Massey Dialogues – Brexit, Then and Now
On November 24th from 4:00-5:00pm ET, join the conversation for Massey Dialogues – Brexit: Then and Now.
We are five years on from the 2016 referendum, two years on from the Parliamentary vote and a year on from the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. In that time, U.K. public opinion appears to have changed, with more people now regarding it as a mistake than as the right decision. We will be hearing from experts Sir Graham Watson, former member of European Parliament for SW England and Senior Fellow Melvin Cappe, moderated by Nahlah Ayed.
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Speakers
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Nahlah AyedHost of CBC IdeasNahlah Ayed is an award-winning veteran of foreign reporting: first, in the Middle East where she spent nearly a decade covering the region’s many conflicts. And later, while based in London, she covered many of the major stories of our time: Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Europe’s refugee crisis, the Brexit vote and its fallout.
A former parliamentary reporter for The Canadian Press, Nahlah is a graduate of Carleton University’s Master of Journalism program. She also holds a Master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (Philosophy, English and Science) and a Bachelor of Science in genetics from the University of Manitoba.
Among her many awards and distinctions are: a Prix Italia she won in 2011, for a team-produced multi-media project, “Exile Without End”, about a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut.
In 2012, her book, A Thousand Farewells, was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Award.
In 2016, Nahlah Ayed and her team won “Story of the Year” at the UK Foreign Press Association Awards for their documentary on child labour in India.
In 2017, she won won a photojournalism award from the Canadian Association of Journalists for her story, “The Rescuers.”
She also holds three honorary doctorates from the University of Manitoba (2008), Concordia University (2016) and the University of Alberta (2018).
Nahlah Ayed was born and raised (mostly) in Winnipeg, Canada.
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Sir Graham WatsonSenior Resident, Massey College; former Member of the European Parliament
The forty-year professional career of Sir Graham Watson has spanned interpreting and translation, educational administration, banking and – predominantly and most recently – politics. He served for twenty years as a Member of the European Parliament, chairing its Committee on Citizens Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-2002), leading its Liberal Group (2002-09) and chairing its delegation for relations with India (2009-14). From 2011-15 Sir Graham was the President of the European Union’s Liberal Democratic Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He is also a founder member and twice Chairman of a network of legislators committed to climate action called The Climate Parliament.
Sir Graham has published ten books and has written numerous papers and articles on politics, history, energy, the environment and security policy for national newspapers, think tanks and academic journals. He has been an occasional lecturer at numerous universities in the UK, Europe and China. He has undertaken extended lecture tours involving ten universities in each of Germany and the Republic of China. He is currently Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, teaching a course on the EU and the UK and is a Massey College Senior Resident.
Sir Graham Watson is researching to write a biography of Lord Russell-Johnston for Birlinn Books. He is fluent in English, French, German and Italian and speaks some Mandarin.
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Mel CappeSenior Fellow, Massey College; Professor in the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Mel Cappe is Professor in the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. He has served as President of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, as High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom and as Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Public Service. He is also a Board Member of the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, Chair of the Boards of the Health Research Foundation and Canadian Blood Services. He has graduate degrees in Economics from the Universities of Western Ontario and Toronto and honourary doctorates from both. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond and Golden Jubilee Medals.
