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Dear friends of the Dais,
From April 3–5, the sixth DemocracyXChange (DXC) summit brought together a record-breaking crowd of 800 changemakers across three days and four venues.
We’re proud to have helped create space for conversations that matter — about democracy, accountability, belonging, and the future we’re building together in Canada and around the world. And we’re still soaking in the honesty, curiosity, and spirit to drive change that was shared by our speakers and participants.
We’re deeply appreciative of our supportive sponsors and network of community partners—and to everyone who brought their voice, experiences, and energy to the summit. A special shout-out to our summit co-leads, OCAD University and the Open Democracy Project for your continued collaboration and passion in designing our country’s premier gathering on democracy.
The work doesn’t stop here — but events like DXC remind us that every voice counts.
In just four days, Canadians head to the polls to select our next federal government. It’s a pivotal moment for our country and our future. Voting is one of the easiest ways to participate in our democracy. So, please make a plan to vote. Election Day is Monday, April 28th.
Visit the Elections Canada website to learn what you need to cast your vote, and type your postal code here for information on your riding, where to vote and who your local candidates are. It’s our vote! Let’s turn our hopes for Canada into action.
With courage,
All of us at the Dais
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DemocracyXChange 2025 Resources |
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Recordings
Missed the action? Fret not! Catch the main stage playback at the links below:
Read, Watch and Listen
Find your next long read, podcast or video. Compiled in partnership with our speaker lineup, these materials will help get your wheels turning and continue the conversation.
Summit Playlist
Channel the spirit of DXC25 on demand. You can access this year's summit playlist on Spotify! The songs have been crowdsourced from DXC25 participants. |
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Daisies in Action |
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Delivering Canada’s democracy summit takes a village, and at DemocracyXChange 2025, Daisies showed up in full force. Behind the scenes, our team supported a wide range of conference programming and execution.
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Our Leadership Development Facilitator, Ashna Ali, leading the Generation Bold: Emerging Leaders workshop (credit: Nicole In)
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The Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) panel in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to Canada, led by our Acting Executive Director, André Côté with support from our Policy and Research Assistant, Mahtab Laghaei
(photo: Nicole In)
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Our Policy Analyst, Tiffany Kwok on the workshop panel, Reimagining Public Education for a Democratic Future with Beatrice Wayne, Monica Galstyan, Andrew Brander and Annie Kidder. |
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Honourary Daisy Kristina Kisin leads the DXC volunteer squad with heart and humour!
(photo: Brian Medina)
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Youth BIPOC Climate Leaders come together – planned by our Leadership Development Director, Camara Chambers and supported by our Special Projects Manager, Fahmida Kamali and Partnerships Manager, Marium Hamid (photo: Nicole In)
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Our Partnerships Manager, Marium Hamid, who ensured our Friday programming went off without a hitch! (photo: Nicole In)
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Our Leadership Development Assistant, Jillian Gonzales moderated the workshop CanStudyUS: The Future in Motion – A collective showcase of systemic change
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BONUS: CBC’s Clara Pasieka reports on DXC and speaks to participants (photo: Nicole In)
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Special thank-you to our Events and Communications Liaison, Catherine Amburgey for her leadership in managing the many moving pieces in this
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Catherine (right) poses with CBC’s Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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