Talk:Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs

I would be interested in supporting the page, but need some guidance on what qualifies as third-party references. I know of a passage in the biography of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau that mentions his invitation in the 1950s (before he was in politics) to speak at "the prestigious Couchiching Conference...". Is that legitimate as a footnote to the reference in the text to Mr Trudeau as one of the speakers in the past? Or to the standing of the Conference in general? (From the passage, it appears that the adjective described Mr Trudeau's impression of the Conference, though the view may be shared by the author of the biography.)

There is a fairly well-known novel published in the 1960s that situates a chapter at the Couchiching Conference. Is that relevant, to show how much the Conference has been part of Canadian culture for decades? How can such a reference be used? Simply as an additional source at the end of the article?

Are press stories about speeches given or ideas aired at the Conference suitably weighty or neutral? The news media typically cover the Conference, and some references, online or off, to daily newspapers or broadcasts could be made. Is that what the editors have in mind?

Johndgregory (talk) 01:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I have added - as independent sources - a couple of clips from the CBC, certainly independent of the Couchiching Institute. One is from 1967, with the voice of Adrienne Clarkson, a very well-known journalist before she went on to be Governor General of Canada (perhaps the note should identify her, though the CBC link does of course), on the social impacts of satellite technology on McLuhan's global village. The other is a reportage and essay by R.H. Thompson, a noted actor, on the theme of the 2004 conference - on religious intolerance - and the role of the Conference in discussing it. They provide evidence of the range and credibility and character of the Couchiching Conference. Johndgregory (talk) 02:40, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Given the increased number of neutral sources and general cleanup done in the late fall of 2008, is there a way to get the disparaging editorial comments of October 2008 reviewed and ideally removed? Johndgregory (talk) 23:34, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

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Does it still exist?
The CIPA's websites don't work (couchichinginstitute.ca) or are now owned by someone else (couch.ca), there is no CPAC coverage since 2011, no Youtube videos since 2013 and their Facebook page has no updates since 2016. I know Wikipedians don't just assume things, but editors might consider that the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs is now defunct. 70.29.99.106 (talk) 20:16, 3 November 2018 (UTC)