Special Edition: The Stories That Shape Us — Mike Downie | CNC 2026

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In this special edition, host Sue Owen sits down with Mike Downie — award-winning documentary filmmaker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund ahead of his keynote at the CCHL National Conference in June 2026.Mike has spent over three decades asking one fundamental question: how do we tell Canada's story? From directing The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal to co-creating Secret Path — the groundbreaking project that brought Chanie Wenjack's story to the world — his work explores what makes a story resonate and why it matters.In this conversation, Mike and Sue explore storytelling as a tool for connection, reconciliation and change, and why Canada's greatest stories always end the same way — with the collective.About Mike Downie: Award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. His film The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal won the People's Choice Award at TIFF 2024 and seven Canadian Screen Awards.Register for the CNC 2026 here : CCHL National Conference 2026

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In this special edition, Sue Owen speaks with filmmaker and philanthropist Mike Downie ahead of his keynote at CNC 2026. Mike shares his journey into documentary filmmaking, the storytelling philosophy behind his award-winning work, and why reconciliation and Canadian identity are at the heart of everything he creates. The conversation closes with a powerful reminder — that the stories that matter most are the ones that start with one person and end with all of us.

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