November 18-20, 2010

The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg

Affirming human dignity is an immense, daunting and never-ending pursuit. There are no givens, and each generation finds new reasons for concern and indignation: rights ignored, freedoms trampled, treaties violated, lies propagated, cultures damaged. Each generation must also learn for itself how to defend and protect human rights and human dignity, forging its own tools and devising its own language - through laws, policies or direct action.

Since its creation, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has actively supported research and critical reflection into human rights and dignity. The Foundation's Seventh Trudeau Conference on Public Policy will give participants the opportunity to examine and assess approaches to rights and freedoms. The topics raised by this year's theme will be examined by a prestigious group of Canadian and international experts, recruited from among the best researchers and the most ground-breaking practitioners.