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Sessions are free to attend, held online, and open to anyone curious enough to show up. Ray personally introduces each guest and conducts the interview himself.
October 20, 2026
Sandy Steffen — Arctic Mercury Pollution and the 2025 Antarctic Expedition
Online · Free to AttendAlexandra (Sandy) Steffen, Senior Mercury Researcher at Environment and Climate Change Canada, on her work on mercury — from collecting in the Arctic, to her work with the UN and the international treaty for the reduction of global mercury, to her global program and the 2025 project in the Antarctic — and why contaminants in ecosystems matter for climate change, ecosystem health, and people relying on country foods in the north. She is also happy to talk about being a woman in science and the challenges she has faced and overcome.
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September 15, 2026
Chris Severson-Baker, Executive Director of the Pembina Institute, a cross-Canada environmental advocacy organization, on Pembina and the essential work it has been doing over the past four decades. Recording available in the archive →
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