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Liberal Internationalism, Then and Now

  • Massey College, Upper LibraryT 4 Devonshire Place Toronto, ON, M5S 2E6 Canada (map)
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Welcome Remarks

Nathalie Des Rosiers, Head, Massey College

Greetings

Conference Co-Chairs:

  • Thomas S. Axworthy, Public Policy Chair, Massey College

  • Margaret Biggs, Visiting Fellow, Foreign and Defence Policy, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and Massey College

Panel One: Liberal Internationalism: Is Pierre Trudeau's World View Obsolete?

Chair: Jo-Ann Davis, Head, Toronto Chapter, Canadian International Council (CIC)

Panel Speakers:

  • Greg Donaghy, Director, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History

  • Robert Fowler, Former DM and Foreign Policy Advisor to Pierre Trudeau

  • Maureen O'Neill, Former Head, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Panel Two: Dealing with the Superpowers

Chair: Mary Lou Finlay, Former Co-Host, Live It Up (1978-1981); Former Co-Host, As It Happens (1997-2005)

Panel Speakers:

  • Lloyd Axworthy, Former Foreign Minister of Canada

  • Professor & Dr. Jingxia Shi, Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

  • Timothy Sayle, Assistant Professor, History, University of Toronto

Keynote and Commentary on Development and International Justice

Chair: Margaret Biggs, Visiting Fellow, Foreign and Defence Policy, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and Massey College

Keynote Speakers:

  • Hon. Karina Gould

  • Rosemary McCarney, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the Office of the United and the United Nations Conference on Disarmament

  • Ali Salam, Former Chief of Staff, Minister of Immigration

Panel Three: Security and International Institutional Architecture

Chair: Martha Durdin, President and CEO at Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA); Former PMO

Panel Speakers:

  • Ben Rowswell, President, Canadian International Council (CIC)

  • David Crenna, Former Advisor to Pierre Trudeau and Member of PMO

  • Deborah De Lange, Massey College Visiting Scholar

Closing Remarks

  • TBC

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