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Rusul Alrubail

Executive Director | Parkdale Centre for Innovation

entrepreneurship, innovation, equity, inclusion

Elena Valenzuela

Professor | University of Ottawa

Linguistics, Language acquisition, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Swearing, Bilingual swearing, Creativity

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Dr. Veronica Kitchen

Associate Professor of Political Science | University of Waterloo and Balsillie School of International Affairs

Associate Prof of Political Science, University of Waterloo & Balsillie School of International Affairs

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Tracey Lindeman

Author and journalist | Independent

endometriosis, medical gaslighting, medical discrimination, intersectionality in healthcare, women's health, reproductive healthcare, reproductive rights and freedom, abortion rights, disability

Dr. Janet McLaughlin

Associate Professor, Health Studies | Wilfrid Laurier University

Janet McLaughlin is an interdisciplinary health equity scholar, with areas of expertise in migrant workers (particularly Latin American and Caribbean agricultural workers in Canada) and autism policy in the Ontario context.