Photograph of Mel Smith presenting student Amber Pashuk with the first Mel Smith Scholarship.

Article synopsis: Discusses Agriculture Minister's Chuck Strahl's Mel Smith Lecture held at Trinity Western University on January 18, 2007. Strahl spoke on the importance of one's personal stance, to work on relationships, share your personal struggles and joys with others, and do not wait to develop a relationship with God.

Article synopsis: Discusses the Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s new “coalition” with the Conservative Party. In addition, the article talks about the annual Mel Smith Lecture held at Trinity Western University where Deb Grey, a Reform/Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament spoke on "Power, Parliament and Preston Manning". The article also briefly discusses the upcoming Manning Networking Conference in March.

Article synopsis: Discusses Deb Grey (Reform/Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament) paper given at the annual Mel Smith Lecture held at Trinity Western University entitled "Power, Parliament and Preston Manning". The article also discusses Barack Obama's remarks at the Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington.

Article synopsis: Discusses three subjects brought together with the recurring theme of conflict management. The first subject was the author's speech at the 2011 Mel Smith Lecture at Trinity Western University entitled "The role of a Christian press in a pluralistic society". The second subject was federal cabinet shuffle was Diane Ablonczy’s appointment to the foreign affairs minister. The last subject was the shooting of United States Congress Representative Gabrielle Giffords.

Photograph of Reform Party leader Preston Manning speaking at the annual Mel Smith Lecture.