Communication is the art of making connections and building bridges. Whether it’s to reach audiences, convince them, mobilize them, or get them to take action, we must be able to dialogue, debate and inform. The program Questions de communication, hosted by Amandine Hamon (doctoral student in communication, Université de Montréal), discusses these topics in depth with several experts:

Media as instruments of revolt: with Marie-Ève Carignan (Professor, Department of Communication, University of Sherbrooke and co-holder of the UNESCO Chair in the prevention of violent radicalization and extremism)

Communicating across borders: with Claudine Blais (Visiting Professor of Journalism, Université de Montréal) and Raoul Delcorde (Honorary Ambassador of Belgium and Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal)

Communication Governance: with Pierre Trudel (Professor at the Centre de recherche en droit public, Université de Montréal) and Alain Saulnier (Researcher and lecturer, and author of the book Les Barbares numériques).

Risks and well-being in the digital universe: with Benoît Dupont (Professor of Criminology, Université de Montréal) and Emmanuelle Parent (Doctoral student in communications at Université de Montréal and co-founder of CIEL).

Spokespersons from the main federal political parties present their commitments to culture and discuss solutions to challenges in the cultural sector. Catherine Perrin (Radio-Canada host) moderates the debate. The candidates are Steven Guilbeault of the Liberal Party, Steve Shanahan of the Conservative Party, Martin Champoux of the Bloc Québécois, Alexandre Boulerice of the NDP and Mathieu Goyette of the Green Party.

Broadcast on the CPAC channel on September 13, 2021.

Moderator:

Catherine Perrin

At the Université de Montréal (UDM), Alain Saulnier (Interim Director, DESS in Journalism, UDM) moderates a discussion on the findings of the final report, including 97 recommendations, of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Policy Review Panel, released on January 29.

Broadcast live on CPAC on February 3, 2020. Available here.

Guests:

Monique Simard and Pierre Trudel, members of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation Review Committee.

Brian Myles, director, Le Devoir

Jérôme Payette, general director, APEM

Stéphanie Hénault, general director, SARTEC

Hélène Messier, President and CEO, AQPM

Moderator:

Alain Saulnier

Election debate broadcast on CPAC on September 18, 2019. More information and recording available here.

Summary:

In the run-up to the federal election, Culture Montréal, in partnership with the Université de Montréal’s Department of Communication, Pôle médias HEC Montréal and the École des médias de l’UQAM, is presenting the only major debate on culture and the media to be held during the current election campaign. Moderated by Catherine Perrin, the event will feature two panels: one on the future of culture, the other on the future of media. These panels will be followed by a 90-minute debate during which representatives of each federal party will present their vision for the coming years.

Moderator:

Catherine Perrin

January 24 2019 at HEC Montreal.

Broadcast on the CPAC channel.

Moderators:

Esther Bégin, cheffe d’antenne francophone de la CPAC

Anne-Marie Dussault (Radio-Canada)

Michel Désautels (Radio-Canada)

Sylvain Lafrance (Pôle Médias HEC Montréal)

Margot Ricard (UQÀM)

Summary:

Four workshop-conferences were organized with the objective of identifying and formulating the needs of Quebec’s cultural broadcasting community in order to present possible solutions to the governmental actors in view of the revision of the broadcasting and telecommunications laws.

To view the workshops and get more information:

CEMAD 2019 – Dirigeants du secteur des médias

CEMAD 2019 – Producteurs du secteur culturel

CEMAD 2019 – Émergence des technologies numériques et enjeux connexes

CEMAD 2019 – Protéger la souveraineté culturelle francophone

CEMAD 2019 – Table ronde de clôture

CEMAD was an initiative of the Department of Communication of the Université de Montréal, the École des Médias of UQAM and the Pôle Médias HEC Montréal.

Guests:

Suzanne Lortie, UQAM

Monique Simard,

Pierre C. Bélanger, Université d’Ottawa.

Moderator:

Alain Saulnier

November, 18th 2017, Vancouver Public Library – Alice Mackay room, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

In partnership with Media Democracy Days.

The Fonds Graham Spry Fund invites Darin Barney and Angela Sterritt for a critical discussion of Solutions Media and how it can play a role in a strong, vibrant, and civically engaged Canadian media landscape.

Presentation of the speakers:

• Darin Barney’s talk is entitled “Beyond the Parliament of Things: Politics and the Ends of the Earth”.
• Angela Sterritt’s talk is entitled “Reconcile This: Improving our coverage of Indigenous communities”

Speakers:

Darin Barney

Darin Barney is the Grierson Chair in Communication Studies at McGill University. He is the author and editor of several scholarly works, including Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology and, most recently, the co-edited volume The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age. Barney’s current research focuses on materialist approaches to media and communication, infrastructure and radical politics.

Angela Sterritt

Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist and writer from British Columbia. She is Gitxsan and belongs to the Gitanmaax band. Sterritt has worked as a journalist for close to twenty years. Her reports have appeared in the Globe and Mail, The National, CBC’s The Current, and various other national and local news programs. She currently works with CBC Vancouver as television, radio and online reporter, producer and host. Her CBC column “Reconcile This” launched in September 2017.

Broadcast on Canal Savoir on April 5, 2017.

Guests:

Colette Brin, Université Laval,

Monique Simard,

Brian Myles, Le Devoir.

Moderator:

Alain Saulnier

Guests:

Sophie Langlois, Radio-Canada

Émilie Dutil-Bruneau, public relations officer

David Barrett, public relations officer

Patrick Lagacé, La Presse

Moderator:

Alain Saulnier