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On June 4th, the new non-profit education organization Your Canada, Your Constitution (YCYC) will launch with a free luncheon and afternoon conference addressing key issues concerning Canada’s Constitution, and a free evening reception to celebrate the beginning of YCYC’s national education efforts.
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The fifth instalment in Samara's blog series tracking the maiden speeches of former MPs looks at the address delivered by former Liberal MP for Oakville-Milton, Ms. Bonnie Brown. Recalling Brown's maiden speech on 20th anniversary of the Siege of Sarajevo offers pause for reflection on Canada's role as peacekeeper, then and now.
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Katrin Steinack's paper entitled "Why some train and some don't: An international comparison of MPs' attitudes towards parliamentary training" examines the factors that influence MPs' attitudes toward parliamentary training programs. In this post, Samara volunteer Sonja Friesl offers an overview of Steinack's main findings.
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The 14th annual Metropolis conference takes place next week from February 29th to March 3rd at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle. This year’s forum brings together researchers, policy makers, community representatives and settlement organizations to exchange ideas and explore issues related to the conference’s theme “Future Immigration Policies: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada.”
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