Publications

  • How do we become civil again?

    TDF's Ethics Scholar, Dr. Julie Ponesse, looks at what incivility is costing us, its close relationship to fear and how we can become civil again.

  • Canada’s inferno of incivility

    We stand at a precipice where we face the danger of losing our humanity forever.

  • Freedom of speech and uncertainty

    TDF's Ethics Scholar, Dr. Julie Ponesse, details our obsession with certainty, where it comes from and what it is costing us.

  • In defence of uncertainty

    TDF's Ethics Scholar, Dr. Julie Ponesse, details our obsession with certainty, where it comes from and what it is costing us.

  • When tolerance wanes, domination thrives

    Dr. Julie Ponesse speaks with former politician Stockwell Day about the state of Canada today, a growing culture of fear, politics, history, religion and our future.

  • HOPE: A democratic civic virtue

    Watch TDF's Ethics Scholar, Dr. Julie Ponesse's brief summary on her recently published essay on hope.

  • Freedom of expression and the right to speak your truth

    Dr. Julie Ponesse speaks with Anita Krishna, former control room news director, about working in a newsroom, speaking freely, as well as standing up for your beliefs and the fallout from doing so in todays cancel culture. 

  • Hope springs eternal...with a little effort

    TDF's Ethics Scholar Dr. Julie Ponesse deep dives into the theme of hope as a civic virtue.

  • How the billionaire class is seeking to control a universe that is uncontrollable

    Dr. Julie Ponesse and CEO Michael Driver discuss the not so conspiratorial aspirations of the billionaire class, being optimistic during a pandemic, conformity, the natural laws of the universe and the inability to truly control it.

  • What led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade?

    Dr. Julie Ponesse and Queen’s University Professor of Law Bruce Pardy discuss the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling in the U.S. that overturned Roe v. Wade.