On Friday, October 30, 2026, a book workshop will be held on the latest book by Sue Donaldson (Queen’s University) and Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University), “Animals and the Right to Politics”, published by Oxford University Press in 2025.

The event is supported by the Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ), the Groupe de recherche en éthique environnementale et animale (GRÉEA), Concordia University’s Social Justice Centre, the Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (APPLE) network and the Observatoire québécois de droit animalier (OQDA).

The workshop is organized by Valéry Giroux (Université de Montréal), Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert (Queen’s University) and Christiane Bailey (Concordia University), as part of the activities of the CRÉ’s Environmental and Animal Ethics research axis. It will take place at the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation, Concordia University. It will be structured around five short commentaries, followed by an open discussion with all participants. The commentators are:

• Kristin Voigt (McGill University)
• Daniel Weinstock (McGill University)
• Yann Allard-Tremblay (McGill University)
• Christiane Bailey (Concordia University)
• Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert (Queen’s University)

Food and drinks will be provided throughout the day.

Space is limited. If you are interested in attending the workshop in person, please contact the co-organizer at virginie.simoneaugilbert@queensu.ca for further information.

Schedule

Friday, October 30, 2026

9:00–9:30 – Welcome and introduction

9:30–10:30 – COMMENTARY 1

• Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert (Queen’s University): Animal Minds and Politics: Greta the Goat, Political Bees, and Other Challenges

10:30–11:00 – BREAK

11:00–12:00 – COMMENTARY 2

• Kristin Voigt (McGill University): Title TBD

12:00–13:00 – LUNCH

13:00–14:00 – COMMENTARY 3

• Yann Allard-Tremblay (McGill University): Title TBD

14:00–15:00 – COMMENTARY 4

• Daniel Weinstock (McGill University): Title TBD

15:00–15:30 – BREAK

15:30–16:30 – COMMENTARY 5

• Christiane Bailey (Concordia University): Governing with Animals: Towards Inclusive Zoopolities