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SFU Public Square holds space for SFU and its communities to learn together and work towards equitable and sustainable solutions to our world's complex challenges.

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Upcoming Events

AI: Energy, Environment & Community

November 19, 2026

Join us for a panel discussion exploring Canada’s rapidly growing AI data centre industry and the opportunities and challenges it brings for our climate, environment and communities.

2026 Sterling Prize Ceremony and Conversation with Dr. Rylan Simpson

November 25, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Rylan Simpson, the 2026 recipient of the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy! Join us this November for the award ceremony and conversation with Dr. Simpson, Barrie Police Chief Rich Johnston and West Vancouver Deputy Chief Nick Bell. 

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What if the way we talk about the economy is limiting what we imagine we can do? That question shaped much of the conversation at The Economics of What’s Possible: An Evening with Stephanie Kelton, where economist and bestselling author Dr. Stephanie Kelton joined SFU President and Vice-Chancellor Joy Johnson to explore some of the assumptions that influence how we think about money, deficits, inflation and public spending. Kelton, author of The Deficit Myth and a leading voice associated with Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), invited the audience to reconsider a question that often shapes conversations about public policy: when governments want to tackle a major challenge, what should we be asking first?