopes, Anti-racism Organizational Change Consultant, Toronto
Martin Ruck, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, City University of New York
Carol Tator, Professor, Department of Anthropology, York University
Patricia Rimok, A Model to Fight Against Racism: The Case of Québec, President, Intercultural Relations Council, Government of Québec (Unable to attend)

CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION:
Patterns of Immigrant Settlement: Who Lives Where and Why, Friday March 2, 2007 (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)
Co-Organizers:
Michael Doucet, Professor, Department of Geography, Ryerson University, Domain Leader, CERIS
Myer Siemiatycki, Professor, Director, Immigration and Settlement Studies, Ryerson University
Moderator:
Robert Murdie, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar, Department of Geography, York University
Panelists:
Rabin Baldewsingh, Deputy Mayor, The Hague
Dan Hiebert, Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
Annick Germain, Professor, Du village ethique aux quartiers multiethniques à Montréal, INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société
Susan MacDonnell, Director of Research, Allocations and Community Services Department, United Way of Greater Toronto

CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION:
Living without Status: Scales of Policy and Citizenship, Friday March 2, 2007 (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)
Co-Organizer:
Sonja Nerad, Community Health Programs Manager, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
Patricia K. Wood, Chair, Department of Geography, York University, Domain Leader, CERIS
Moderator:
Farah N. Mawani, Chairperson, Board of Directors, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
Panelists:
William Walters, Associate Professor of Political Science and Political Economy, Carleton University
Nandita Sharma, Professor, Ethnic Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa

 
Saturday March 3, 2007

Address, Saturday March 3, 2007
Speaker:
Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
(PDF of the Speech: English, French)

GENERAL PLENARY SESSION:
Multiculturalism and Security: What Is Under Attack? Saturday March 3, 2007 (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)
Co-Organizers:
Nadia Caidi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto
Steven Morris, Director, Metropolis Institute
Moderator:
Stephen Toope, University of British Columbia
Panelists:
Edna Keeble, Saint Mary’s University
Pablo Sobrino, Canadian Heritage
Joseph Carens, University of Toronto

CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION:
The Colour of Crime: The Benefits and Consequences of Collecting Race-Crime Statistics, Saturday March 3, 2007 (Part One and Part Two)
Co-Organizers:
Scot Wortley, Associate Professor, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, Domain Leader, CERIS
Steven Morris, Director, Metropolis Institute
Moderator:
Rosemary Gartner, Professor of Criminology and Sociology, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto
Panelists:
Julian V. Roberts, Professor of Criminology, Centre for Criminology, Oxford University
Rod K. Brunson, Department of Justice Sciences, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Robert D. Crutchfield, Professor, Clarence and Elissa Schrag Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Washington

CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION:
Health and Newcomer Wellbeing: Intersections of Gender, Poverty, and Racialization, Saturday March 3, 2007 (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)
Co-Organizers:
Nazilla Khanlou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Domain Leader, CERIS
Sonja Nerad, Community Health Programs Manager, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
Moderator:
Nazilla Khanlou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Panelists:
Dennis Raphael, The Social Determinants of Newcomers to Canada's Health: Storm Clouds on the Horizon, Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health, York University
Denise Gastaldo, Associate Professor, Associate Dean, International Relations, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Notisha Massaquoi, Executive Director, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre
Fauzia Rana, Member, Community Reference Group, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre and Health Educator, Planned Parenthood Toronto

 
Sunday March 4, 2007

Policy Address, Sunday March 4, 2007
Speaker:
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity

10th National Metropolis Conference, Sunday March 4, 2007
Speakers:
Howard Duncan, Executive Head, Metropolis Project
Paul Anisef, CERIS Director, York University
Joanna Anneke Rummens, CERIS Director, University of Toronto
John Shields, CERIS Director, Ryerson University
Terry Murphy, Chair, Board of Directors, Atlantic Metropolis Centre
Chedly Belkhodja, Co-director, Atlantic Metropolis Centre

CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION:
Brain Gains or Barrier Games? Debating Appropriate Measures for Foreign Credential Recognition. Sunday March 4, 2007 (Part One and Part Two) (Video temporarily unavailable)
Co-Organizers:
Philip Kelly, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, York University, Domain Leader, CERIS
Tim Owen, Director, World Education Services
Moderator:
Ather Akbari, Professor, Economics, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University
Panelists:
Silvano Tocchi, Director, Foreign Credential Recognition Program, Human Resources and Social Development
Jan Robinson, Registrar, College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
Murray Coolican, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Manulife Financial
Nikhat Rasheed, Multi-Profession Roundtable on Employment and Policy

CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION:
Reading, Writing and Religion? Immigrants and Religion in Public Schools. Sunday March 4, 2007 (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)
Co-Organizers:
Mehrunnisa Ali, Associate Professor, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University, Domain Leader, CERIS
Patricia K. Wood, Chair, Department of Geography, York University, Domain Leader, CERIS
Moderator:
Lloyd Wong, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calgary
Panelists:
Jasmin Zine, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University
Kent Greenawalt, University Professor, Columbia Law School
Roger Boisvert, Coordinator, Religious Affairs Secretariat, Quebec Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sport
Marie McAndrew, L'accommodement raisonnable en milieu scolaire: fondements, balises et questionnements, Canada Research Chair in Education and Ethnic Relations, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Montreal


 
Updated: October 17, 2007