On October 27th and 28th the Canadian Landmine Foundation, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, the Canadian International Council and its partners are proud to present ‘The Ottawa Process Twenty Years Later: The Landmine Treaty, Human Security, and Canada in the Twenty-First Century’ at The Gardiner Museum in Toronto. Speakers from a variety of fields will lend their expertise to help participants understand what the Ottawa Process began twenty years ago and how Canada continues to deal with challenges, both national and international.
We are also pleased to announce that The Hon. Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada will be delivering our keynote address.
Date and Time
Thursday October 27th
9am to 9pm
Friday October 28th
9am to 4pm
Please see the program below for more details. Note that the schedule is subject to change.
Venue
The Gardiner Museum
111 Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M5S 2C7
Event Partners
Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Canadian Landmine Foundation, Handicap International, Mines Action Canada, Government of Canada, Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Academic Council on the United Nations System, Massey College and Trinity College
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27
THE OTTAWA PROCESS: MIRACLE OR MODEL
9:00 REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
10:00-10:30 WELCOME REMARKS
10:30-12:15 HOW THE PROCESS WORKED
Chair: Mark Gwozdecky, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Security, Global Affairs Canada
Jill Sinclair, Executive Director, External Engagement, Canadian Defence Academy.
Canadian negotiator, Ottawa Process
Paul Heinbecker, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Norman Hillmer, Professor, Carleton University
12:30-2:00 Lunch with comments from a land mine survivor, Luz Dari Landazuri Segura
2:00 – 2:30 Pavel Hrncir, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Canada and author
2:30-4:45 THE LEGACY OF THE OTTAWA PROCESS: HUMAN SECURITY AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS
Chair: Olivia Fernandes, Canadian Landmine Foundation
Wendy Wong, Director, Trudeau Centre on Peace, Conflict and Justice, Munk School of Global Affairs, Univ. of Toronto.
Paul Hannon, Executive Director, Mines Action Canada
Clare O’ Reilly, Mine Action Development Manager, Handicap International
Megan Burke, Director, ICBL-CMC
7:00-9:00 STATES, SECURITY, AND THE IMPACT OF THE LANDMINE CAMPAIGN AND HUMAN SECURITY
Chair: Ellen Wright, Canadian Landmine Foundation
The Hon. Bill Graham, Chair, Canadian International Council
The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Minister, Canada 1996-2000
Mokhtar Lamani, former Arab League Ambassador to the United Nations
Appreciation: Chris Snyder, Chair, Canadian Landmine Foundation
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28
AFTER OTTAWA
HUMAN SECURITY, NON-STATE ACTORS, AND CANADA IN THE NEW CENTURY
9:00-10:30 FUTURE CHALLENGES TO HUMAN SECURITY
Opening Welcome: Mayo Moran, Provost Trinity College
Chair: James Appleyard, CEO, Freycinet Ventures
Maria Banda, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Nicolas Rouleau, Lawyer/consultant, Toronto
Erin Mooney, Senior Protection Adviser, United Nations, Protection Capacity & Senior Research Associate, Trinity College, University of Toronto
10:45-11:00: BREAK
11:00-12:30 CANADA AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF CHANGE
Chair: Keith Martin, Acting President, Canadian International Council
Robert Bothwell, University of Toronto
Mark Sedra, Security Governance Group
Raj Saini, MP, Member Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee
Paul Meyer, Professor, Simon Fraser University and Co-President, Vancouver Branch, CIC
12:30-2:00 LUNCHEON
2:00-3:00: WHAT CANADIANS THINK OF THE WORLD: A DISCUSSION
Chair: Gerald Wright, Canadian International Council
Michael Adams and Keith Neuman, Environics Institute
3:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Introduction: Hugh Segal, Master of Massey College, University of Toronto
The Hon. Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada