{"id":34421,"date":"2026-02-04T11:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/?p=34421"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:05:14","slug":"can-the-centre-hold-a-lecture-by-justice-malcolm-rowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/can-the-centre-hold-a-lecture-by-justice-malcolm-rowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Centre Hold? A Lecture by Justice Malcolm Rowe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runnymede Radio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we share a live recording from a student chapter event hosted by the Runnymede Society\u2019s Osgoode Hall Chapter, featuring Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice Rowe\u2019s lecture, titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCan the Centre Hold?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, draws on W.B. Yeats\u2019 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Second Coming<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reflect on the pressures of an increasingly polarized society and the importance of moderation in public life. Blending political and legal philosophy, the lecture explores how these traditions intersect to shape a balanced constitutional order, and what it takes to maintain that balance in unsettled times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recorded live at Osgoode Hall, this episode offers a thoughtful and measured reflection on polarization, moderation, and the ideas that hold a constitutional democracy together.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8435\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-34421-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_Feb_4_2026_.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_Feb_4_2026_.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_Feb_4_2026_.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_Feb_4_2026_.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/?powerpress_pinw=34421-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_Feb_4_2026_.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Runnymede_Radio_Feb_4_2026_.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 36:09 &#8212; 41.4MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('34421-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_34421-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_34421-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/?powerpress_embed=34421-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readonly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we share a live recording from a student chapter event hosted by the Runnymede Society\u2019s Osgoode Hall Chapter, featuring Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada. 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