The Department of Politics is excited to announce this year’s Sydney Taylor Memorial Lecture. Sydney Taylor was a Politics student (BAH ’13) who tragically left us on May 7, 2013, the week before her convocation. In her memory, the Department of Politics and the Acadia Politics Students’ Association (APSA) have established a lecture series, focused on her interests in human rights and the environment.

 

The 2025-2026 Sydney Taylor Lecture will be delivered by Charlie Angus, former NDP MP (2004-2025) for Timmins-James Bay. Before he retired from Federal politics, Mr. Angus was the NDP critic for Ethics, Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Indigenous Youth, Income Inequality and Affordability. He was also deputy critic for Labour. Mr. Angus is also a Juno-nominated songwriter, musician, and lead singer of the band, Grievous Angels. He is the author of 9 books and is a host with MeidasTouch-Canada Network.

 

Mr. Angus’s public talk is titled: “There are no bystanders in the age of monsters: where Canada goes from here,” will take place on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, in the Fountain Commons Great Hall between 6:30 and 8:30 pm.

 

This talk and Mr. Angus’ visit to Acadia was made possible with generous support from the departments of Environmental & Sustainability Studies, English & Theatre F.C., Manning School of Business, Law & Society, School of Nutrition & Dietetics, Social & Political Thought Master’s Program, Women’s & Gender Studies, Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and the Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic, as well as the Acadia Students’ Union and Acadia Politics Students’ Association