Pearson Centre Events 2017
1. Econ4Tmro
Managing Mega-Projects… …and sleeping at night!
Keynote Presenter: Stephane Tywoniak, Associate Professor and Academic Director Master of Business, Complex Project Leadership, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
Co-Chairs: Yasmin Ratansi, MP, Vice-Chair, Standing Cttee on Govt. Operations, House of Commons Jonathan Calof, Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa and Co-chair Pearson Centre #Econ4Tmro Series
Discussants: James Maloney, MP, Chair, Standing Committee on Natural Resources, House of Commons Joe Armstrong, Vice President and Manager of CAE Carolyn Montague, Partner at Perfocus Management Inc. Jake Jacobson, Vice President, Business & Corporate Development, Babcock Canada Inc.
Thursday, May 18, 2017; 7:30 to 9:00 am Room 330, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street (at Bank), Ottawa (Parliamentary Precinct)
www.thepearsoncentre.ca 34 Adelaide St.Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 3S1
2. Pursuing Justice
Roundtable on Racism
March 21, 8:00 am to 11:00 am Canadian Museum of History (Douglas Cardinal Room), Gatineau
This Roundtable began to identify the following broad issues: Where racism and hate is prevalent or growing; Steps for governments and non-government players to take towards the elimination of racism and hate; and Ways in which Canadians can engage in dialogue that will advance understanding of each other, eliminate prejudice and combat racism.
Welcome: Mark O’Neil, CEO, Canadian Museum of History Opening: Arif Virani, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) Lead-Off Speakers Amira Elghawaby, Communications Director, National Council of Canadian Muslims Dr. Karen Mock, President, JSpace Canada; Former Executive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Board Member, Pearson Centre Farhia Ahmed, Justice for Abdirahman Coalition, Ottawa Jacquie Lawrence, Diversity & Equity Coordinator, Ottawa Carleton District School Board Moderator; Andrew Cardozo, President, Pearson Centre
The Charter @ 35!
Monday, May 1, 2017; 5:00 to 7:30 pm Carisse Studio Café; 274 Elgin Street, Ottawa
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Key human rights leaders shared their views on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
Anthony Housefather, (MP, Mount Royal, QC) Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice, House of Commons Senator Marilou McPhedran, Independent (MB); Founder of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), and activist for including gender equality in the Charter. Catherine McKenney, Councillor, City of Ottawa and Ottawa’s first openly LGBTQ woman elected to City Council Marco Mendicino, (MP for Eglinton-Lawrence, ON) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Moderator: Érik Labelle Eastaugh, CazaSaikaley, SRL/LLP, a leading firm in advancing minority language rights
3. Democracy & Citizenship
Annual Flag Day Reception
Tuesday, February 15, 2016; 2 to 5 pm; Centre Block, Parliament Buildings Co-Hosted by The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
- Ali Ehsassi, MP, Willowdale - Hon. Peter Kent, MP, Thornhill - Erin Weir, MP, Regina-Lewvan Hon. Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada - Hon. Landon Pearson - Joan O’Malley - Moderator: Beatrice Keleher Raffoul
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Understanding POLITICAL CHANGE: Demographics, marginalization and populism
Prof. JUSTIN GEST in conversation with JANE TABER Introduction by Dalton McGuinty, Former Premier of Ontario Welcome by Sandra Pupatello, Chair, Pearson Centre
Wednesday, May 10, 2017; 7:00 to 9:00 pm Royal Canadian Military Institute, RCMI; 426 University Avenue, Toronto
4. Health and Social Services
Housing and Homelessness issues for Vulnerable Communities
Roundtable with Adam Vaughan, MP; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (Housing)
Co-sponsord with Reena Thursday, May 25, 2017; Reena Community Residence, 49 Lebovic Campus Drive, Vaughan, ON
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5. Economy
An Overview of the Upcoming NAFTA Negotiations: Conference Call
Conference call with Sandra Pupatello; Pearson Centre’s Chair of the Board, the Honourable Andrew Leslie, MP; Monique Smith, Ontario’s Representative in Washington; Professor Earl Fry; and commentary by the Ambassador of Mexico to Canada Dionisio Pérez Jacome Friscion. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 11:00am – 12:00pm
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