PROGRAM
8:00 Registration and Coffee with the Deans of Carleton University
8:45 Introduction and Welcome on behalf of Carleton University
Dr. John Osborne, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Maureen Boyd, Director, Carleton Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement
9:00 Session One: Understanding Canada’s Parliamentary System
Remarks:
Paul Dewar, M.P. for Ottawa Centre and Official Opposition Critic for
International Affairs
Mauril Bélanger, M.P. for Ottawa Vanier and Director, Parliamentary Centre
Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons
Presentation:
Marc Bosc, Acting Clerk of the House of Commons
Subjects:
Tracking legislation and parliamentary business; parliamentary committees;
using LEGISinfo, PARLINFO and other sources of information
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Session Two: Effective Diplomacy in Ottawa – Best Practices
Moderator:
Colin Robertson, Vice-President, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
Panelists:
James Baxter, Publisher, Ipolitics
Anne McGrath, National Director of Canada’s NDP
Jean-Paul Ruszkowski, CEO, Parliamentary Centre
Subjects:
Diplomatic access points; media, lobbyists, associations and other sources of influence; information resources; and public diplomacy goals
11:50 Session Three: Engaging with Canadian Business
Moderator:
Christopher Waddell, Associate Professor, Carty Chair in Business and Financial Journalism, Carleton University
Panelists:
Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ailish Campbell, Vice President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Bruce Lazenby, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa
Subjects:
Information sources; business associations; and challenges/opportunities
12:40 Session Four: Social and Family Integration
His Excellency Frantz Liautaud, Ambassador of Haiti and former First Vice-President of the Ottawa Diplomatic Association
12:50 Orientation Closing Remarks:
Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University
1:00 Buffet Lunch and Resource Fair
Resource Fair participants include government and private organizations that provide services to diplomats in areas such as education, tourism, culture, recreation, public policy information, volunteering, and children’s issues