Reception: 5:00 p.m. Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Debate: 7:30 p.m.

Both dinner and debate will convene in the Great Hall

Dinner & Debate Package: $65                                                                    Register now

Ticket price includes pre-dinner reception with complimentary wine, full course chicken dinner, reserved front row seating at the debate, and post-debate sherry and port reception with the debaters.

Our annual sponsorship of a formal student debate at Hart House in the University of Toronto is a long-standing component of the Churchill’s Society’s educational programme. Our aim is to advance the cause of parliamentary democracy by encouraging and facilitating debate about issues of importance and relevance to Canada’s democracy.

RESOLVED: Canada should sever its ties to the British Crown.

Since 1924 Hart House Formal Debates have been the premier forum of debate and discussion at the University of Toronto. The Debates are led off by some of the best student debaters in the world and also provide opportunity for all in attendance to express their views. The debates conclude with a prominent guest speaker, often newsmakers, journalists, or academics, providing their perspective on the resolution.

Another reason for the Churchill Society’s sponsorship stems from the Canadian Parliamentary Debating style used in the debate. There is a Prime Minister and a Minister of the Crown on one side and a Leader of the Opposition and Member of the Opposition the other. There is a Speaker, Sergeant-at-Arms, and a Clerk. Points of Order, Personal Privilege and heckling are allowed.

2012 Guest Speaker: John Fraser

John Fraser is a prominent Canadian reporter and scholar, and is the formal editor of The Globe and Mail and chief editor of Saturday Night.

Mr. Fraser now teaches history of reporting as the Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto.

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The Parliament We Want: Parliamentary Reform in 2012 A Forum Exploring Parliamentary Democracy in Contemporary Canada A free public event featuring a multi-partisan panel. Panelists will discuss the course to build on Canada’s historic parliamentary traditions, aiming to ensure that the House of Commons and the Senate will operate most effectively and will provide a clear plan to energize both vital institutions, and Canadians. The discussion will feature questions from citizens at the event.

	Hon. Michael Chong PC, MP The Conservative Member of Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hills, Mr. Chong was first elected to Parliament in 2004. In 2006, Michael served in the federal cabinet as President of the Queen’s Privy Council, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister for Sport.
	Sean Conway A member of the the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for 28 years, Mr. Conway served in the cabinet of Premier David Peterson (1985-90), holding the positions of Minister of Education, Minister of Colleges and Universities, Minister of Mines and Government House Leader.
	Alison Loat Alison is the co-founder and executive director of Samara, an organization that works to strengthen political engagement in Canada. She is also a fellow and instructor at the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, and is the president-elect of the Canadian Club of Toronto.
	Steve Paikin Steve Paikin is anchor and senior editor of “The Agenda with Steve Paikin,” TVO’s flagship current affairs program. He is also the author of a number of critically acclaimed books including “The Life: The Seductive Call of Politics”, “The Dark Side: The Personal Price of a Political Life” and “Public Triumph, Private Tragedy: The Double Life of John P. Robarts.
	Daniel Tisch – Moderator Daniel Tisch is a Past-Chair of the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy (2004-2007). Currently president of Argyle Communications, a leading national public relations firm, Dan is a frequent media commentator and blogger on political communication. Earlier in his career, he served in senior policy and communications roles in the Canadian government.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Munk School of Global Affairs

1 Devonshire Place

Time: 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

Combination Room, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue
Date TBD

Please join us for a discussion of Mary Soames’, “A Daughter’s Tale- The Memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill’s Youngest Child”. Perceptive, funny, always totally honest, it provides an unequalled view of the corridors of power. Mary was neither downstairs nor upstairs: her view was from the nursery, the schoolroom, that of the family member who took no part in the shaping of great events but saw and noted almost everything. It is not the whole story, but it is a vital part of it and one which could not come from any other source.

A Forum Exploring Parliamentary Democracy in Contemporary Canada

A free public event featuring a multi-partisan panel. Panelists will discuss how our current constitutional conventions prepare us for an uncertain election, whether we should re-think our current conventions…and much more. The discussion will feature questions from citizens at the event.

Featuring:

Bill Graham P.C., Q.C.

Liberal Member of Parliament from 1993-2006, Mr. Graham served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Defense, Leader of the Opposition and Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Brian Topp, President, ACTRA

Current executive director of ACTRA Toronto, Mr. Topp was formerly deputy chief of staff to Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow, and served as the NDP’s national campaign director during the 2006 and 2008 elections.

Peter Russell Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto

Peter Russell is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto where he taught political science from 1958 to his retirement in 1996. He is one of Canada’s leading constitutional experts, a Member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Ron Atkey

Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (1972, 1979), Mr. Atkey served as Minister of Employment and Immigration. He later served as Chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, and Amicus Curiae to the Arar Commission.

Moderated by Cheryl Milne, Executive Director, David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place
Time: 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

Sponsored by
The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy
& The Munk School of Global Affairs

Reception: 5:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Debate: 8:00 p.m.

Dinner & Debate Package: $65

Our annual sponsorship of a formal student debate at Hart House in the University of Toronto is a long-standing component of the Churchill’s Society’s educational programme. Our aim is to advance the cause of parliamentary democracy by encouraging and facilitating debate about issues of importance and relevance to Canada’s democracy.

RESOLVED: Support for democracy should be the foundation of Canadian foreign policy.

Since 1924 Hart House Formal Debates have been the premier forum of debate and discussion at the University of Toronto. The Debates are led off by some of the best student debaters in the world and also provide opportunity for all in attendance to express their views. The debates conclude with a prominent guest speaker, often newsmakers, journalists, or academics, providing their perspective on the resolution.

Another reason for the Churchill Society’s sponsorship stems from the Canadian Parliamentary Debating style used in the debate. There is a Prime Minister and a Minister of the Crown on one side and a Leader of the Opposition and Member of the Opposition the other. There is a Speaker, Sergeant-at-Arms, and a Clerk. Points of Order, Personal Privilege and heckling are allowed.

2011 Guest Speaker: The Honourable Bob Rae

Bob Rae served as Ontario’s 21st Premier and is currently the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Toronto Centre.

Paul Stevens
Churchill’s Novel: Savrola

Tuesday, 8 March 2011
7:30 for 8 pm
Combination Room
RSVP by 4 March
416 · 978 · 2653
FOTL@trinity.utoronto.ca

Paul Stevens is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Early Modern Literature and Culture in the University of Toronto Department of English. His area of specialty is Seventeenth-Century English literature, especially the works of John Milton. Former President of the Milton Society of America and Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, his most recent book is Early Modern Nationalism and Milton’s England, co-edited with David Lowenstein, which won the 2009 Irene Samuel Memorial Prize. His publications on Churchill include “Churchill’s Military Romanticism,” Queen’s Quarterly (2006) and Ex Libris (2006) and “Final Reflections: Edmund Spenser and the End of the British Empire,” in Empires of God (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010). Churchill’s first and only novel, Savrola, was published in 1899 when the future statesman was just twenty-five years old. The novel may not be great literature but it is a fascinating work which does much to illuminate Churchill’s mind at the beginning of his career. Most importantly, it does much to explain his complex relationship with his parents and the wellsprings of his ambition.

The G20 Summit and Canadian civil liberties. Canada’s ongoing military engagement in Afghanistan. Taking loans to pay for a University or College education. What’s your take on some of Canada’s leading national issues?

Join hundreds of students from across the country for three days of debate at the Ontario Legislative Assembly. From Wednesday March 16 – 18^th, the University of Toronto Model Parliament will host its Second Annual Parliamentary Simulation. This is not merely (or exclusively) an opportunity to get up on a soapbox.  Work with young Canadians like yourself, and contribute to the creation of public policy solutions for the Canada of tomorrow.

On the evening of the 16^th, join us for the Inaugural Ball, a reception for delegates to the Second Annual Parliamentary Simulation and University of Toronto students in international relations, history, political science and economics. Each delegate receives two complimentary tickets to the event.

If you register before March 1, 2011, you are eligible for the early bird rate: $40.00.

We are also offering a limited number of needs-based bursaries sponsored by the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy.

Visit www.utmodelparliament.org today to register.

E-mail any questions or comments to registration@utmodelparliament.org.

We look forward to seeing you.

University of Toronto Model Parliament
Munk School for Global Affairs
Room 004N
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 3K7
connect@utmodelparliament.org
www.utmodelparliament.org

CANADA 1914-1918 YPRES A WEEK-LONG
TRIBUTE TO CANADA’S WORLD WAR ONE WAR DEAD—

(November 1st, 2010) For seven days, from November 4 until November 11, Canadian schools, from the Yukon to Newfoundland and the EU, will project the names of the 68,000 Canadians soldiers, sailors, airmen, nurses, doctors and merchant seamen who died in the First World War. A project of this kind has never been created before.

“CANADA 1914-1918 YPRES will take place in 150 schools in every region of Canada. Students and staff in each of these schools has gone to enormous efforts to make this bold project a success,” confirmed R. H. Thomson one of the producers of the vigil project. “We had hoped for a national response to this idea. We are over the hill that schools have responded with such enthusiasm.”

“The last living Canadian veteran of the First World War, Mr. Babcock, died last winter,” noted Martin Conboy, co-producer for the Vigil. “We wanted a special tribute to Canadians who died in that awful time. The technical and logistic challenges of this project were daunting. It would not have happened but for the enthusiasm and hard work of hundreds and hundreds of people in the schools.”

The vigil will also take place simultaneously in Ieper (Ypres) Belgium. 500,000 were killed in the Ypres area in WWI. The names of 6,940 Canadians whose bodies were never found or who could not be identified are engraved in the stone of the Menin Gate in Ypres. The producers thought it important that students understand the link. We encourage students to ask about their own family history to see if their family lost someone in WWI.

“The Vigil Ypres project in its various manifestations is the convergence of historical remembrance, educational innovation and effective use of technology to ignite our imaginations — bringing the past to the present for a whole new generation. A big thanks to Canadians and Belgians alike for making this happen.” explained Michel Blondeau, CEO of Ecentricarts, developers of both the digital presentations and the website.

Canadians can participate in the Vigil at www.1914-1918.ca, either by watching the vigil streamed live from Belgium or by using the ‘Search The Names’ function to find the exact time a particular name will appear.

“The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy and International Churchill Society Canada are proud to be presenting partners of this remarkable Vigil, remembering and honoring the Canadians who died in service from 1914 to 1918. Winston Churchill once paid tribute to the men and women who fought to preserve democracy as follows: “Never has so much been owed by so many to so few”. For the more than 68,000 Canadians who surrendered their lives, their legacy of advancing freedom and democracy lives on and endures.” added Robert O’Brien speaking on behalf of the Churchill societies.

Veterans Affairs Canada has generously contributed to the cost of production. Funding was completed with contributions from private donors, the Rotary Club Toronto, schools donations and 4 wonderful Vigil Patrons who have guaranteed the project. The donors have a deep interest in Canada’s history and know the importance of keeping our history alive especially when it involves the extraordinary loss to Canadian families that happened in WWI.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

For more information contact:

Margaret McKay
CANADA 1914-1918 YPRES
CO ORDINATOR
email vigilcanada@gmail.com to arrange a phone call

Churchill Society BlueBook

Speeches from the 2009 Churchill Awards Dinner

2009 Recipient – The Rt. Honourable Herb Gray

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Volume 22 | Issue 1 | Spring 2010

A Year of Parliament, Prorogation and Politics

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