Robert Ashe, author of Seven Days in Halifax

Robert Ashe discusses his book Seven Days in Halifax, about the 1970 Encounter on Urban Environment where the Nova Scotian Progressive Conservative provincial government invited twelve experts to meet with interest groups from Halifax/ Dartmouth over seven days and 40 different meetings.  Billed as an exercise in democracy and civic engagement, the seven day event resulted in an awakening for a changing Halifax.  Comparisons to our current day abound!