Democracy

“Yes We Can" Valence politics and electoral choice in America 2008

May 14, 2009 5:30 pm - May 14, 2009 7:30 pm at Concordia University Department of Political Science, Hall Building:,1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd W, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1M8
This lecture is presented by Concordia University Department of Political Science Workshop Series on Social Research together with the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at McGill University

Summit Must Be Relevant, Open, Responsive

May 8, 2009
This month’s issue of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas’ FOCALPoint asks whether the Fifth Summit of the Americas proved successful, measuring success by relevance, openness, and responsiveness to civil society.

The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution

May 6, 2009 7:00 pm - May 6, 2009 9:00 pm at CIGI, 57 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2, Canada
This event is sponsored by the Centre for International Govenance Innovation Event Details:

Reforming American Redistricting: Lessons from British Columbia

May 4, 2009 9:00 am - May 4, 2009 12:00 pm at Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center, The Hudson Institute, 1015 15th Street NW, Washington, US
This event is co-hosted by the Hudson Institute and iSolon.org Event Details:

President Obama at 100 Days

May 4, 2009 10:00 am - May 4, 2009 12:45 pm at Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, DC
This event is sponsored by the Brookings Institute Event Details: Since Franklin Roosevelt’s first three months of government activism tackling the Great Depression, the 100th day of a presidential first term has become a rite of passage in American politics. The challenges facing the nation today seem likely to consume President Obama’s first two years – if not his entire first term.

The Scouting Report: President Obama's First One Hundred Days

April 29, 2009 12:30 pm - April 29, 2009 1:30 pm at Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, DC
This event is presented by the Brookings Institute Event Details: President Barack Obama marks his first 100 days in office April 29, a traditional day for pundits, politicians and the public to assess a new presidency.President Barack Obama marks his first 100 days in office April 29, a traditional day for pundits, politicians and the public to assess a new presidency. How far has he come, and what are the biggest challenges he has yet to face?

The Ambassador’s Roundtable

April 22, 2009 2:00 pm - April 22, 2009 4:00 pm at Senate Board Room, Room 608 Robertson Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University with the Ottawa Diplomatic Association: Event Details: Featuring the Central American Heads of Mission to Canada Confirmed guests Include: El Salvador........His Excellency, Rafael AlfaroGuatemala.........His Excellency, Georges de la RochePanama.............Her Excellency, Romy Vasquez The Ambassador’s Roundtable will be moderated by:  Phil Rourke, Executive Director of the Cen

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy

April 20, 2009 2:30 pm - April 20, 2009 4:30 pm at Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC
Book discussion presented by the Brookings Institute Event Details: On April 20, the Managing Global Insecurity Project at Brookings will host Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Leslie H. Gelb for a discussion of his new book Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (Harper Collins, 2009).

Obama et Cuba: un changement significatif?

April 17, 2009
Jacques Beauchamps discute avec Christine Fréchette du Centre d’études et du recherche internationales à l’Université de Montréal de la portée des changements annoncés par Obama à l’égard de Cuba. Lire en détail. From the April 17, 2009 issue of Canada Watch, a weekly summary of Canadian news and information sources compiled by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC.

Cuba must embrace democracy, Harper says

April 17, 2009
Though he said the Castro regime in Cuba must embrace democracy and reject its outdated Cold War communist ethos, Prime Minster Stephen Harper added the U.S. embargo on the Caribbean nation has not worked. Harper offered that candid assessment in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview Thursday with Canwest News Service from his residence at 24 Sussex Drive—on the eve of his departure for the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. Read the full story here. From: NewsCan: For April 17 to April 23, 2009