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Celebrating and Evaluating the Writing of Canada’s Political History — Bill Graham Centre Celebrating and Evaluating the Writing of Canada’s Political History Thursday, November 24th 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility (1 Devonshire Place, Toronto) Hybrid Event (options for virtual and in-person attendance) To attend virtually via Zoom, r

Thank you to everyone for attending An Evening with Margaret MacMillan hosted by the Legion National Foundation and The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. This event has been a huge success thanks to all of your participation from attending to your amazing questions. We hope that you enjoyed tonight’s event and have taken away some new insights on war and society.

If you would like the recording of tonight’s event, please email [email protected].

An Evening with Margaret MacMillan hosted by Bill Graham Centre and the LNF Join us virtually for An Evening with Margaret MacMillan, award winning author, as she shares about her writing.

The Legion National Foundation - An Evening with Margaret MacMillan An Evening with Margaret Macmillan Photo Credit: Ander McIntyre The Legion National Foundation, in partnership with the Bill Graham Centre of the University of Toronto are proud to present An Evening with Margaret MacMillan, featuring the acclaimed New York Times best selling author. Professor MacMi...

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the Hon. Bill Graham's passing. He was a distinguished parliamentarian and academic who contributed much to Canadian and international politics. Our condolences and support go out to his wife, Cathy, and their family and friends.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/bill-graham-former-interim-liberal-leader-dies-at-83-1.6018894

Bill Graham, ex-interim Liberal leader and post-9/11 foreign affairs minister, dies Condolences from Canadian politicians past and present poured out Monday as they learned about the death of Bill Graham, who served as foreign affairs minister when the country decided against joining the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History updated their information in their About section.

PLEASE NOTE: We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, our Canadian Spy Story event, originally scheduled for June 28th, has been postponed to a later date. We will update you with the new date as soon as it is confirmed and apologize for any inconvenience.

Upcoming Book Launch

Canadian Spy Story: Irish Revolutionaries and the Secret Police by David A. Wilson

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 (POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBD)
4:00 - 6:00 pm EST
The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility (1 Devonshire Place, Toronto)
Hybrid Event (options for virtual and in-person attendance)

To attend virtually via Zoom, register here: https://munkschool-utoronto-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4royWyBBRbG36fJTROTEvw

To attend in person, register here: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/31713/

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About Canadian Spy Story:

In the mid-nineteenth century a group of Irish revolutionaries, known as the Fenians, set out to destroy Britain’s North American empire. Between 1866 and 1871 they launched a series of armed raids into Canadian territory.

In Canadian Spy Story David Wilson takes readers into a dark and dangerous world of betrayal and deception, spies and informers, invasion and assassination, spanning Canada, the United States, Ireland, and Britain. In Canada, there were Fenian secret societies in urban areas, including Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, and in some rural townships, all part of a wider North American network. Wilson tells the tale of Irishmen who attempted to liberate their country from British rule, and the Canadian secret police who infiltrated their revolutionary cells and worked their way to the top of the organization. With surprises at every turn, the story includes a s*x scandal that nearly brought Canadian spy operations crashing down, as well as reports from Toronto about a plot to assassinate Queen Victoria.

Featuring a cast of idealists, patriots, cynics, manipulators, and liars, Canadian Spy Story raises fundamental questions about state security and civil liberty, with important lessons for our own time.

About David A. Wilson:

David A. Wilson, from Whitehead County Antrim, is the General Editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Professor in the History Department and Celtic Studies Program at the University of Toronto.

More information: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/6/7/book-launch-canadian-spy-story-irish-revolutionaries-and-the-secret-policy-by-david-a-wilson

Book Launch—Canadian Spy Story: Irish Revolutionaries and the Secret Police, by David A. Wilson — Bill Graham Centre PLEASE NOTE: We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, our Canadian Spy Story event, originally scheduled for June 28th, has been postponed to a later date . We will update you with the new date as soon as it is confirmed and apologize for any inconvenience. Book Laun

G7 Strengthening Security and Sustainability: German and Canadian Contributions What have Germany and Canada done at home and in the G7, and what can they do in the G7 now, to strengthen national and human security and ecological sustain...

G7 Strengthening Security & Sustainability: German & Canadian Contributions What have Germany and Canada done, and what can they do in the G7 now, to strengthen security & sustainability in mutually supportive ways?

📢 Call for Manuscript Proposals 📢

The John W. Holmes Book Series in Canadian Foreign Policy

This open-access book series, to be published by the University of Calgary Press in partnership with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, honours and celebrates the intellectual legacy of John Wendell Holmes (1910-1988), one of Canada’s foremost diplomats and foreign policy educators.

In the words of his late colleague, John Halstead: “John Holmes had the knack of shedding new light on old truths, of going to the heart of the matter and of winning understanding for unpleasant facts with wit and elegance. His simplicity was never oversimplified and his objectivity was never offensive… Humility was his hallmark, tolerance was his touchstone and moderation was his motto.”

Holmes was trained in history. He used his understanding of the past, drawn from a combination of his personal experience in Canada’s Department of External Affairs and his comprehensive engagement in the relevant historiography, to offer thoughts and observations on the state of Canadian foreign policy and prospects for Canada’s future. Paradoxically, inasmuch as he was a traditionalist – a strong believer in the importance of personal diplomacy and the role of the state in the international realm – later in life Holmes found himself at the forefront of calls to embrace a more expansive understanding of global statecraft to include a variety of non-traditional threats to what is now known as human security.

Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscript proposals that consider Canada’s historical relationship to a major geographical region; an international organization or institution; or a significant issue in international relations or global governance. We are interested in comprehensive works of synthesis that integrate the wealth of new research on Canadian foreign policy that has been produced since Holmes’s passing.

Books must be no longer than 100,000 words (including notes), written in accessible prose. They should be drafted with the needs of Holmes’s traditional audiences – university undergraduates, foreign policy practitioners, and informed Canadians with an interest in foreign policy – in mind.

Proposals should be formatted as per the University of Calgary Press’ scholarly prospectus form and emailed to [email protected] along with a covering letter explaining how the manuscript meets the intent of the series.

Proposals will be adjudicated by an editorial board comprised of representatives of the John Holmes Trust, CIGI, and senior scholars in history and political science. Successful proposals will be forwarded to the University of Calgary Press for further consideration.

Authors whose proposals are accepted for the series by both the editorial board and the University of Calgary Press will have access to modest financial support. The funds can be applied towards research assistance, the publication process, and promotion efforts.

Any proposals received by 15 June 2022 will receive a response from the editorial board in July. Depending on the results of the first adjudication process, a second call for proposals could take place in the fall.

The series is sponsored by the Centre for International Governance Innovation with funding from the John Holmes Trust.

For further information and/or for support in drafting a suitable proposal, please contact Adam Chapnick at [email protected].

http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/newsandannouncements

News and Announcements — Bill Graham Centre This open-access book series, to be published by the University of Calgary Press in partnership with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, honours and celebrates the intellectual legacy of John Wendell Holmes (1910-1988), one of Canada’s foremost diplomats and foreign policy educator...

Book Launch
Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series by Gary J. Smith

Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
4:00 - 6:00 pm EST
Campbell Conference Facility (1 Devonshire Place, Toronto)
Hybrid Event (online with space for a limited number of in-person attendees)

For more information: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/4/20/book-launch-ice-war-diplomat-hockey-meets-cold-war-politics-at-the-1972-summit-series-by-gary-j-smith

Registration:
To attend virtually via Zoom, register here: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/31528/
To attend in person, register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-ice-war-diplomat-tickets-311966057877

About Ice War Diplomat:

Tasked with finding common ground and building friendships between the world’s two largest countries and arctic neighbours, a young Canadian diplomat finds himself on his first overseas assignment in Moscow, the Soviet capital. It’s the early 1970s and a Cold War between capitalism and communism, the West and the East, is simmering—while the ice rink is just starting to heat up. Trained in Russian and deployed by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s détente policy, Smith opts for sports diplomacy, throwing off his embassy black tie dress code and donning the blue and white sweater of the Moscow Maple Leafs.

Armed with cases of Molson, Smith sets forth into Russian beer league hockey. A vodka-infused encounter with the influential Izvestia journalist “The Snowman” leads him into the murky world of Soviet hockey officialdom, the KGB and the decision that USSR “amateurs” were finally ready to play Canadian professionals in an eight-game Friendship Series of the best versus the best.

Trusted by each side with unparalleled access to officials, coaches and players on both teams, Smith portrays this unique and epic hockey series that has come to transcend time, becoming a symbol of the unity and clarity that sports can offer. Discover amazing and surprising events: a motorcycle joyride around the Kremlin with the Canadian prime minister; a secret visit to a Soviet hospital by a blood-coughing Phil Esposito; an argument with Bobby Orr about Team Canada’s behaviour; and an invitation in 2017 from Russia to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the series in Moscow.

The 1972 Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series has gone down in history as a pivotal political event, changing the course of two nations and the world of hockey—learn the fascinating story and more in this book, perfect for history and sports fans alike.

Book Launch: Ice War Diplomat Join us on April 20 for the launch of Gary J Smith's new book, "Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series".

Upcoming Event

German Social Democracy Through British Eyes: A Documentary History, 1870-1914
By James Retallack

Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
4:00 - 6:00 pm EST
Online via Zoom.

For more information and to register:
http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/4/13/german-social-democracy-through-british-eyes-a-documentary-history-1870-1914

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The speakers and the audience will discuss a new collection of documents that examines the rise of the most powerful socialist party in the world through the eyes of British diplomats stationed in Germany. The documents raise the question of how people in one nation view people from another. They also illuminate political systems, election practices, and anti-democratic strategies in the highly industrialized federal state of Saxony. These primary sources will interest researchers and students of labour movement history or those wishing to move beyond the Prussian view of German history before 1914.

SPEAKERS:

James Retallack
Author, University Professor of History and Senior Fellow, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, University of Toronto

Andrew G. Bonnell
Associate Professor in History, University of Queensland, Brisbane

Molly Robson
M.A. student, Department of History, University of Toronto

Doris Bergen
Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair in Holocaust Studies, University of Toronto (Moderator), with assistance from Dr. Gavin Wiens

German Social Democracy Through British Eyes: A Documentary History, 1870-1914 — Bill Graham Centre Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 4:00 - 6:00 pm EST Online via Zoom. View the event poster here.

IS CANADA STILL A LEADER IN WORLD AFFAIRS? In an age of rising global tension, increasing polarization and aggressive unilateralism, does Canada still aspire to a leadership role in world affairs? In ...

Women as Changemakers in Public Life

Thursday, March 10, 2022
4-6 pm EST
Sponsored by the Bill Graham Centre

To register for the online webinar, please visit this webpage: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/3/10/women-as-change-makers-in-public-life

To register for the in-person event, please contact one of the following email addresses: [email protected], John Meehan at [email protected], or Jack Cunningham at [email protected]

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Join the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, and the Ambassador of Switzerland in Canada, Salome Meyer, in a conversation about how women have shaped the political discourse over the past 50 years in Canada and Switzerland. Based on their own experiences in top-level national functions and their careers in international relations, Elizabeth Dowdeswell and Salome Meyer will discuss how women have become innovation drivers and changemakers in public life. The former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament, Rosemary McCarney, will be the moderator of the conversation.

SPEAKERS

Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Speaker
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Salome Meyer
Speaker
Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Rosemary McCarney
Moderator
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament

Women as Changemakers in Public Life — Bill Graham Centre Thursday, March 10, 2022 4-6 pm EST Sponsored by the Bill Graham Centre Please note: The registration link below is for online attendance only. We are also allowing a limited number of attendees to view the event in person at the Campbell Conference Facility (1 Devonshire Place, Toronto). T

Genealogies of Terrorism: Colonial Law and Postcolonial Legacies

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
4-6 pm EST
Online via Zoom.

Register here: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/3/8/genealogies-of-terrorism-colonial-law-and-postcolonial-legacies

Using India as a case study, Joseph McQuade will discuss his research on how the modern concept of terrorism was shaped by colonial emergency laws dating back into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Beginning with the 'thugs', 'pirates', and 'fanatics' of the nineteenth century, McQuade will trace the emerging and novel legal category of 'the terrorist' in early twentieth-century colonial law, ending with an examination of the first international law to target global terrorism in the 1930s. He will also discuss how many of the ideas embedded in this colonial legislation have continued to shape postcolonial counter-terrorism strategies well into the twenty-first century.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Joseph McQuade is the Richard Charles Lee Postdoctoral Fellow in the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and a former SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies. He is also Editor-in-Chief at the NATO Association of Canada and Associate Editor of the Munk School’s blog, Transformations: Downstream Effects of the BRI. Dr. McQuade is a research affiliate at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, the Queen’s University Global History Initiative, and with the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society. He is currently a Managing Editor of the Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies.

Dr. McQuade completed his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar, with a dissertation that examined the origins of terrorism in colonial India from an international perspective. This research forms the basis of his first book, A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea, recently published by Cambridge University Press. His current project examines counter-insurgency in pre-colonial and early colonial India and Burma, from the mid-eighteenth century to circa 1900. His broader research and teaching interests include critical genealogies of terrorism and insurgency, colonialism in Asia, and transnational connections in the Indian Ocean world.

Genealogies of Terrorism: Colonial Law and Postcolonial Legacies — Bill Graham Centre Tuesday, March 8, 2022 4-6 pm EST Online via Zoom.

Is Canada still a leader in world affairs? Is Canada still a leader in world affairs?

THE RESTITUTION DIALOGUES

Book Panel Discussion: Restitution – The Return of Cultural Artefacts by Alexander Herman

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. – Zoom Webinar

Register here: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/2/8/the-restitution-dialogues

Co-hosted by the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College, Toronto

and the Minerva Center for Human Rights, Tel Aviv University

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Alexander Herman, Director of the Institute of Art and Law, has published a new volume on the complex and fascinating topic of the restitution of cultural artifacts. The Graham Centre, and the Minerva Center for Human Rights, at Tel Aviv University, are pleased to sponsor a virtual discussion of this new book.

Alexander Herman will discuss his book, followed by comments from Leora Bilsky of the Minerva Center, Juanita Johnston of the U'mista Cultural Centre at Alert Bay, Jennifer Orange of the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and Matthias Weller of the Bonn Institute for German and International Civil Procedure. Mayo Moran, Provost of Trinity College, will moderate the webinar.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Debates about the restitution of cultural objects have been ongoing for many decades, but have acquired a new urgency recently with the intensification of scrutiny of European museum collections acquired in the colonial period. Alexander Herman’s fascinating and accessible book provides an up-to-date overview of the restitution debate with reference to a wide range of current controversies.

This is a book about the return of cultural treasures: why it is demanded, how
it is negotiated and where it might lead. The uneven relationships of the past have meant that some of the greatest treasures of the world currently reside in places far removed from where they were initially created and used. Today we are witnessing the ardent attempts to put right those past wrongs: a light has begun to shine on the items looted from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas
and the Pacific, and the scales of history, according to some, are in need of significant realignment.

This debate forces us to confront an often dark history, and the difficult application of our contemporary conceptions of justice to instances from the past. Should we allow plundered artefacts to rest where they lie – often residing there by the imbalances of history? This book asks whether we are entering a new ‘restitution paradigm’, one that could have an indelible impact on the cultural sector - and the rest of the world - for many years to come. It provides essential reading for all those working in the art and museum worlds and beyond.

EVENT SPEAKERS:

Author: Alexander Herman, Director, Institute of Art and Law, London, UK

Welcome: John Meehan, Director, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History

Moderator: Mayo Moran, Provost & Vice-Chancellor, Trinity College in the University of Toronto

Panelists:

· Leora Bilsky, Minerva Center for Human Rights, Tel Aviv University

· Juanita Johnston, U’mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, British Columbia

· Jennifer Orange, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto

· Matthias Weller, Bonn Institute for German and International Civil Procedure

The Restitution Dialogues — Bill Graham Centre The Restitution Dialogues Book Panel Discussion   Restitution – The Return of Cultural Artefacts by Alexander Herman Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. – Zoom Webinar Co-hosted by the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College, Toro

St. Laurent's Gray Lecture After 75 Years

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
4-6 pm EST
Online via Zoom
Register here: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2022/2/3/coming-soon-st-laurents-gray-lecture-after-75-years

In January of 1947, Minister of External Affairs Louis St. Laurent gave a lecture at the U of T's Convocation Hall on The Foundations of Canadian Foreign Policy. Its relevance and prescriptions are still debated today.

The Graham Centre is proud to sponsor a virtual symposium on the Gray Lecture, featuring former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy and scholars Patrice Dutil and Jennifer Tunnicliffe of Ryerson University.

SPEAKERS

Lloyd Axworthy, PC, CC, OM, Ph.D. is a Canadian politician and academic. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. In the Foreign Affairs portfolio, Minister Axworthy became internationally known for his advancement of the human security concept, in particular, the Ottawa Treaty — a landmark global treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. Following his retirement from parliament, he served as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Winnipeg from 2004 to 2014 and as chancellor of St. Paul's University College (a constituent institution of the University of Waterloo). He is currently the Chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council and Co-Chair of the Americas Task Force on Migration. In 2004, Dr. Axworthy published Navigating a New World, an examination of how Canada used human security as a guiding framework for its role in global matters. Dr. Axworthy is the recipient of multiple honourary doctorates.

Patrice Dutil is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Dutil joined Ryerson in 2006 following 19 years in various parts of the public service and non-profit sector. He is the author, co-author or editor of eight books and of dozens of scholarly articles in refereed publications. He is a frequent commentator on public affairs on radio and television in Toronto and in the national media. His opinion pieces have appeared in the Toronto Star, National Post, The Globe and Mail, CBC.ca, Inside Policy. In 2013-14 he was a visiting scholar at Massey College (University of Toronto) and visiting professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He will be visiting professor at Boston University in the fall of 2018. He holds a PhD from York University, an M ès Arts from the Université de Montréal, and a BA (Hon.) from York University.

Jennifer Tunnicliffe is a human rights historian at Ryerson University with a particular interest in how domestic and transnational activism shapes cultural attitudes and legislative approaches to rights and freedoms. Her current book project, Drawing the Line: Free Speech and the Regulation of Hate in Canadian History, examines the evolution of Canada’s hate speech laws through a human rights framework, situating Canadian policy in a global context. Prior to joining Ryerson, Dr. Tunnicliffe was an Assistant Professor at King’s University College at Western University, an L. R. Wilson Assistant Professor at the Wilson Institute for Canadian History, and she held a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo. She received her PhD in history from McMaster University.

St. Laurent's Gray Lecture after 75 Years — Bill Graham Centre Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 4-6 pm EST Online via Zoom.

"Does Brexit Mean the Break-Up of the United Kingdom?" by Sir Graham Watson

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
4 pm-6 pm
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by the Bill Graham Centre

Register here: https://munkschool-utoronto-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iDVoSXrEQS6d9_clXuE67w

It is now five years since the Brexit referendum and nearly two years since the UK left the EU. Former Member of the European Parliament Sir Graham Watson discusses the causes of Brexit, current developments, and future implications for the UK.

Sir Graham Watson’s political career started with the Scottish Young Liberals, of which he was the International Officer and later Vice-Chairman. In 1997 he was elected to the Bureau of the International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth; from 1999 to 2001 he served as its Secretary General. He was a founder member of the Liberal Youth Movement of the European Community (LYMEC) and of the European Youth Forum.

From 1983 to 1987, Graham Watson was Head of the Private Office to UK Liberal Leader the Rt Hon Sir (now Lord) David Steel. From 1983 to 1993 he was a Council Member of the European Liberal Democrat Party and an active participant in Liberal International meetings. Elected as the first UK Liberal ever to the European Parliament in 1994, he served as Chairman of the Parliament’s Committee on Citizens Rights and Freedoms, Justice and Home Affairs from 1999 to 2002 before being elected as Leader of the ELDR (later ALDE) Group. Under his leadership, it became the largest third party ever in the European Parliament. He served as Leader from 2002-09.

In 2010 his tenth book, Building a Liberal Europe, was published by John Harper Publishing and in 2011 he was knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

Elected to the ELDR (now ALDE) Party Bureau in 2011, Sir Graham became Party President in 2012 and served until 2016, stepping down to devote his energies to the EU referendum campaign in the UK.

During his twenty years in the European Parliament, Sir Graham was particularly active in the foundation and development of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats and in the accession of central and eastern European countries to the EU. He is also a co-founder and former Chairman of The Climate Parliament, a global network of legislators committed to accelerating the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

Sir Graham remained active in politics at the international level until January 2020, serving as a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee and taking part in activities of the ALDE Party and the Liberal International. He is currently Distinguished Visiting Fellow 2020-22 at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and is researching to write a biography of Lord Russell-Johnston for Birlinn Books.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "Does Brexit Mean the Break-Up of the United Kingdom?" by Sir Graham Watson. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. It is now five years since the Brexit referendum and nearly two years since the UK left the EU. Former Member of the European Parliament Sir Graham Watson discusses the causes of Brexit, current developments, and future implications for the UK. Speaker: Sir Graham Watson, Distinguished Visiting Fell...

G20 Summitry: Performance, Prospects, Proposals for Rome 2021 — Bill Graham Centre G20 Summitry: Performance, Prospects, Proposals for Rome 2021 Thursday, October 21, 2021 4-6 pm Online via Zoom Co-sponsored by the Bill Graham Centre and the G20 Research Group

Book Launch: The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism

Friday, October 22, 2021
4-6 pm
Online via Zoom
Co-Sponsored by the Bill Graham Centre and UBC Press

Register here: http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca/events/2021/10/22/book-launch-the-rwell-sirois-commission-and-the-remaking-of-canadian-federalism

The 1940 Rowell-Sirois Royal Commission Report on Dominion-Provincial Relations reshaped Canadian federalism, and is relevant to many of the problems still confronting Canadians. The Graham Centre is pleased to launch The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Reshaping of Canadian Federalism, by Barry Ferguson of the University of Manitoba and Robert Wardhaugh of Western University.

📢 Upcoming Event— Lost and Fonds: Declassification of Government Documents in Canada

Thursday, September 16, 2021
2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Online via Zoom

Former NATO archivist Paul Marsden recently published an article in the Literary Review of Canada that explored the state of the declassification of government documents in Canada, a topic of importance to historians and those concerned about transparency in the making of national security policy. Where do we go next? Marsden joins a group of academics, archivists, and policymakers in a Zoom discussion.

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FW74rvcuRWGy2undbFcQXg

SPEAKERS

Paul Marsden
Former military archivist for Library and Archives Canada and NATO

Isabel Campbell
Department of National Defence

Tim Sayle
Director, International Relations Program, Trinity College

Senator Peter Boehm
Senate of Canada

Ian Wilson
Former National Archivist of Canada

Thomas Juneau
University of Ottawa

Susan Colbourn
Duke University

Allison Knight
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

Daniel German
Library and Archives Canada

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "Lost and Fonds: Declassification of Government Documents in Canada". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Former NATO archivist Paul Marsden recently published an article in the Literary Review of Canada that explored the state of the declassification of government documents in Canada, a topic of importance to historians and those concerned about transparency in the making of national security policy. W...