South Africa and Zimbabwe – Limits to Change

East India Company Pub & Eatery, Ottawa 210 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON, Canada

This talk will explore the origins and nature of change in these two southern African countries and assess its significance. Does the rise to power of an authoritarian political leader in Zimbabwe offer a glimpse of South Africa’s future?  Or will the different historical terrain and stronger institutions (the judiciary, the media, the political opposition and civil society) enable a positive alternative?  

$5 – $30.00

How To Stop Corporate Tax Dodging

East India Company Pub & Eatery, Ottawa 210 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON, Canada

In the wake of the Panama and Paradise Papers scandals, revealing global tax evasion on a massive scale, and increasing evidence of tax avoidance by the world's largest corporations, Dennis Howlett will talk about whether such practices can be stopped, and how.

$5 – $30.00