

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Canada in the Age of Thugs?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In January Prime Minister Carney spoke at Davos of a rupture in the world order, a transition from rules-based relations to one in which great powers act without constraint against weaker countries. He might have said that the world was now ruled by Mafioso thugs. Canada, particularly, has faced the brunt of Donald Trump’s thuggery.

But is the current order that much different than what came before? And if it has changed, why has it changed? The presentation will argue that the rupture is the result of instabilities released by global capitalism, which in turn, weakened the American empire abroad and the American state within. Globalization after 1980 created a trans-national capitalist class that variously competes with itself, exploiting where it can, while floating above national borders, even as it needs the coercive powers of the state for its own security.

Speaker: Dr. Trevor W. Harrison

Trevor W. Harrison is a retired professor of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. He was formerly Director of Parkland Institute (2011-2021) and a member of both the Canadian political science and sociology associations. He is best known for his studies in political sociology, political economy, and public policy. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of fourteen books, including two recent books of poetry, War and Other Inconveniences and Poetry Without Borders. A fifteenth book, Safarnameh: Reflections on a Journey from Turkey to India in the Last Years of the Hippie Trail, is scheduled for publication this spring. He is a frequent and well-known contributor to public media, including radio and television.

Date/Time: Thursday, March 12, 2026. The presentation begins at 12 noon &amp; concludes at 1 pm.

Cost is free, donations however, are gratefully accepted.

Location: SACPA sessions are held at Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO), Atrium Dining Room, 500 - 11 Street South, Lethbridge

Lunch and Refreshments: If you like, please arrive early to patronize the LSCO cafeteria and enjoy their excellent variety of good-value food/drink options in the Atrium Dining Room before the session
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lethbridge/canada-in-the-age-of-thugs/200029743406445
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, trips-adventures, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lethbridge
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
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- **long**: -112.831288
- **full address**: Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization, 500 - 11 St. S.,Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: SACPA (https://allevents.in/org/sacpa/4170006)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization, 500 - 11 St. S.,Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** SACPA
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops, trips-adventures, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Canada in the Age of Thugs? ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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