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April 30 marks the hundred-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics - has everyone seen the news that China plans to clear out students and refugees from Beijing before the Games? Nothing being left to […]

April 6
Al Gore à Montréal: les fleurs pour Charest, le silence pour Harper
Catherine Handfield La Presse
Al Gore a vanté les politiques environnementales du gouvernement du Québec, hier. Mais l’ancien vice-président américain s’est bien gardé de commenter celles du gouvernement conservateur de Stephen Harper.
Al Gore était à Montréal pour une deuxième journée, hier, au lendemain de […]

3 April 2008

La ministre Line Beauchamp était de passage à Montréal pour annoncer l’octroi d’un montant de 250 000 $ pour financer des projets étudiants relatifs à l’environnement. © Virginie Roy (Canoë)
Le défi lancé au gouvernement du Québec par les fondateurs du Pacte des générations, un projet de sensibilisation au développement durable, semble avoir […]

We welcome two new faces this week, guest experts, who bring knowledge of at least three extremely pertinent topics to the table.
Danny van Gelder will introduce his cousin, Mark Kruger, an economist by training, who serves as Minister Counselor/Head of Section (Economics and Finance) of the Canadian Embassy in Beijing and key link between the […]

February 15, 2008
New Executive Director heads Jeanne Sauvé Foundation and Scholars Program
McGill lecturer Désirée Marielle McGraw, who has worked with Nobel Laureate Al Gore to bring his climate-change message to Canadians, has been named Executive Director of the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation and Scholars Program.
The appointment was announced by Harold (Sonny) Gordon, Chairman, and Jean-François Sauvé, […]

4 January 2008
It grieves us to see The Economist’s review of one of our favorite development projects, but we take heart in the conclusion that “Mr. Negroponte’s vision for a $100 laptop was not the right computer, only the right price. Like many pioneers, he laid a path for others to follow.”
One clunky laptop […]

We are very pleased to have Marc Garneau, the Liberal candidate for Westmount-Ville-Marie, with us this coming Wednesday. While it is highly improbable that he is unknown to you, we would remind you that Dr. Garneau holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from London’s Imperial College of Science and Technology, and that in addition […]

7 December
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Famous, Should be famous and Infamous Canadians
Marc Garneau graduated from the Royal Military College in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics. Three years later, he received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. In 1974, Garneau […]

A wonderful example for Canadian students to follow as a lead-up to the 2010 Olympics. How about Green Voyageurs?
The Green Long March will actively involve over 10,000 students nationwide. Tens of thousands more students will support its infrastructure. It will reach approximately 20 provinces and 500 cities and towns. It will provide awareness […]

Guy Stanley was recently named to the post of Director, Technology and Innovation, at the Conference Board of Canada. He also teaches the NAFTA course and Global Competitiveness at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. He is the author or co-author of five business books, three major federal government reports, and many articles in […]