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2010

The 10th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium

October 15, 2010

This year's 10th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium on Oct. 15 featuring His Highness the Aga Khan was a huge success. The Aga Khan spoke about pluralism and diversity to a sold out audience at Koerner Hall in the Royal Conservatory's Telus Centre for Performance and Learning. John Ralston Saul then took the stage and discussed citizenship and pluralism in Canada. Telus streamed the event live. The webstream was also shown in 60 Ismaili community centres across the country and approximately 20,000 people watched the lecture online.

On Oct. 16 at the Leslie and Anna Dan Galleria in the Royal Conservatory's Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, some 100 people participated in a roundtable discussion with John Ralston Saul and the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson to further discuss the themes and topics from the night before.

If you missed the lecture, click here to watch it.

Biography of His Highness the Aga Khan

His Highness the Aga Khan is the forty-ninth hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He assumed the office of the Imamat in July 1957, and since then he has worked on an international scale to improve living conditions and foster social, cultural, and economic opportunities for men and women in the developing world. The Aga Khan Development Network, which he has established over the past 50 years, encompasses foundations, universities, and programs in 30 countries, including Aga Khan Foundation Canada. His Highness the Aga Khan has received numerous awards, distinctions, and honorary doctorates for his service to humanity.