1.0MPNL/mpnlAlex Gillis/mpnl/author/alexgillis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FnlK9hYZQN"><a href="/mpnl/2026/philanthropy-and-democracy/">“Philanthropy & Democracy” Event</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/mpnl/2026/philanthropy-and-democracy/embed/#?secret=FnlK9hYZQN" width="600" height="338" title="““Philanthropy & Democracy” Event” — MPNL" data-secret="FnlK9hYZQN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/mpnl/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> /mpnl/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2026/05/ParliamentHorizonOttawaRiver1600.jpg1600775A recording of our Celebrating Philanthropy event, “Philanthropy and Democracy,” on June 18, 2026, is available: What is philanthropy’s role in democracy? How can philanthropy in Canada create, sustain or revive civic spaces that foster community connection and trust? Does philanthropy itself need to be democratized? Panellists