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CIC Toronto: Liberal Internationalism, Then and Now: The Foreign Policy of Pierre Trudeau Conference

January 10, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

Free

About this Event

Welcome Remarks
Nathalie Des Rosiers, Head, Massey College

Greetings
Conference Co-Chairs:
Thomas S. Axworthy, Public Policy Chair, Massey College
Margaret Biggs, Visiting Fellow, Foreign and Defence Policy, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and Massey College

Panel One: Liberal Internationalism: Is Pierre Trudeau’s World View Obsolete?
Chair: Jo-Ann Davis, Head, Toronto Chapter, Canadian International Council (CIC)

Panel Speakers:

  • Greg Donaghy, Director, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History
  • Robert Fowler, Former DM and Foreign Policy Advisor to Pierre Trudeau
  • Maureen O’Neill, Former Head, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Panel Two: Dealing with the Superpowers
Chair: Mary Lou Finlay, Former Co-Host, Live It Up (1978-1981); Former Co-Host, As It Happens (1997-2005)

Panel Speakers:

  • Lloyd Axworthy, Former Foreign Minister of Canada
  • Professor & Dr. Jingxia Shi, Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
  • Timothy Sayle, Assistant Professor, History, University of Toronto

Keynote and Commentary on Development and International Justice
Chair: Margaret Biggs, Visiting Fellow, Foreign and Defence Policy, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and Massey College

Keynote Speakers:

  • Hon. Karina Gould
  • Rosemary McCarney, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the Office of the United and the United Nations Conference on Disarmament
  • Ali Salam, Former Chief of Staff, Minister of Immigration

Panel Three: Security and International Institutional Architecture
Chair: Martha Durdin, President and CEO at Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA); Former PMO

Panel Speakers:

  • Ben Rowswell, President, Canadian International Council (CIC)
  • David Crenna, Former Advisor to Pierre Trudeau and Member of PMO
  • Deborah De Lange, Massey College Visiting Scholar

Closing Remarks
TBC

If you have any difficulty registering for the event, please contact Jesse Gibson at jesse.gibson@gmail.com for assistance.

Please note, this conference is for invited guests only and we kindly ask you to not to share the registration link as space is limited.

Presented by: Massey College, The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and Canadian International Council (CIC)

Date And Time
Fri, 10 January 2020

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST

Location
Massey College, Upper Library
4 Devonshire Place
Upper Library
Toronto, ON M5S2E6

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Date:
January 10, 2020
Time:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Massey College’s Upper Library
4 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON M5S 2E1 Canada
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Organizer

CIC Toronto Branch