Rupture

Shad (Shadrach Kabango) is a Canadian rapper of Rwandan descent known for pairing humour with weighty themes. He won a JUNO Award and is the only artist shortlisted five times for the Polaris Music Prize. He has hosted CBC Radio’s q and Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution, and has taught hip-hop courses at the University of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier.

She hosts Rosemary Barton Live, CBC’s Sunday political program, and the weekly At Issue panel on The National, and has covered the Quebec legislature and Parliament Hill for more than two decades. She has interviewed figures including former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper, John Kerry and Christine Lagarde, and won the 2016 Canadian Screen Award for best news host for Power & Politics. She holds a Master’s in Journalism from Carleton University and is based in Ottawa.

Andrew Coyne is a columnist for The Globe and Mail. Raised in Winnipeg, he is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics‎. He has worked previously for The National Post, Maclean’s and Southam News, contributing as well to a wide range of other publications in Canada and abroad, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and The Walrus. He is also a weekly panelist on CBC’s The National.

Professor Heidi Tworek is a Canada Research Chair and Professor of History and Public Policy at the University of British Columbia, where she also directs the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Her work explores how new communications technologies affect democracy in the past and present. A globally recognized scholar, Professor Tworek bridges academia and public policy to tackle challenges around democracy, digital platforms, and global communication. She is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and holds a non-resident fellowship at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the New College of Scholars, Artists, and Scientists at the Royal Society of Canada.

Peter Klein is a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist. He’s a full professor at UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing and Media, and a faculty affiliate at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. He’s also the founder and director of the Global Reporting Centre, a Faculty of Arts-based journalism non-profit. He was previously executive editor of NBC News, overseeing investigative reporting at the network, was a longtime producer at CBS News 60 Minutes, and was one of the founding producers of The New York Times’ video unit.