| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Centre For International Studies - 1 Devonshire Place |
Public discussion on recent federal, provincial and municipal elections has increasingly focused on the “rise of the ethnic vote.” Is there a South Asian “ethnic vote” and if so, what is its significance? Are political parties playing a numbers game, or do they really want to hear from new voices? This roundtable of journalists and politicians, brought together in a collaboration between the Centre for South Asian Studies, the Journalism Lab at The Munk School of Global Affairs, and the South Asian Journalists’ Association Toronto Chapter, will consider these key questions about emerging electoral logics, the limits and dynamics of political pluralism in Canada today.
5:30 Reception
6:00-6:15 Opening Remarks
6:15-7:00 Discussion with:
Piya Chattopadhyay as moderator: Anchor, with Steve Paikin of The Agenda & Host, Big Ideas Lecture Series, TVO
Jagmeet Singh: MPP-elect for Brampton-Gore-Malton
Rana Sarkar: Federal liberal candidate for Scarborough-Rouge River & The President of the Canada-India Business Council
Steven D’Souza: CBC TV/Radio reporter covering provincial politics
Sunil Rao: Editor, South Asian Focus
7:00-7:50 Q&A from audience
7:50-8:00 Closing Remarks/SAJA
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