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2004 - 2005

June 2005

THE CONSUL GENERAL OF MEXICO, CARLOS PUJALTE
Speaking on
Canada & Mexico: From North American Bookends to Strategic Partners
 
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2005
 
Time: 6:00 — 8:00 p.m.
 
Location:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Royal Trust Tower, 77 King Street West, 30th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
 
Cost*:
$10 - Student Members (limited student spaces available)
$20 - Members
$35 - Non-Members
* cost includes drinks and Mexican antojitos
 
Description:
Meet the Consul General of Mexico, who will discuss the important bilateral relationship between Mexico and Canada, neighbours and partners who still have potential to strengthen their relationship. Carlos Pujalte is member of the Mexican Foreign Service with a longstanding experience in United Nations, the Organization of American States and former Ambassador to Costa Rica. Enjoy an informal evening of intimate dialogue with the Consul General, while enjoying Mexican food and drinks.
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to Benita Hasraj at (416) 977-7521, e-mail toevents@ciia.org, or call (416) 977-9000 ext. 26.
 

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March 2005

The Asian Tsunami and Canadian Foreign Policy
“Three Months On”… Lessons Learned

 
Featuring
Piya Chattopadhyay, CBC Radio
David Agnew, President, Unicef Canada
John Watson, President, Care Canada
 
Moderated by Keith Martin, President, CIIA Toronto
Organized by Benita Hansraj, Student Volunteer, CIIA
 
Date: Thursday, 31 March 2005
 
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Panel Discussion Followed by Q&A
 
Location:
Croft Chapter House, University College
University of Toronto
 
Cost:
This event is free but you MUST register beforehand to attend.
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to the CIIA at (416) 977-7521, e-mail toevents@ciia.org, or call (416) 977-9000 ext. 26.
 
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Featuring Guest Speaker
General Rick Hillier
Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Forces

 
Addressing
“The Vision of the Chief of the Defence Staff”
 
Date: Friday, 18 March 2005
 
Time:
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch & speech, followed by Q&A
 
Location:
Windsor Ballroom
Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel
37 King St. East
Toronto, Ontario
 
Cost:
Members: $35
Non-members: $50
Corporate Table of 8: $400
Student Members: $20 (limited availability)
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to the CIIA at (416) 977-7521, e-mail toevents@ciia.org, or call (416) 977-9000 ext. 26.
 
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January 2005

Featuring Guest Speaker
His Worship David Miller, Mayor of Toronto
 
Addressing
The International Challenges Facing Toronto
 
Date: Tuesday, 18 January 2005
 
Time:
12:00 - 1:30 pm (Lunch & speech, followed by Q&A)
 
Location:
Essex Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel
123 Queen St. West
Toronto, Ontario
 
Cost:
Members: $35
Non-members: $50
Corporate Table of 8: $400
Student Members: $20 (limited availability)
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to the CIIA at (416) 977-7521, e-mail toevents@ciia.org, or call (416) 977-9000 ext. 26.
 
Description:
Toronto faces numerous challenges that touch on international issues, such as immigration, trade flows, financial flows...Toronto's mayor will talk about the opportunities and threats that these forces present to Toronto
 
Head Table Sponsors
 

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December 2004

Panel Session
The Implications for Canada of the
United States Election: The Second Bush Mandate

 
 
 
Panelists:
David Crane 
Business Columnist, The Toronto Star
Lou Pauly 
Director of the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
Paul Heinbecker 
Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Canada to the UN (2000-2004), and the inaugural Director of the Laurier Centre for Global Relations, Governance and Policy, and Senior Research Fellow at the independent research Centre for International Governance Innovation
Stephen Clarkson 
Virtual Scholar in Residence for the Law Commission of Canada and Professor of Political Economy, University of Toronto
 
Moderated by Keith Martin, President, CIIA Toronto Branch
 
Co-sponsored by the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Centre for Research & Information on Canada

 
Date: Wednesday 1 December 2004
 
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Discussion and Q&A, followed by reception)
 
Location:
The Howland Room
The National Club
303 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
 
Cost:
Members: $30
Non-members: $40
Student Members: $15 (limited availability)
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to Maragret Morin at (416) 977-7521 or e-mail toevents@ciia.org.
 

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November 2004

Portraits of Canada 2004
Presented by The Canadian Unity Council and the CIIA
November 12, 2004

The Canadian Unity Council ("CUC"), in conjunction with the CIIA, presented the findings of the CUC's 2004 "Portraits of Canada" survey to a distinguished gathering of consuls and ambassadors posted in Toronto, over a lunch at the offices of Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg.

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October 2004

Featuring Guest Speaker
THE CONSUL GENERAL OF SPAIN,
IGNACIO SÁNCHEZ de LERIN GARCIA-OVIES

 
Speaking On
"SPAIN TODAY"
 
Date: Wednesday, 06 October 2004
 
Time:
6:00-8:00pm
 
Location:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Royal Trust Tower
77 King Street West, 30th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
 
Cost:
Members: $25
Non-members: $35
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to Maragret Morin at (416) 977-7521 or e-mail toevents@ciia.org.
 
Description:
Meet the Consul General to discuss Spain’s recent national and international political changes and challenges, within the context of some general information about Spain’s government, economy and culture. Enjoy an informal evening of intimate dialogue with the Consul General, while enjoying Spanish tapas and wines.

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September 2004

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DINNER
 
Featuring Guest Speaker
MARGARET MACMILLAN
 
Speaking On
"The Long Shadow of the Paris Peace Conference: 1919 and Now"
 
Date: Thursday, 23 September 2004
 
Time:
5:30 — AGM
6:00 — Cash bar
6:30 — Dinner
 
Location:
The University Club of Toronto
380 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1R6
 
Cost:
Members: $65
Non-members: $75
Student Members: $45
Table of 10: $650
 
Registration:
For registration, fax the complete form to Maragret Morin at (416) 977-7521 or e-mail toevents@ciia.org.
 
Description:
Margaret MacMillan's publications include Women of the Raj and Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World. Paris 1919 won the Duff Cooper Prize for non-fiction, the Hessell Tiltman Prize for History, the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award and the Governor General's award for non-fiction for 2003. Her most recent book is Parties Long Estranged: Canadian-Australian Relations, co-edited with Francine McKenzie. She is the Provost of Trinity College and professor of History at the University of Toronto. She was editor of the International Journal from 1995 to 2003 and currently is on the board of the CIIA, the Atlantic Council of Canada, the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Historica and the Churchill Society of Literature, and an Honorary Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford.

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