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What are we all collectively thinking? The answers will influence the future of our nation.

Executive Director of The Angus Reid Institute

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As the head of the Angus Reid Institute, Shachi Kurl uses data to consider today’s most critical questions. The non-partisan research she oversees reveals startling truths about how our values, beliefs, and priorities shape both the future of our country, and the current reality of our lives. In her frank and compelling talks, Kurl shares how to get to the heart of our major cultural, economic, and political shifts—and find common ground during times of upheaval.

When The Wall Street JournalThe Globe and Mail or The National Post want to understand everything from the public perception of Justin Trudeau, to the meat consumption of millennials, they turn to Shachi Kurl. As the Executive Director of the Angus Reid Institute, Kurl has a remarkable grasp on what we’re collectively thinking about society’s most pressing issues. One of North America’s premier nonpartisan, nonprofit research and public polling organizations, the Institute helps debunk harmful myths and expand public knowledge in a meaningful way. Kurl, having spent the first half of her career as a political reporter, brings nearly two decades of public policy expertise to her role, and has even been sought by policymakers to testify before the House of Commons. Today, she is regularly called upon by the media for her unique insights, including on CBC’s At Issue, Canada’s most watched political panel.

 

Kurl is a recipient of the prestigious Jack Webster Award for Best TV Reporting. Along with former Australian and UK Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Margaret Thatcher, she is an Alumnus of the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. She holds a degree in Journalism and Political Science from Carleton University.

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Social Justice
Where Are We Headed? And Where Are We Now?An Informed Look at Today’s Most Important Issues

As a keynote speaker, Shachi Kurl takes a “kitchen table” approach to discussions of economic, cultural, and political exigency. That means she’s an expert at breaking big, complicated ideas down into everyday language, and showing groups and individuals why they matter. Jobs, health care, immigration, education, US/Canadian trade and political relations, all the way to the state of social medi...

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Women in Leadership
Women in LeadershipTaking Professional Risks—and Getting Exactly What You Want

Today, women still encounter numerous obstacles at work. Old-boy networks, job segregation, a pernicious, stubborn pay gap, sexual discrimination, and other hurdles are still very much a part of daily life. But there’s another impediment to equity and success, argues Shachi Kurl, and often unique to women: and that’s a “risk-averse” mentality, instilled from an early age and usually difficult,...

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Politics & Society
What Makes Us ‘Canadian’?Multiculturalism, Accommodation, & Integration in Today’s Canada

As Executive Director of the Angus Reid Institute, Shachi Kurl was instrumental in conducting a wide-ranging study of the “values, beliefs, priorities, and identity” of Canadians in 2016. The results offered a surprising portrait of the way we think about cultural integration. Despite 40 years of official multicultural policy, Canadian beliefs have indeed changed: the majority now favours domes...

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