Join us for an engaging conversation with Bob Rae and Steven Wang about Canada’s
sovereignty, leadership and place in an increasingly fractured world, drawing on the
newly published and timely book Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured
World.

Bob Rae served as Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations from 2020 to 2025 and
as President of the UN Economic and Social Council. A former Premier of Ontario and
interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, he is a Rhodes Scholar, Companion of
the Order of Canada and member of the Order of Ontario.

Steven Wang is the CEO of Venture for Canada, a former Rhodes Scholar and a
professor at Harvard Law School. Raised in Cambridge (Galt), he is one of the
contributors to Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World.

Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World brings together 29 prominent
contributors—including Margaret Atwood, Chrystia Freeland and Lloyd Axworthy—to
consider the turbulent challenges confronting Canada and its place in a changing world.

Event Details: 

Date: October 14th, 2026

Time: Doors Open 5:30 PM | Talk Begins 6:30 PM

Location: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, 40 Benjamin Rd, Waterloo, ON N2V 2J9