George S. Takach, author

Presentation: Taiwan – What All Canadians Need to Know

In his new book, Inspired By Taiwan, George S. Takach, discusses Taiwan and its outsized importance to geopolitics and countries all over the globe, including Canada. The book contains numerous pictures taken by George and his wife when they explored the island nation on a study trip, during which George did many of the interviews for the book. In his presentation, using some images taken from the book, George will highlight what Canadians need to know about this marvellous, very relevant and dangerously situated country, including the critical posture of the United States and President Trump towards Taiwan.  George makes the case that the world’s democracies should support Taiwan in order to keep the peace in Asia. George also argues that Canada has a lot to learn from Taiwan, given Canada’s own challenges with a much larger neighbour that is threatening Canada’s own wellbeing. After his presentation, there will be a chance for questions and discussion.

Bio:

George has undergrad and law degrees from the University of Toronto, and an MA from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. He practiced technology law for 35 + years as a partner at McCarthy Tétrault. During his legal career he was also an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School for 22 years, a columnist for Lexpert Magazine, and wrote three books on tech/law topics. Currently he is a Senior Fellow of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary History at the University of Toronto. George now writes books on technology and geopolitics for a general audience, including Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle Between China, Russia and America, which was published in 2024(the Chinese-language version of the book came out in 2025). His latest book is Inspired By Taiwan, published by Sutherland House Press. 

NOTE: George will bring copies of Inspired By Taiwan for purchase and signing (he is able to sell them at a material discount to the price at bookstores and on Amazon). All of George’s proceeds from the book’s sales go to Camp Scugog, a charitable camp dedicated to serving kids in difficult  circumstances – campscugog.org (George was a camper at Camp Scugog in the early 1960’s…..:)