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2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:03 PM Page 1 9th ANNUAL ON BEING CANADIAN Presented by: eramosa.org FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011 MADELEINE REDFERN Andrew McPherson Jane Bunnett Michael Helm Emcee & the Spirits of Havana Author Musicians 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:04 PM Page 2 Integrated solutions that work. Is proud to Support the Guelph Lecture - On Being Canadian and our local community Telus Mobility and total IT solutions www.citechnologies.com 265 Edinburgh Rd. E. Guelph 370 Highland Rd. W. Kitchener 2000 Appleby Line, Burlington 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:04 PM Page 3 presents... The Guelph Lecture - On Being Canadian Friday, November 4, 2011 River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario Welcome: Karen Farbridge, Mayor of the City of Guelph Emcee: Andrew McPherson Literary Presentation: Michael Helm Musical Performance: Jane Bunnett & the Spirits of Havana Intermission: 15 Minutes The Guelph Lecture - On Being Canadian Madeleine Redfern Question and Answer Opportunity Audience participation Thanks to Speakers: In’am Carere, Partner, Business Development, C&I Technologies Reception Catered by University of Guelph, Hospitality Services Our Thanks to Colley Insurance and Chubb Insurance for sponsoring the reception Print Media Partners For The Guelph Lecture - On Being Canadian 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:05 PM Page 4 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR City Hall, 1 Carden Street Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 3A1 Telephone: (519) 837-5643 Fax: (519) 822-8277 www.city.guelph.ca A Message from the Mayor of Guelph Welcome to Guelph! On behalf of the City of Guelph and its citizens, I am delighted to welcome our special guests for this year’s Guelph Lecture On Being Canadian: the Mayor of Iqaluit, Madeleine Redfern; Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana; and Michael Helm. We are thrilled to have you with us in our community. The Guelph Lecture offers a unique forum for an insightful community conversation about our place in the world. This conversation is particularly relevant in light of the City of Guelph’s vision of making a difference, both here at home and beyond our borders. This evening would not be possible without the efforts of many dedicated volunteers. To them, and to the many sponsors, I’d like to express my thanks. I am sure that tonight’s program will be a great inspiration to us all. Sincerely, Karen Farbridge Mayor Once again, The Guelph Lecture - On Being Canadian has brought to the Royal City wonderful Canadian talent. Inspiring and thought-provoking, this evening's program will stimulate critical dialogue about the Canadian identity and place in the world. I am proud to see the program so admirably complements the values of the University of Guelph community. Congratulations on your continued success in contributing to what makes Guelph a truly remarkable place and to how Canadians can make a difference. Best wishes, Alastair J. S. Summerlee, LLD, BSc, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS President and Vice-Chancellor 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:05 PM Page 5 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:05 PM Page 6 Exploration – of Ideas – in the North To improve public policy in the Circumpolar Arctic, the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs (UofT) and the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation have partnered on a four-year multi-dimensional international Arctic Security program. A goal of this Program is not only to carry out original research on Arctic security related issues, but to make research about the Arctic more accessible for the interested. They do so by hosting a number of public events, including a speaker series the first Thursday of the month at the Munk School of Global Affairs; dialogues in the North that bring together Northerners and academics to encourage mutual learning and exchanges; and conferences designed to address the challenges and opportunities facing the Circumpolar Arctic. The vision of this partnership is for peacefully-resolved disputes in the Arctic, global environmental security that supports a healthy Arctic environment, and an Arctic foreign policy that centres on the needs of those who live there. To help influence this agenda, the Arctic Security Program has created policy groups, all co-chaired by prominent indigenous leaders from the North, that study public opinion, the Arctic Council, Arctic Peoples and their perceptions of security, and emergency management. This research is complemented by a public outreach and education campaign centred on annual conferences, dialogues in the North and a monthly speaker series. It is our belief that in order to influence public policy one needs three things: • for the proposed policy to align with the values of the people being governed; • the capacity to carry it out; and • support among the decision-makers, those affected by the policy, and the voting public. Through their Arctic opinion survey, Rethinking the Top of the World, they seek to understand public opinion on Arctic issues in the Canadian North, Canada as a whole, 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:05 PM Page 7 and all of Canada’s Circumpolar neighbours (Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and the United States). Results of the survey last year show that the Canadians, in particular, regard the Arctic Council as a means to maintain peace and stability in the Arctic and to enhance cooperation. Yet, the respondents were not united over the question as to whether military security should be covered by the Arctic Council. Knowledge about the Arctic Council, however, is greatest in Canada and the Nordic Countries, while amongst the US respondents only 2 percent had heard about its existence. In short, the Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum of the Arctic states and six Indigenous peoples’ organizations. With the Arctic increasingly the focus of international attention, the Arctic Council is now viewed as the main forum for dis- cussing Arctic issues. However, questions abound. How should this intergovernmental forum develop? Should it be more active? Should its mandate be expanded? How should its internal structure be organized? Should non-Arctic states have a place at the table? How might Canada handle these questions when it takes over the chair in 2013? These questions and more will be examined in a report called The Arctic Council: its place in the future of Arctic governance. A further study called, Hoping for the Best; Planning for the Worst: Evaluating Emergency Management in the Arctic, recognizes that the Indigenous and Northern peoples, who have traditionally provided search and rescue or first response to emergencies in a spirit of great selflessness and generosity, are being challenged be- yond the scope of their resources and capacity to assist in crisis situations. These situations are being precipitated by rapid global warming that is making the Arctic more accessible to tourists, businesses, and shipping, while at the same time challenging the traditional way of the life of the region’s inhabitants. This study seeks to evaluate emergency management procedures in the Arctic and offers suggestions for their improvement based on the practical expertise of those who live there. To follow these efforts and others, you are welcome to visit http://gordonfoundation.ca/programs/arctic-program Dr. Thomas S. Axworthy President and CEO 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:06 PM Page 8 Cultural Bookshelf Gift Certificates 2011Guelph Lecture Series Program :Layout 1 10/24/11 6:06 PM Page 9 Partners Our thanks ... to the most awarded magazine in Canada! The Eramosa Institute wants to thank The Walrus Foundationfor making available complimentary copies of The Walrus. Be sure to pick up yours on your way out of the theatre. Launched in September 2003, The Walrus has a straightforward mandate: to be a national general interest magazine about Canada and its place in the world. They are committed to publishing the best work by the best writers from Canada and elsewhere on a wide range of topics for readers who are curious about the world. Inside the magazine you will also find an opportunity to subscribe (for less than $2.98 an issue). Why not consider The Walrus for those on your holiday list? And since The Walrus is published by The Walrus Foundation, a charitable non-profit organization that exists to promote public discourse on matters vital to our country, they also welcome donations to help protect their independence and excellence, two of the qualities that garnered them the 2009 Utne Independent Press Award for Best Writing. The award is “...to honor independently minded publications that don’t shy away from tough stories and innovative ideas.” “The Walrus is a magazine about Canada and its place in the world.” TransCanada Institute, is pleased to be a partner with the Eramosa Institute in presenting the 2011 Guelph Lecture — On Being Canadian.This evening is an extension into the community of our campus effort to offer a live and intellectually stimulating environment that is ideal for research and collaboration. We are delighted that Michael Helm can join us this year. TransCanada Institute, established by the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Canadian Literature and a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant, is an interdisciplinary research environment whose primary goal is to initiate, facilitate, and produce collaborative research on the institutional and disciplinary structures, methodologies, pedagogies, and contexts that shape the production and study of Canadian literature and culture in Canada, as well as globally. Visit us at http://www.transcanadas.ca Culinary fare at tonight's reception has been planned, prepared and provided by The University of Guelph's Hospitality Services.