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Monday, April 11, 2022

Welcome New Board Members

The Samara Centre for Democracy is honoured to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors: Liban Abokor, Kris Archie, and Zain Velji.Read more

Happening NowWednesday, August 18, 2021

The Samara Centre and Areto Labs have partnered to deploy the Samara Areto Monitorbot (known as SAMbot or SAM), which will use AI to track toxic tweets received by incumbent candidates and political party leaders on the digital campaign trail.Read more

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

A New Public Affairs Director

We are thrilled to welcome Abra Rissi as our new Public Affairs Director. Abra has a decade of public experience and has promoted active citizenship and inclusive democracy throughout her career. Read more

Happening NowThursday, July 08, 2021

A Consequential Moment

In the times ahead, our country will be required to make decisions of enormous and lasting consequence. The Samara Centre has an opportunity to influence the important debates that will help determine Canada’s democratic future. Read more

Happening NowThursday, April 29, 2021

Introducing Sabreena Delhon

As Canadians prepare for historic debates about how to build an inclusive, sustainable, and equitable recovery, we are thrilled to announce that Sabreena Delhon will lead the Samara Centre into an exciting new era for research and civic engagement!Read more

Happening NowTuesday, April 20, 2021

Digital Opps and Job Opps

The Samara Centre is pleased to present Digital Opportunities, a public leader's guide to improving digital engagement during the pandemic and beyond. We're also hiring a Research Director and Project Manager.Read more

ParticipationThursday, February 18, 2021

Watch our discussion on online harm

Last week, the Samara Centre welcomed MPs Charlie Angus, Iqra Khalid, and Bob Zimmer for an urgent discussion on the impacts of online harm in Canadian politics. Stream the entire event on YouTube and Facebook.Read more

Happening NowWednesday, February 03, 2021

Confronting Online Harm

Join us on February 11th for a critical and timely discussion about how online harm impacts Canadian politics, featuring MPs Charlie Angus, Iqra Khalid, and Bob Zimmer.Read more

LeadershipThursday, January 28, 2021

New Report: Locally Grown

Today, we bring you the results of the first Canadian Municipal Barometer survey in "Locally Grown: A survey of municipal politicians in Canada."Read more

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