ue ▁and ▁discussion ▁with ▁and ▁among ▁Canad ians ... ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁values ▁and ▁characteristics ▁fundamental ▁to ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁Canada ." ▁The ▁report , ▁popular ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Sp ic er ▁Report ," ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁" Report ▁to ▁the ▁People ▁and ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada " ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁At ▁various ▁points ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Sp ic er ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁York ▁University , ▁U BC , ▁D art mouth ▁College , ▁U CLA ▁and ▁the ▁Sor bon ne , ▁and ▁has ▁lect ured ▁widely ▁on ▁language ▁rights , ▁media ▁in ▁conflict ▁zones , ▁national ▁broadcast ing ▁policy , ▁and ▁Canadian ▁national ▁unity . ▁For ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁minister ▁of ▁justice , ▁Guy ▁F av re au . ▁ ▁Before ▁and ▁between ▁government ▁jobs , ▁Sp ic er ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁French . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁editor ial s ▁and ▁features ▁for ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Cit izen ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁frequent ▁host ▁and ▁comment ator ▁on ▁C BC , ▁Radio -