PAST EVENTS

2002

December 4, Don Mills - Portraits of Canada presentation
Host: Rotary Club of Don Mills
Rotary Club Portraits presentation
Location: Radisson Hotel, 55 Hallcrown Place
Time: 12:20-1:30pm

November 26, Halifax - Portraits of Canada presentation
Host: Ron Smith, CUC Governor & Lesley Southwick-Trask, CUC Governor
Location: Halifax A Ballroom,
Casino Nova Scotia Hotel
1919 Upper Water Street
Time: 7:45-9:00am

November 26, St. John's - Portraits of Canada presentation
Host: Moya Cahill, CUC Governor
Location: Memorial University
Faculty of Business Administration Building
Boardroom (B4000), 4th Floor
Prince Phillip Drive, St. John's
Time: 4:30-6:30pm

November 29, Charlottetown - Portraits of Canada presentation
- To be confirmed -

November 22, Halifax - BorderLines: Canada in North America
BorderLines is a CUC joint project with leading public policy organizations in Canada. The conferences will stimulate a rational, coherent, national debate on the country's future in North America, through an inclusive extra-parliamentary process of framing public choices for Canadians and their leaders.

For more information visit www.borderlines.ca

November 21, Stratford
Portraits of Canada presentation
- Rotary Club
Host: Rotary Club of Stratford
Location: Kiwanis Community Centre, 111 Lakeside Drive
Time: 12:00-1:30pm

November 19
Portraits of Canada presentation
Vaughan - GTA
Host: Joseph Sorbara, CUC Governor
Location: Giorgio D Restaurant, 4377 Steeles Avenue West
Time: 7:30-9:00am

November 18, Oshawa
Portraits of Canada presentation
Host: Rotary Club of Oshawa
Location: Holiday Inn of Oshawa
Time: 12-1:00pm
Location: Oshawa - Rotary Club

November 7, Toronto
Portraits of Canada presentation
(details to come)

November 4, Moncton
Speech by the Hon. Bob Rae, Chairman, The Canadian Unity Council
Joint event hosted by the Moncton Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce
Time: 12-1:30pm

November 1-2, BorderLines: Canada in North America
This is the second in a series of national conferences. It will take place in Montreal. This second conference will discuss what is inevitable, what is possible and what is desirable.

BorderLines is a CUC joint project with leading public policy organizations in Canada. The conferences will stimulate a rational, coherent, national debate on the country's future in North America, through an inclusive extra-parliamentary process of framing public choices for Canadians and their leaders.

For more information visit www.borderlines.ca

October 16, Halifax
Speech by the Hon. Bob Rae
Chairman, The Canadian Unity Council
Topic: Lines in the Sand: Do we have a national vision?
Host: CUC Governor, Dr. Sheila Brown
Location: The World Trade Centre,
Mariner Suites 2&3, 1800 Argyle Street
Time: 7:45-9:15am

September 24, Roundtable in Stratford, Ontario
Topic: Voter Participation in Canada: Is Democracy in Crisis?
Host: Mayor Karen Haslam and Stratford City Council
Moderator: CUC Governor Mary McLaughlin
Location: Kiwannis Community Centre

September 19, Toronto Young Executives
Topic: Voter participation / Leadership

September 13-14, BorderLines: Canada in North America -
This first in a series of national conferences will take place in Calgary.

BorderLines is a CUC joint project with leading public policy organizations in Canada. The conferences will stimulate a rational, coherent, national debate on the country's future in North America, through an inclusive extra-parliamentary process of framing public choices for Canadians and
their leaders.

For more information visit www.borderlines.ca
Read: BorderLines Survey.
CRIC, September 2002.

September 10, Greater Toronto Roundtable -
Voter apathy and ethics in Canadian politics
Host: CUC Governor Joseph Sorbara
Guest speaker: Prof David Shugarman, Director of the Centre for Practical Ethics, York University
Time: 7:30-9:20am
Location: Giorgio D Restaurant,
3475 Steeles Avenue West, North York.

June 21, Stratford, Ontario -
The theme of the round table will be voter participation. Mayor Karen Haslam will be the host and the role of facilitator will be filled by CUC Governor Mary McLaughlin.

June 4 GTA Roundtable -
"Canadians support the Charter, but do they support Rights and Freedoms?"
Host: CCU Governor Joseph Sorbara.
Location: Montecassino Banquet Hall, 140 Jevlan Drive, Woodbridge. Time: 7:30am.
Speakers: Matthew Mendelsohn (Queen's) and Ian Greene (York University).

May 30 Toronto -
CRIC luncheon for the Canadian Political Science Association

May 11-18 Newfoundland -
Tour of province with winners of Quebec's Community Newspaper CRIC-sponsored awards (Prix des Hébdos)

May 3 Charlottetown -
CCU speech by Claude Garcia at the Rotary District Conference

April 26 Toronto -
CCU AGM and Gala

April 17-20 Ottawa -
Charter Conference + televised town hall meeting:
"Putting the Charter on Trial"

April 16 -
Partner in French for the Future National Conference
(9 cities)

April 2 Toronto -
Inaugural cocktail for young executives with New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord on the theme, The importance of citizen participation in Canadian public affairs.