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As we wrap up an incredible year, the Holistic Wealth Podcast has continued to inspire listeners worldwide, from the United States to Denmark to Finland, with thought-provoking episodes that explore the principles of holistic wealth. Whether you're seeking financial empowerment, emotional resilience, or tools for spiritual renewal, 2024 was filled with transformative stories and expert insights. In this episode, we're highlighting the top ten episodes of 2024, the top countries and cities for our listeners, and a detailed "What You Will Learn" section to help you uncover the treasures waiting in these episodes. Top Countries for Holistic Wealth Listeners in 2024 The Holistic Wealth Podcast resonated across the globe in 2024, with these countries leading the way: United States – A strong community of listeners emerged from cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio. Canada – Ottawa, the capital city, stood out as a hub for listeners embracing holistic wealth principles. United Kingdom – A growing audience tuned in, captivated by episodes on financial independence and mindfulness. Finland – Helsinki became a hotspot for discussions around holistic living, particularly among young professionals. Denmark – With its focus on work-life balance, Denmark's listeners resonated with our episodes on thriving in the workplace. Top Cities for Holistic Wealth Listeners in 2024 Helsinki, Finland Ottawa, Canada Los Angeles, California, USA San Francisco, California, USA Cleveland, Ohio, USA Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth The Holistic Wealth Pledge The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair What You Will Learn: These top ten episodes offer a treasure trove of actionable insights and practical strategies to help you cultivate incorporate holistic wealth in your daily life as well as embark on your holistic wealth coaching journey. Here's a sneak peek into what you'll gain by tuning in: Practical tools for achieving financial independence and resilience. How to build a mindful spending routine that aligns with your personal values. The importance of gut health, mental wellness, and self-care. Steps to empower your family and community through holistic wealth principles. The Role of Holistic Wealth Coaching: Learn how holistic wealth coaching can empower you to achieve personal and professional goals while enhancing your overall well-being. Importance of Holistic Wealth Coaching: The Holistic Wealth Coaching Programs at the Institute on Holistic Wealth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keisha-blair/support

#CANADA:  Ottawa with doubts. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1884 Ottawa

L'essentiel des nouvelles le 30 octobre 2024---Alors le Bloc se dit prêt à déclencher des élections fédérales.Le chef bloquiste Yves-François Blanchet a annoncé que le Bloc avait déjà écrit aux autres partis d'opposition pour s'entendre sur une motion qui permettrait de renverser le gouvernement libéral minoritaire. Le gouvernement fédéral veut lutter contre les organismes anti-avortement Le bureau de la députée caquiste de Mirabel, Sylvie D'Amours, a été vandaliséUn proche du premier ministre indien aurait autorisé des activités criminelles au Canada Ottawa condamne l'interdiction par Israël de l'agence de l'ONU pour les réfugiés palestiniens.Investissement Québec lance un nouveau programme pour financer l'innovationLes PME québécoises sont en meilleure santé qu'il y a un anJuste avant la retraite, être propriétaire fait une énorme différenceLa montée des actions canadiennes pourrait durer plus longtemps que celle des actions américainesApple a présenté de nouvelles versions, plus petites et plus puissantes, de son ordinateur de bureau Mac Mini, dont le design n'avait pas été revu depuis 2010.--- Détails sur ces nouvelles et autres nouvelles: https://infobref.com S'abonner aux infolettres gratuites d'InfoBref: https://infobref.com/infolettres Voir comment s'abonner au balado InfoBref sur les principales plateformes de balado: https://infobref.com/audio Commentaires et suggestions à l'animateur Patrick Pierra, et information sur la publicité-commandite de ce balado: editeur@infobref.com Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In aflevering 53 blikken we even terug op de reis die Robbie maakte naar Canada en Amerika. Tijdens familiebezoek deed hij nog mee aan een 5 km in Montreal, liep in Rochester NY, Toronto CA en in de hoofdstad van Canada: Ottawa. Verder is er audio van zijn loopje in Madrid, Castricum van Martin en een audioclip van een rondje Geestmerambacht. Veel luisterplezier met onze podcast over reizen en lopen!

Teheran và Washington cùng theo đuổi một giấc mơ : tránh được một cuộc khủng hoảng dầu hỏa. Trong một tuần lễ, giá dầu trên thế giới tăng thêm 9 % trước nguy cơ Trung Đông bị đẩy vào chiến tranh. Trước mắt Teheran không dám chận eo biển Ormuz nơi 30 % dầu khí Trung Đông đi qua. Washington thừa biết trước bầu cử tổng thống Hoa Kỳ, Israel tấn công nhà máy dầu của Iran làm tiêu tan mọi hy vọng đắc cử của Kamala Harris, ứng viên đảng Dân Chủ. Iran là một trong ba giếng dầu lớn nhất trên thế giới và cho dù từ 2018 dầu hỏa Iran bị Hoa Kỳ mạnh tay trừng phạt, năm 2023 mỗi ngày Teheran vẫn sản xuất hơn 3 triệu thùng dầu, (chiếm 3 % sản lượng của thế giới). Một nửa trong số đó là để phục vụ thị trường nội địa, với 86 triệu dân. Nửa còn lại là để xuất khẩu. Trung Quốc là khách hàng lớn nhất mua dầu hỏa của Iran.Sự kiện Teheran bắn 200 tên lửa sang lãnh thổ Israel trong đêm 01/10/2024 bắt buộc Nhà Nước Do Thái phải trả đũa với khả năng các cơ sở dầu hỏa của Iran có thể là mục tiêu tấn công, bởi dầu khí chiếm 41 % kim ngạch xuất khẩu của Cộng Hòa Hồi Giáo Iran. Dù vậy kịch bản hai nước thù nghịch trong khu vực là Iran và Israel lao vào một cuộc chiến đã không làm dấy lên một cơn « sốt dầu hỏa » trong những ngày tiếp theo đó.Mỹ muốn tránh « một cơn sốt dầu »Phải đợi đến khi từ Washington tổng thống Biden cho biết « đang thảo luận về khả năng Israel đánh vào các nhà máy dầu » của  Iran, giá dầu mới tăng thêm 7 % trong phiên giao dịch hôm 03/10/2024. Chưa đầy 24 giờ sau, chủ nhân Nhà Trắng cải chính rằng để trả đũa Iran, « Israel có nhiều phương án khác ngoài việc nhắm vào các cơ sở năng lượng » của đối phương. Trong phiên giao dịch ngày 07/10/2024 giá dầu trên thế giới vượt ngưỡng 80 đô la một thùng -thấp hơn 130 đô la/thùng khi Nga đánh Ukraina hồi tháng 2/2022.Giới trong ngành nói đến hiện tượng « thị trường dầu hỏa thế giới thêm căng » nhưng đồng loạt cho rằng trong hoàn cảnh hiện tại, không thể coi đây là một cuộc khủng hoảng dầu lửa như kịch bản từng xảy ra hồi thập niên 1970.Giám đốc tạp chí đầu tư Investir của Pháp, François Monnier trên đài phát thanh tư nhân Radio Classique giải thích :« Giá dầu hỏa đã được nhân lên gấp 4 lần khi nổ ra chiến tranh Kippour (năm 1973). Dưới tác động cuộc Cách Mạng Hồi Giáo Iran năm 1979 giá dầu nhân lên gấp đôi. Hiện tại dầu hỏa được cho là vẫn ổn định cho dù có tăng thêm 7 % trong tuần qua. Nhiều lý do giải thích khách biệt so với hồi thập niên 1970 :  một là giới trong ngành không tin rằng thế giới rơi vào cảnh khan hiếm dầu. Bản thân Ả Rập Xê Út chủ trương giảm bớt lượng sản xuất vì không tin rằng chiến tranh leo thang tại Trung Đông. Hai là ngay cả trong trường hợp tình hình ở Trung Đông có xấu đi thì đừng quên rằng thế giới có thể trông cậy vào dầu đá phiến của Mỹ. Trong một chục năm, thị phần dầu hỏa của Hoa Kỳ trên thế giới đang từ 10 % tăng vọt lên thành 20 %. Dầu hỏa của Mỹ giảm thiểu vai trò và ảnh hưởng của khối OPEC. Sau cùng kinh tế toàn cầu đang trong giai đoạn tăng trưởng chậm khiến mức cung cao hơn mức cầu ». Trên đài phát thanh Canada- Ottawa, chuyên gia về năng lượng Ivan Cliche, đại học Montréal cho rằng, bầu cử tổng thống Mỹ mới là yếu tố quyết định đối với thị trường dầu hỏa thế giới hiện nay :« Phản ứng của thị trường trong tình trạng bất an. Hoa Kỳ sắp bầu lại tổng thống. Mọi người đều biết là luôn có một mối liên hệ giữa giá xăng dầu tại Mỹ với tỷ lệ được lòng dân của ứng cử viên tổng thống trong chính quyền mãn nhiệm. Nếu giá dầu tăng mạnh, điều đó không tốt cho ứng viên bên đảng Dân Chủ là bà Kamala Harris. Tuy nhiên có hai yếu tố cần theo dõi chặt chẽ : một là liệu Israel có tấn công vào các nhà máy dầu của Iran hay không. Năng lượng bảo đảm gần 50 % thu nhập cho Iran. Đánh vào dầu hỏa và khí đốt của nước này có nghĩa là trực tiếp tấn công vào kinh tế và qua đó làm suy yếu Iran. Điểm thứ hai là thị trường đang hồi hộp chờ đợi xem rằng Teheran có đóng cửa eo biển Ormuz hay không. Đây là nơi từ 15 đến 20 % sản xuất dầu hỏa trên thế giới phải đi qua. Trong hai trường hợp này, tình hình sẽ thực sự trở nên phức tạp ».Trả lời báo Le Monde, chuyên gia về Iran, Thierry Coville, thuộc Viện Quan Hệ Chiến Lược của Pháp IRIS cho rằng, Teheran sẽ « chỉ đóng cửa eo biển Ormuz trong trường hợp bất khả kháng, vì biện pháp này sẽ có nhiều hậu quả tai hại với bản thân Iran » : Vịnh Ba Tư là một trong những cửa ngõ quan trọng của giao thương quốc tế, và là ngả duy nhất đưa năng lượng của Ả Rập Xê Út, Irak, Iran và cả Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất, cũng như Kowei ra thế giới bên ngoài. Ngay cả trong chiến tranh Iran-Iran thập niên 1980 eo biển Ormuz vẫn là vùng « bất khả xâm phạm ».Giới hạn từ chính sách cấm vận dầu IranTheo thống kê của tổ chức OPEC, khối các quốc gia xuất khẩu dầu hỏa, mà Iran là một trong số các sáng lập viên, năm 2023 nhờ xuất khẩu dầu hỏa, Teheran thu về 41 tỷ đô la. Cũng Iran năm ngoái thông báo đầu tư 18 tỷ đô la nhằm « nâng cao khả năng sản xuất » tại 6 giếng dầu ở các khu vực miền nam và tây nam. Iran đề ra mục tiêu « cung cấp thêm đến gần 400.000 thùng dầu một ngày ».  Vậy Mỹ và Israel có thể siết chặt thêm các biện pháp trừng phạt nhắm vào xuất khẩu dầu hỏa của Iran để cô lập thêm chế độ của giáo chủ Khamenei hay không ? Đầu tháng 2/2024 chính quyền biden đã ban hành thêm một loạt các biện pháp « trừng phạt kinh tế » nhắm vào Iran với lý do Teheran vi phạm lệnh trừng phạt của cộng đồng quốc tế, « rửa tiền và bán dầu hỏa cho một số đối tác có liên hệ với Trung Quốc, Nga và Syria (…) chủ yếu là để tài trợ lực lượng đặc nhiêm Quds của Iran ». Giáo sư Ivan Cliche, đại học Montréal không tin rằng trừng phạt và cấm vận dầu hỏa Iran là những công cụ thích hợp nhất :« Ban hành thêm lệnh cấm vận Iran vẫn là một công cụ Mỹ có thể sử dụng, nhưng rõ ràng là biện pháp này dù đã được áp dụng từ nhiều năm nay nhưng không đem lại hiệu quả mong muốn. Điểm chính ở đây là thị trường dầu hỏa thế giới đang trong tình trạng sản xuất dư thừa. Cung cao hơn cầu. Do vậy các thành viên trong khối OPEC muốn áp đặt quota để giữ giá ở quãng từ 80 đến 90 đô la một thùng dầu. Ngoài ra, nhiều nước sản xuất và xuất khẩu không thuộc khối OPEC -như là Mỹ cũng có khả năng cung cấp thêm dầu cho thế giới. Nói cách khác, về trung hạn, thị trường dầu hỏa thế giới không lo thiếu dầu. Ả Rập Xê Út có thể sản xuất thêm từ một đến một triệu rưỡi thùng dầu mỗi ngày để lấp vào chỗ trống. Nhưng trong những tháng sắp tới, giá cả trên thị trường còn tùy thuộc vào lượng dầu tiêu thụ mỗi ngày. Nếu cứ như hiện tại và không có điều bất ngờ xảy ra, thì tôi nghĩ là thị trường sẽ khá ổn định trong những tháng tới ».Cũng trên đài phát thanh Canada, giáo sư quan hệ quốc tế Miloud Chennoufi, học viện quân sự Canada đưa ra một giải thích mang tính chính trị cho thấy Hoa Kỳ hoàn toàn không mặn mà trước khả năng Israel đánh mạnh vào tử huyệt của Iran là xăng dầu, với hy vọng lật độ chế độ trong tay giáo chủ Khamenei, cho dù đây là giấc mơ mà Benjamin Netanyahu đã ấp ủ để cố giữ chiếc ghế thủ tướng Israel : « Có khả năng là Israel sẽ đáp trả bằng các biện pháp quân sự. Ngoài ra, đến nay các biện pháp trừng phạt Iran đã khá khắt khe. Siết chặt thêm trừng phạt thì sẽ bóp ngạt kinh tế của nước này và càng cô lập chế độ Teheran. Nhưng tình hình hiện tại đã rất nghiêm trọng. Sẽ nghiêm trọng hơn nữa nếu Israel và Teheran tuyên chiến và rất có thể là Mỹ sẽ can thiệp. Tuy nhiên Hoa Kỳ căn cứ vào một số yếu tố để xử lý hồ sơ Trung Đông. Kinh tế là một trong số những yếu tố đó. Tôi không nghĩ rằng tất cả mọi người chấp nhận để cho giá dầu hỏa tăng vọt tức là chấp nhận khả năng eo biển Ormuz bị đóng cửa hay giao thương bị gián đoạn ở Hồng Hải và kênh đào Suez do tác động của phe Houthi hồi giáo Yemen. Nói cách khác, nếu có chiến tranh với Iran, thì vế kinh tế sẽ trở thành một vấn đề khó giải quyết đối với Mỹ. Thêm vào đó nếu như Israel can thiệp vào Iran với mục tiêu lật đổ chế độ, thì điều đó làm gợi lại kinh nghiệm của Hoa Kỳ với Irak và đó là điều không hay bởi vì Mỹ cũng đã từng hứa hẹn xây dựng một chế độ mới cho người dân Irak và để rồi đã bị sa lầy tại quốc gia này ».Đầu tháng 2/2024 chính quyền Biden đã ban hành thêm một loạt các biện pháp « trừng phạt kinh tế » nhắm vào Iran với lý do Teheran vi phạm lệnh trừng phạt của cộng đồng quốc tế, « rửa tiền và bán dầu hỏa cho một số đối tác có liên hệ với Trung Quốc, Nga và Syria (…) chủ yếu là để tài trợ lực lượng đặc nhiêm Quds của Iran ».Jean Christophe Caffet, kinh tế trưởng cơ quan bảo hiểm ngoại thương của Pháp COFACE ghi nhận : Nga là bên duy nhất có lợi trong trường hợp eo biểu Ormuz bị đóng cửa, bởi đây là kịch bản duy nhất đẩy giá dầu lên cao và điều đó có lợi cho Matxcơva đang cần tài trợ chiến tranh Ukraina. Nhưng « ảnh hưởng của Nga tại Trung Đông khá hạn chế ».  Hơn một năm sau loạt khủng bố 7/10 trên lãnh thổ Israel, khủng hoảng ở Trung Đông đang lan rộng. Israel phong tỏa rồi oanh kích Gaza, mở thêm mặt trận tại Liban nhắm vào lực lượng vũ trang Hezbollah được Teheran yểm trợ. Cũng Israel tiêu diệt thủ lĩnh chính trị của phong trào Hamas khi Ismael Haniyeh khi ông này đang có mặt tại thủ đô Teheran và là khách mời của Cộng Hòa Hồi Giáo Iran đến dự lễ tuyên thệ nhậm chức của tân tổng thống Iran Massoud Pezeshkian hồi tháng 7/2024. Trong nửa năm, Iran đã hai lần trực tiếp tấn công Israel nhưng theo giới phân tích, Washington đang nắm giữ một phần chìa khóa để trả lời câu hỏi Trung Đông có bị đẩy vào chiến tranh hay không.Điều may mắn hơn cả trước mắt là ở thời điểm này, cả Iran lẫn Hoa Kỳ cùng muốn tránh một « cuộc chiến » Iran-Israel : Teheran biết tiềm năng quân sự không đủ để đối chọi với Nhà nước Do Thái và không chắc là chế độ có thể tồn tại nếu phải lao vào chiến tranh. Ở góc đài bên kia, Israel muốn « giải quyết dứt điểm » mối đe dọa Iran, một quốc gia được cho là « sắp » có vũ khí nguyên tử. Nhưng Israel không thể tấn công Iran nếu không có vũ khí của Hoa Kỳ.Ngót một tháng trước bầu cử tổng thống Mỹ chính quyền Biden bằng mọi giá cần khống chế đồng minh Netanyahu tránh đổ thêm dầu vào chảo lửa Trung Đông. Nếu thất bại và để nổ ra một cuộc khủng hoảng về dầu hỏa, giá dầu tăng gấp đôi, gấp ba so với hiện tại, thì coi như Joe Biden trả lại chìa khóa Nhà Trắng cho ứng cử viên Cộng Hòa Donald Trump.Hơn bao giờ hết, Teheran đang kỳ vọng nhiều vào Washington.

François Legault commente le départ de Youri Chassin. Air Canada demande l'intervention d'Ottawa.  La rencontre Robitaille-Dubé avec Antoine Robitaille - Alexandre Dubé et Benoit DutrizacPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Alan Belcher, courtesy of Hunt Gallery Alan Belcher's concept-based work is decidedly multi-layered and object oriented. He has been recognized in the past as an originator of a tactile fusion of photography and object-making. A transparency of vision and simplicity of fabrication with a concentrated regard for materials remain hallmarks of his serial productions. A sense of humour and a reverence for both Pop and Poveric sensibilities, as well as a hands-on approach; invade much of his work. His lifelong study of the works by artists Manzoni, Fontana, Pascali, Balla, Boccioni, and Scarpitta inform much of his work history, and indeed the pieces included in this exhibition. Works by Alan Belcher are held in various public collections which include the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Le Consortium (Dijon), Musee des Beaux-Arts (Montréal), Deste Foundation (Athens), Fotomuseum Winterthur (Zurich), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Chase Manhattan Bank, Credit Suisse Collection, Dropbox HQ (San Francisco), The Progressive Insurance Art Collection (Ohio), MoCA San Diego, Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC (Vancouver), and Musée Nicéphore Niépce (Chalon-sur-Saône, France) —as well as numerous prominent private collections. Napoli, 2024, Neapolitan ice cream on canvas 10 x 16 x 3 inches 25.4 x 40.7 x 7.7 cm, courtesy of LFdocumentation Vesuvio Vesuvio, 2024 Oil on canvas, pepperoni pizza, lava from Vesuvius 22 x 22 x 5 inches 56 x 56 x 12.7 cm, courtesy of LFdocumentation Roma, 2024, Oil on canvas, 24k gold on Bulgari soap 8 x 6 x 2⅜ inches 20.3 x 15.3 x 6 cm, courtesy of LFdocumentation

March 31 2024 - Religion in Canada & Ottawa

PREVIEW: #CANADA: #OTTAWA: From a conversation with Conrad Black re the wonder that is Canada, with abundant resources, an educated populace, a peaceful border with the propserous US  and two oceans, but...  More of this later. 1902 Ontario Election

South African Embassy in Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NAO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW Denyse Racine South African Embassy: NAO IN-DEPTH Interview with Canadian Denyse Racinehttps://youtu.be/jXxkV75s1ZM In this interview with Denyse Racine is full of interesting information about South Africa. It's nearly impossible to capture in words… first hand experience from a Canadian working at the South African […]

This week, it's a packed show with more news than expected about the Canadian golf scene, including who will represent Canada in the upcoming World Amateur Team Championships and the PanAm Games. We fill you in on the latest. We delve into a big PGA of Canada - Ottawa event, the PING Challenge Cup, as we announce the teams we will each be acting as Captains to in the coming days for this annual battle between Head Professionals and Assistant Professionals. Kevin and Jake Haime join us on the Lesson tee with some thoughts on the grip. On the Back Nine, we wander through some thoughts on the 2023 Ryder Cup and our expectations for the week, who we might like to see matched against each other and consider why the United States team has struggled through the event's history on European soil.

durée : 00:07:25 - La Revue de presse internationale - par : Catherine Duthu - Le Canada a expulsé lundi un haut diplomate indien, car "l'implication de tout gouvernement étranger dans le meurtre d'un citoyen canadien sur le sol canadien constitue une violation inacceptable de notre souveraineté". New Delhi réplique mardi en annonçant l'expulsion d'un diplomate canadien.

Today, we're looking at Justin Trudeau's special rapporteur David Johnston testifying before a committee in the House of Commons following a vote where Parliamentarians called on him to resign. Plus, Elon Musk is weighing in on free speech in Canada, calling for a new government that will protect and uphold this tradition. And finally, with masking and COVID-19 largely behind us, woke Ottawa school board trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is taking aim at a new target: Christmas.

Air Canada se fout des francophones du Canada | Ottawa et Québec font un prêt pardonnable de 300M $ à GM Dans cet épisode intégrale du mardi 30 mai, en entrevue :  Rémi Villemure, étudiant à la maîtrise en histoire et auteur Karl Magnone, président et fondateur de la chaîne de boutiques spécialisées Tite Frette Tania Longpré, doctorante, enseignante et consultante en francisation. Une production QUB radioMai 2023  Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

My chat with Siila Watt-Cloutier so moved me, and she made me think differently. For example, she believes that the trauma we are going through as a Planet and Human Species are the same, and so is the path to healing.  If she were sitting down with me today, I would ask:  If everything on this Planet is interconnected, does that mean we all feel the loss when a species goes extinct, or a fire consumes a forest? You will also have many questions as Silla Watt-Cloutier will open your mind to our planet's realities and told through her gift as an observer, storyteller, and someone who can bring together to bring about change. Siila is one of the world's leading thinkers and doers in preserving our planet and humanity, with a particular focus on protecting the way of life of the Inuit. (I have listed a partial list of her acknowledgements and awards and acknowledgements below.) If you are like me, you will mark so many points of the journey she shares as remarkable. Silla's Indigenous values and lessons are worth considering for how we all live and respect Mother Nature. One that stuck with me is to stop thinking about problems and instead feel them. To act, you must be emotionally vested.  So this is Sillia Watt-Cloutier's remarkable story.  Don't just listen to her words....feel them.  And then share them because we are all in this together. Lindsay Patrick, Head of Strategic Initiatives & ESG at RBC Capital Markets, joins the show. Lindsay is passionate about her and her organization's role in preserving our planet and its inhabitants. A link to her book and a partial list of her acknowledgements To purchase Siila Watt-Cloutier's book - The Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet - https://www.amazon.com/Right-Be-Cold-Protect-Climate/dp/1517904978  Awards Global Environment Award, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations - Washington, D.C., United States (on behalf of ICC Canada)[15] 2004  National Aboriginal Achievement Award (Environment), National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (now Indspire) - Ontario 2005 Sophie Prize, The Sophie Foundation - Oslo, Norway[16] Champion of the Earth Award, United Nations Environment Programme - Nairobi, Kenya[17] Governor General's Northern Medal - Ottawa, Ontario[18] 2006 International Environmental Leadership Award, 10th Annual Green Cross Millennium Awards, hosted by Global Green USA - Los Angeles, California, United States[19] Honorary Doctor of Law, University of Winnipeg - Winnipeg, Manitoba[20] Citation of Lifetime Achievement, Canadian Environment Awards - Vancouver, British Columbia[21][22] International Environment Award, Gala 2006, Earth Day Canada - Toronto, Ontario[23] Order of Greenland, Inuit Circumpolar Conference General Assembly - Barrow (now Utqiagvik), Alaska, United States Officer of the Order of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario[24] 2007 On 2 February 2007, The Globe and Mail published a report that Watt-Cloutier and former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, had been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Rachel Carson Prize - Stavanger, Norway[27] Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Award, United Nations Human Development Awards - New York City, New York, United States[] 2008 Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario[30] Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Guelph - Guelph, Ontario[31] Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Windsor - Windsor, Ontario[32] Honorary Doctor of Laws, Royal Roads University - Victoria, British Columbia[33] Honorary Doctor of Laws, Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo, Ontario[34] Honorary Doctorate, 'National Institute of Scientific Research) - Quebec City, Quebec[35] Honorary Doctor of Laws, McMaster University - Hamilton, Ontario [36] Heroes of the Environment (2008), from Time under the "Leaders and visionaries" category[37] 2009[edit] 9th Annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture - Iqaluit, Nunavut[38] Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario[39] Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Alberta - Edmonton, Alberta[40] Honorary Doctor of Laws, Queen's University - Kingston, Ontario[41] Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine, United States[42] 2010 Nation Builder of the Decade: Environment, The Globe and Mail[43] Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Victoria - (November 2010) Victoria, British Columbia 2011 Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Northern British Columbia - (May 2011) Prince George, British Columbia 2012 Honorary Doctor of Laws, Thompson Rivers University - Kamloops, British Columbia Honorary Doctor of Laws, Mount Allison University - Sackville, New Brunswick 2015 Honorary Doctor of Laws, York University - Toronto, Ontario The Right Livelihood Award[44] "for her lifelong work to protect the Inuit of the Arctic and defend their right to maintain their livelihoods and culture, which are acutely threatened by climate change."[45]  

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PRC: #Canada: Ottawa and the Balloon. Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64633990

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ontario passed a housing bill Monday intended to spur development, but critics say it will lead to higher property taxes, weaken conservation authority powers, and not actually make homes more affordable. The new law is just one move among many in a flurry of recent housing changes from the Progressive Conservative government, including plans to open some areas of the protected Greenbelt land to development and allowing the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa to pass bylaws with just one-third council support. GUEST: Emma McIntosh, Reporter for The Narwhal - The next bank of Canada rate hike is scheduled for December 7th, but is the Bank overshooting with its hikes? GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University - The bankruptcy of Stellantis's Jeep joint venture in China could spell trouble for other global automakers whose output has plunged over the past five years in the world's largest car market, as domestic players rapidly overtake. GUEST: David Adams, President & CEO of the Global Automakers of Canada - Ottawa can help repair frosty relations with New Delhi by cracking down on diasporic funding of the Sikh independence movement that is seeking to create a sovereign homeland known as Khalistan, India's new envoy to Canada says. Sanjay Kumar Verma told The Globe and Mail that India has long been concerned that some segments of the Sikh community in Canada are offering support and money to secessionists who want to separate Punjab from India. Punjab is an Indian state where the Sikh religion is the majority. GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Director of the University of Ottawa's Security program, and former CSIS analyst

This episode we are exploring a fun and unique family travel destination: the capital of Canada – Ottawa. We sleep with wolves, go on a hunt for the best ice-cream (and an escaped skunk), zip-line between two provinces and skate on the longest skating rink in the world. Mama Knows BestWe join Julie Findlay, writer of award-winning blog ‘Momma in the Know', the ideal person to take us on a perfect family weekend in Ottawa, filling us in on the best museums, hotels, neighborhoods, restaurants, ice cream and more. Don't Take Our Word For ItWe're throwing the kids in with the wolves. Well, kind of … We're joined by Keira, 11, and Cailin, 14, as they tell us about a truly unique experience sleeping with the wolves at Ottawa's best wildlife experience Parc Omega.Families Asking Questions Who's the best person to ask questions for a family podcast? Kids, of course! Two kids show up our presenters in an interview with a wildlife expert from Parc Omega. Want to know what to do with a runaway skunk and how a bison beats a snowstorm? You're in the right place.Bedtime Story Brace yourself. Local writer Laura Paquet, author of the Ottawa Road Trips blog, takes us step-by-step on zip-line ride across the Ottawa River. It's the only zip line in the world that crosses two provinces from Ottawa to Quebec and is the best way to see both cities in a single spectacular trip. We also hear about the best day trips and weekends away from Ottawa's capital.Let us help you go further.Brought to you by www.familytraveller.com, the global voice of authority on family travel, each episode offers in-depth expert advice and all the know-how family travellers like you need to make the most of your time away.Find out more about our new favourite Canadian city by visiting our friends at Ottawa TourismThe adventure doesn't stop when you have kids. It's just the beginning. Hosted by Katie Bowman, mum and editor of Family Traveller magazine, and Aaron Millar, award-winning travel writer and dad of two.Like travel? Have kids? You're in the right place.Find out more:www.familytraveller.com @familytravellerProduced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com   

Golf Club Talk UK meets up with Carol Ann Baxter, Executive Director with the PGA of Canada Ottawa.  One will discover that Carol Ann is a trailblazer, her entrepreneurship has seen her build one of the most fun loving golf facilities - Archies in Cornwall , Ontario - her passionate leadership and attitude is an inspiration for others. During 2021 she received the accolade of Life Membership with the LPGA .    https://www.archiescornwall.com/   Thanks to BRS Golf for their support of the show:   https://www.brsgolf.com/web/    

Photo:  WWI recruitment ad 207th Ottawa Carleton Battalion  #Canada:  Ottawa police chief resigns; & What is to be done? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trudeau-invokes-emergency-powers-starve-protesting-canadian-trucker-funds-2022-02-15/

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.territories 版图，地区2.continent 大陆3.prairie 草原4.cattle 牛5.pasta 意大利面原文Canada：Provinces and TerritoriesCanada is one of the largest countries in the world.It is located in the north half of the continent of North America，above the United States.Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories，each of which is different from the others.The province of British Columbia is located at the far western end of Canada.British Columbia stretches from the Pacific Ocean，at the west，to the Rocky Mountains，at the east.British Columbia contains the city of Vancouver，where two million people live.Most of the land of British Columbia is very mountainous，with vast forests covering the mountains.In British Columbia，forestry is an important industry，providing wood for people around world.Moving east from British Columbia，the next provinces are Alberta，Saskatchewan，and Manitoba.These are known as the prairie provinces，because they are mostly made of flat，grassy land called“prairie”.Alberta is the province where the flat prairie meets the tall and beautiful Rocky Mountains.In Alberta，there are many fields where oil and gas are found，and there are many farms where cattle are raised.Saskatchewan is the province that grows most wheat.Wheat from Saskatchewan is sent around the world to make bread and pasta for many people.Manitoba is the other prairie province.Its large city，Winnipeg，is about halfway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.Winnipeg had the coldest winters of any large city in the world，with temperatures sometimes reaching -40 degrees Celsius！Moving east，the next province is Ontario.The land in the northern part of Ontario is very rocky，and contains many thousands and thousands of lakes.Many mines are found in northern Ontario.In the southern part of Ontario，there is good farmland，and there are also many cities where factories produce cars and steel.Ontario contains Canada's large city，Toronto，as well as the capital city of Canada——Ottawa.In the southern part of Ontario are four of the largest lakes in the world，known as the Great lakes.Next to the Ontario is the province of Quebec.Unlike the other provinces，where most people speak English，most of the people in Quebec speak French.The capital of Quebec is called Quebec City，and this is one of the oldest cities in North America.Quebec City contains many buildings that are hundreds of years old.Also in the province of Quebec is the city of Montreal.Of all the French-speaking cities in the world，only Paris is larger than Montreal.In the eastern part of Canada are the Atlantic province，which are next to the Atlantic Ocean.These provinces are New Brunswick，Nova Scotia，Prince Edward Island，and Newfoundland.In the Atlantic province，fishing is an important industry.Tourism is also important，as many people come to see the beauty of these provinces.The people in these provinces are said to be the friendliest in Canada.in the far north of Canada are the three territories that lie beside the Arctic Ocean：Yukon，Northwest Territories，and Nunavut.Many people in these territories are the native people of Canada，known as the Indians and the Inuit.The northern areas have very cold，dark winters.The summer is short，but the days are very long and bright.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.territories 版图，地区2.continent 大陆3.prairie 草原4.cattle 牛5.pasta 意大利面原文Canada：Provinces and TerritoriesCanada is one of the largest countries in the world.It is located in the north half of the continent of North America，above the United States.Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories，each of which is different from the others.The province of British Columbia is located at the far western end of Canada.British Columbia stretches from the Pacific Ocean，at the west，to the Rocky Mountains，at the east.British Columbia contains the city of Vancouver，where two million people live.Most of the land of British Columbia is very mountainous，with vast forests covering the mountains.In British Columbia，forestry is an important industry，providing wood for people around world.Moving east from British Columbia，the next provinces are Alberta，Saskatchewan，and Manitoba.These are known as the prairie provinces，because they are mostly made of flat，grassy land called“prairie”.Alberta is the province where the flat prairie meets the tall and beautiful Rocky Mountains.In Alberta，there are many fields where oil and gas are found，and there are many farms where cattle are raised.Saskatchewan is the province that grows most wheat.Wheat from Saskatchewan is sent around the world to make bread and pasta for many people.Manitoba is the other prairie province.Its large city，Winnipeg，is about halfway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.Winnipeg had the coldest winters of any large city in the world，with temperatures sometimes reaching -40 degrees Celsius！Moving east，the next province is Ontario.The land in the northern part of Ontario is very rocky，and contains many thousands and thousands of lakes.Many mines are found in northern Ontario.In the southern part of Ontario，there is good farmland，and there are also many cities where factories produce cars and steel.Ontario contains Canada's large city，Toronto，as well as the capital city of Canada——Ottawa.In the southern part of Ontario are four of the largest lakes in the world，known as the Great lakes.Next to the Ontario is the province of Quebec.Unlike the other provinces，where most people speak English，most of the people in Quebec speak French.The capital of Quebec is called Quebec City，and this is one of the oldest cities in North America.Quebec City contains many buildings that are hundreds of years old.Also in the province of Quebec is the city of Montreal.Of all the French-speaking cities in the world，only Paris is larger than Montreal.In the eastern part of Canada are the Atlantic province，which are next to the Atlantic Ocean.These provinces are New Brunswick，Nova Scotia，Prince Edward Island，and Newfoundland.In the Atlantic province，fishing is an important industry.Tourism is also important，as many people come to see the beauty of these provinces.The people in these provinces are said to be the friendliest in Canada.in the far north of Canada are the three territories that lie beside the Arctic Ocean：Yukon，Northwest Territories，and Nunavut.Many people in these territories are the native people of Canada，known as the Indians and the Inuit.The northern areas have very cold，dark winters.The summer is short，but the days are very long and bright.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.territories 版图，地区2.continent 大陆3.prairie 草原4.cattle 牛5.pasta 意大利面原文Canada：Provinces and TerritoriesCanada is one of the largest countries in the world.It is located in the north half of the continent of North America，above the United States.Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories，each of which is different from the others.The province of British Columbia is located at the far western end of Canada.British Columbia stretches from the Pacific Ocean，at the west，to the Rocky Mountains，at the east.British Columbia contains the city of Vancouver，where two million people live.Most of the land of British Columbia is very mountainous，with vast forests covering the mountains.In British Columbia，forestry is an important industry，providing wood for people around world.Moving east from British Columbia，the next provinces are Alberta，Saskatchewan，and Manitoba.These are known as the prairie provinces，because they are mostly made of flat，grassy land called“prairie”.Alberta is the province where the flat prairie meets the tall and beautiful Rocky Mountains.In Alberta，there are many fields where oil and gas are found，and there are many farms where cattle are raised.Saskatchewan is the province that grows most wheat.Wheat from Saskatchewan is sent around the world to make bread and pasta for many people.Manitoba is the other prairie province.Its large city，Winnipeg，is about halfway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.Winnipeg had the coldest winters of any large city in the world，with temperatures sometimes reaching -40 degrees Celsius！Moving east，the next province is Ontario.The land in the northern part of Ontario is very rocky，and contains many thousands and thousands of lakes.Many mines are found in northern Ontario.In the southern part of Ontario，there is good farmland，and there are also many cities where factories produce cars and steel.Ontario contains Canada's large city，Toronto，as well as the capital city of Canada——Ottawa.In the southern part of Ontario are four of the largest lakes in the world，known as the Great lakes.Next to the Ontario is the province of Quebec.Unlike the other provinces，where most people speak English，most of the people in Quebec speak French.The capital of Quebec is called Quebec City，and this is one of the oldest cities in North America.Quebec City contains many buildings that are hundreds of years old.Also in the province of Quebec is the city of Montreal.Of all the French-speaking cities in the world，only Paris is larger than Montreal.In the eastern part of Canada are the Atlantic province，which are next to the Atlantic Ocean.These provinces are New Brunswick，Nova Scotia，Prince Edward Island，and Newfoundland.In the Atlantic province，fishing is an important industry.Tourism is also important，as many people come to see the beauty of these provinces.The people in these provinces are said to be the friendliest in Canada.in the far north of Canada are the three territories that lie beside the Arctic Ocean：Yukon，Northwest Territories，and Nunavut.Many people in these territories are the native people of Canada，known as the Indians and the Inuit.The northern areas have very cold，dark winters.The summer is short，but the days are very long and bright.

词汇提示1.territories 版图，地区2.continent 大陆3.prairie 草原4.cattle 牛5.pasta 意大利面原文Canada：Provinces and TerritoriesCanada is one of the largest countries in the world.It is located in the north half of the continent of North America，above the United States.Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories，each of which is different from the others.The province of British Columbia is located at the far western end of Canada.British Columbia stretches from the Pacific Ocean，at the west，to the Rocky Mountains，at the east.British Columbia contains the city of Vancouver，where two million people live.Most of the land of British Columbia is very mountainous，with vast forests covering the mountains.In British Columbia，forestry is an important industry，providing wood for people around world.Moving east from British Columbia，the next provinces are Alberta，Saskatchewan，and Manitoba.These are known as the prairie provinces，because they are mostly made of flat，glassy land called“prairie”.Alberta is the province where the flat prairie meets the tell and beautiful Rocky Mountains.In Alberta，there are many fields where oil and gas are found，and there are many farms where cattle are raised.Saskatchewan is the province that grows most wheat.Wheat from Saskatchewan is sent around the world to make bread and pasta for many people.Manitoba is the other prairie province.Its large city，Winnipeg，is about halfway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.Winnipeg had the coldest winters of any large city in the world，with temperatures sometimes reaching -40 degrees Celsius！Moving east，the next province is Ontario.The land in the northern part of Ontario is very rocky，and contains many thousands and thousands of lakes.Many mines are found in northern Ontario.In the southern part of Ontario，there is good farmland，and there are many cities where factories produce cars and steel.Ontario contains Canada's large city，Toronto，as well as the capital city of Canada——Ottawa.In the southern part of Ontario are four of the largest lakes in the world，known as the Great lakes.Next to the Ontario is the province of Quebec.Unlike the other provinces，where most people speak English，most of the people in Quebec speak French.The capital of Quebec is called Quebec City，and this is one of the oldest cities in North America.Quebec City contains many buildings that are hundreds of years old.Also in the province of Quebec is the city of Montreal.Of all the French-speaking cities in the world，only Paris is larger than Montreal.In the eastern part of Canada are the Atlantic province，which are next to the Atlantic Ocean.These provinces are New Brunswick，Nova Scotia，Prince Edward Island，and Newfoundland.In the Atlantic province，fishing is an important industry.Tourism is also important，as many people come to see the beauty of these provinces.The people in these provinces are said to be the friendliest in Canada.in the far north of Canada are the three territories that lie beside the Arctic Ocean：Yukon，Northwest Territories，and Nunavut.Many people in these territories are the native people of Canada，known as the Indians and the Inuit.The northern areas have very cold，dark winters.The summer is short，but the days are very long and bright.

This week we have our favorite giggler, Jose Bolanos on the pod. Jose has been taking a break from the stage (and vodka) but working like crazy in his new role on the Brooke and Jeffrey morning radio show that is syndicated all across American and some of Canada (Ottawa and *Edmonds according to Jose). Listen in! As always, check out the Patreon for the video. Patreon.com/homeskool. Andrew: @andrewjrivers | Cory: @corymichaeliscomedy | Jose: @hilariousjose VIRTUAL COMEDY: https://everettcomedy.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cory-michaelis/support

For the episode #32 we are opening the door to Mark Simon from China. You will learn about his story and his adventure in China and how he is trying to change hockey in China.Mark Simon, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been living in China since August of 2006, beginning this stage of his life as an ‘ESL’ teacher in Beijing. Not even knowing there was hockey to be played or coached in China, he didn’t even bring his hockey equipment until finding the Beijing International Ice Hockey League (the adult, largely-expat league) in the summer of 2007. With hockey being the passion of his life, Simon was now able to see an opportunity to follow this dream by getting involved with coaching and eventually managing one of Beijing’s most successful youth clubs, the Imperial Guard, which he helped lead from 2008-2012. The ‘IG’ is known as one of the elite clubs in Chinese youth hockey history.He continued teaching English half-time and coaching/managing half-time until 2010 when he was hired by Asia’s agent for Canada’s CIMCO Refrigeration, CTC Industries where he headed the rink operations business. This included outdoor and indoor projects in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, at the Worker’s Stadium in Beijing and in Yichun, Heilongjiang.Shortly after being relocated to Shanghai near the end of 2012, Simon left CTC to become the Hockey Director at the Feiyang Skating Center. In 2 years there, he helped build a kids hockey program, a Learn to Skate program and year-round adult leagues. This employment ended with a mutual agreement in March of 2015.So far in 10 years of Chinese youth hockey involvement, Simon has coached over 700 players between the ages of 6-65 (including weekly adult and girls groups). He has taken teams to tournaments and games throughout China (Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin), Hong Kong (7 times), Taipei, Canada (Ottawa), Singapore, Japan and Korea (including several players from former teams and some from Thailand - one team was recently named ‘Asia United’).Reach Mark Simon:Email: mailto:marksim14@hotmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.simon.3382Reach Podcaster: Coach FrenchyWebsite: http://www.coachfrenchy.comEmail: mailto:coach@coachfrenchy.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/inthepenaltyboxTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/coachfrenchygreatnessIG: http://www.instagram.com/coachfrenchy10x

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Nous allons cette semaine mesurer l'impact sur les Canadiens de la nouvelle politique américaine de Donald Trump qui consiste à exporter dans son pays nos médicaments. Les États-Unis ont les prix des médicaments les plus élevés du monde et une importation de médicaments canadiens serait moins coûteuse. Des experts affirment que cela pose des risques à l'approvisionnement au Canada. Notre invité est Bertrand Bolduc, président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. Écoutez ou regardez Tam-Tam Canada du vendredi 8 novembre 2019 - 36:03 ÉcoutezFR_Tam_tam_Canada-20191108-WEF15  Découvrez nos archives sur le même sujet L'importation par les Américains de médicaments canadiens causera des pénuries Des experts affirment que l'importation de médicaments canadiens par les États-Unis pose des risques à l'approvisionnement au Canada. Rappelons que le département américain de la Santé et des Services sociaux a déjà commencé à prendre des mesures pour permettre aux États et aux pharmaciens d'importer certains médicaments du Canada. Le prix des médicaments au Canada s'immisce dans la course à la présidence des États-Unis Lorsque Bernie Sanders, l'un des candidats à l'investiture du Parti démocrate, s'est présenté dans une pharmacie canadienne accompagné d'Américains souffrant de diabète, il voulait marquer un point : l'insuline coûte beaucoup moins cher au Canada qu'aux États-Unis. Cette mise en scène politique pourrait cependant créer une pénurie de médicaments au Canada. Pénurie de médicaments contre le cancer au Canada : Ottawa suit le dossier Au centre des problèmes de pénurie, il y a trois médicaments génériques administrés par voie intraveineuse : l'étoposide, la vinorelbine et la leucovorine. Des oncologues du pays se plaignent de ne plus en trouver en quantité adéquate pour traiter leurs patients. Le bureau de la ministre fédérale de la Santé affirme surveiller de près la situation. Toujours aucune solution permanente à la pénurie nationale de médicaments contre le cancer Les médecins spécialistes du cancer au Canada réclament une solution permanente à la pénurie à l'échelle nationale de trois médicaments de chimiothérapie. Ces oncologues affirment que ces pénuries sont de plus en plus fréquentes au Canada, et ils disent s'inquiéter du jour où ils pourraient être à court d'options de traitement pour leurs patients. Médicaments : un bon système de base passe par un régime universel public au Canada C'est ce qu'affirme Marc-André Gagnon, spécialiste en politiques publiques dans le secteur pharmaceutique. Il fait partie d'un groupe de plus de 1200 experts qui réclame qu'Ottawa mette en place un régime universel public d'assurance médicaments afin d'en contrôler les coûts et la disponibilité. 10 % des Canadiens ne remplissent pas leur prescription faute d'argent. Régime public d'assurance médicaments? Au 1er janvier 2022, un régime public d'assurance médicaments devrait être mis en œuvre au pays, en collaboration avec les provinces et les territoires. Un régime collectif présente des avantages pour ce qui est des coûts aussi bien pour l'État que pour la population, soutient Daniel Boyer, le président de la Fédération des travailleuses et travailleurs du Québec (FTQ). Médicaments sur ordonnance coupés en deux pour durer plus, car trop chers C'est ce à quoi sont astreints plusieurs Canadiens, à cause de l'absence d'un régime d'assurance médicaments national, souligne la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l'AVC, au terme d'une consultation nationale. C'est au gouvernement fédéral qu'incombe la responsabilité d'agir dans ce dossier, soutiennent 88 % des personnes sondées. Le meilleur de la semaine en images window.jQuery || document.write('

Nous allons cette semaine mesurer l'impact sur les Canadiens de la nouvelle politique américaine de Donald Trump qui consiste à exporter dans son pays nos médicaments. Les États-Unis ont les prix des médicaments les plus élevés du monde et une importation de médicaments canadiens serait moins coûteuse. Des experts affirment que cela pose des risques à l’approvisionnement au Canada. Notre invité est Bertrand Bolduc, président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. Écoutez ou regardez Tam-Tam Canada du vendredi 8 novembre 2019 - 36:03 ÉcoutezFR_Tam_tam_Canada-20191108-WEF15  Découvrez nos archives sur le même sujet L’importation par les Américains de médicaments canadiens causera des pénuries Des experts affirment que l’importation de médicaments canadiens par les États-Unis pose des risques à l’approvisionnement au Canada. Rappelons que le département américain de la Santé et des Services sociaux a déjà commencé à prendre des mesures pour permettre aux États et aux pharmaciens d’importer certains médicaments du Canada. Le prix des médicaments au Canada s’immisce dans la course à la présidence des États-Unis Lorsque Bernie Sanders, l’un des candidats à l’investiture du Parti démocrate, s’est présenté dans une pharmacie canadienne accompagné d’Américains souffrant de diabète, il voulait marquer un point : l’insuline coûte beaucoup moins cher au Canada qu’aux États-Unis. Cette mise en scène politique pourrait cependant créer une pénurie de médicaments au Canada. Pénurie de médicaments contre le cancer au Canada : Ottawa suit le dossier Au centre des problèmes de pénurie, il y a trois médicaments génériques administrés par voie intraveineuse : l’étoposide, la vinorelbine et la leucovorine. Des oncologues du pays se plaignent de ne plus en trouver en quantité adéquate pour traiter leurs patients. Le bureau de la ministre fédérale de la Santé affirme surveiller de près la situation. Toujours aucune solution permanente à la pénurie nationale de médicaments contre le cancer Les médecins spécialistes du cancer au Canada réclament une solution permanente à la pénurie à l’échelle nationale de trois médicaments de chimiothérapie. Ces oncologues affirment que ces pénuries sont de plus en plus fréquentes au Canada, et ils disent s’inquiéter du jour où ils pourraient être à court d’options de traitement pour leurs patients. Médicaments : un bon système de base passe par un régime universel public au Canada C’est ce qu’affirme Marc-André Gagnon, spécialiste en politiques publiques dans le secteur pharmaceutique. Il fait partie d’un groupe de plus de 1200 experts qui réclame qu’Ottawa mette en place un régime universel public d’assurance médicaments afin d’en contrôler les coûts et la disponibilité. 10 % des Canadiens ne remplissent pas leur prescription faute d'argent. Régime public d’assurance médicaments? Au 1er janvier 2022, un régime public d’assurance médicaments devrait être mis en œuvre au pays, en collaboration avec les provinces et les territoires. Un régime collectif présente des avantages pour ce qui est des coûts aussi bien pour l’État que pour la population, soutient Daniel Boyer, le président de la Fédération des travailleuses et travailleurs du Québec (FTQ). Médicaments sur ordonnance coupés en deux pour durer plus, car trop chers C’est ce à quoi sont astreints plusieurs Canadiens, à cause de l’absence d’un régime d’assurance médicaments national, souligne la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l’AVC, au terme d’une consultation nationale. C’est au gouvernement fédéral qu’incombe la responsabilité d’agir dans ce dossier, soutiennent 88 % des personnes sondées. Le meilleur de la semaine en images window.jQuery || document.write('

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Podcast Show Notes - CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com S1 E29 – Ronalee Carey – Private Sponsorship of Refugees My Bio – Ronalee Carey is an immigration and refugee lawyer who practices in the beautiful capital of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario. Her practice focuses on finding immigration solutions for individuals and families through family sponsorships, the Express Entry program and provincial nomination programs. She assists with visa applications to visit, study or work in Canada, and helps those with criminal inadmissibility issues. Part of Ronalee's practice includes refugee work. She assists individuals who have arrived in Canada who wish to claim refugee status. She also provides pro bono assistance to a group in Ottawa who are privately sponsoring refugees from abroad. Question: How did you find yourself in the immigration field? Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, but immigration law was never something I'd thought about. I grew up in a small town in northern Ontario were we had a total of 7 racialized individuals in the entire town, one of whom was my fifth grade teacher. When I went to law school, I focused on criminal and family law. I articled at a general practice firm, and after my call to the bar, practiced mostly family law. My life then took a huge turn. My husband and I had been foster parents for the Ottawa Children's Aid Society for several years, and we had the opportunity to adopt a beautiful baby girl through the society. She was mixed race, with an East Indian birth mother and a birth father of African descent. We later adopted two additional children, both of Haitian descent. I took an extended leave from my career during this time. When I was ready to return to the practice of law, I wanted to start back part-time. I ran into a former classmate at a Law Society event, who had an opening for a legal researcher/law clerk with part-time hours. Her field happened to be immigration law. When I started working in immigration law, I was immediately hooked. I was able to meet people from all over the world, and every matter provided a new and interesting challenge to solve. I loved how political immigration law was; I could read an article in my morning newspaper that would affect how I would handle a client file that day. In 2012 the lawyer I had been working for moved from Ottawa in order to be closer to her aging parents. She left me a few files, and I ‘hung up a shingle'. Recently, I had to hire a junior lawyer to assist me with files. Question: How did you get involved in private refugee sponsorship work? Like many people in Canada, I was devastated at seeing the photo of Alan Kurdi's body washed up on the shores of a beach in Turkey. In September, 2015, I received an email from the University of Ottawa's Refugee Hub, which called for lawyers willing to volunteer with a new initiative designed to assist individuals and groups who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees to come to Canada. I immediately signed on. Question: What is the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (RSSP)? http://refugeessp.ca/home/ From that initial email, grass roots organization continued, and volunteers in Ottawa put together the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program. The goal was to match volunteer lawyers with groups and individuals who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees. Not all the lawyers were immigration and refugee lawyers – in fact the majority were not. As such, training had to be provided. Even for me, the procedures were new – though I'd assisted with inland claims for refugee protection, the overseas process was new to me as it was to many private immigration lawyers. We met in a room at City Hall for the training. A generous lawyer from our local bar bought pizza for the hundred or so attendees. Our next step was to reach out to the community, to let them know our services were available. The City of Ottawa was planning a community information night, to let interested sponsors know about the process and to allow local immigrant service agencies provide information on their services. Another grassroots organization called Refugee 613 had emerged, to connect people in Ottawa who wanted to donate money, volunteer or sponsors refugees with others. Refugee 613 was a big presence at the event. The event was overwhelmingly successful. Hundreds and hundreds of people from Ottawa showed up to the event. The information session itself was supposed to be held in the municipal council chambers, but it filled to overcapacity and the speakers had to be broadcast into the atrium for those who couldn't get into the room. Even the atrium was overflowing. The uOttawa RRSP had set up a free legal clinic, so that potential sponsors who speak to a lawyer at the event about the procedures for sponsoring. We gave legal advice to over 400 people that night. Question: How did you get matched to the G30+ Ottawa constituent group? The goal of that first evening, at Ottawa City Hall, was to provide initial legal advice to as many people as possible who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees. Later, the goal was to match those individuals or groups who wanted to proceed with a lawyer willing to help them through the process. At the legal clinic, the first group of people I gave advice to was another lawyer who worked for the Federal government. She and two friends had both committed to finding 10 people each, all willing to donate $1,000. The money raised by these 30 people would allow them to sponsor a family from Syria. I requested to be ‘matched' to this group, so that I could be the pro bono lawyer for the group and help them with the sponsorship process. In addition, my husband and I requested to become members of the group of 30, and made a personal financial contribution. As such, I am not only the pro bono lawyer for the group, but also a group member. Question: How did this group of 3 turn into the G30+ constituent group? The three initial group members intended to do a Group of 5 (G5) sponsorship. This is a special program where 5 individuals agree to provide financial and settlement support to an individual or family. The plan was to find two other people who could join them in the Group of 5, as official sponsors, and the other individuals would provide a supporting role and assist in the financial aspect. The core three members were overwhelmingly successful in their efforts to find others willing to join them in sponsoring a Syrian family. They quickly found more than 30 people willing to help, which is why the name had to become the G30+. Their fundraising efforts were also much more successful than they'd originally hoped for. Our initial meeting of the group saw funds pledged in excess of $70,000. This meant the group could sponsor more than one family. Question: How did the group link up with the Anglican Diocese? Because the group had become so large, and had raised so much money, a Group of 5 sponsorship wasn't really appropriate anymore. We needed a larger focus. In Canada, the government has partnered with groups called Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH), who are pre-approved to sponsor refugees. Many of these SAHs are religious groups. In Ottawa, the Anglican Diocese has a great deal of experience with refugee sponsorships. They agreed to take on the G30+ Ottawa group as a constituent group under their organization. This meant that funds raised could be channelled through the Diocese's charitable structure, which allowed members to receive tax receipts for their contributions. We also were able to tap into the Diocese's wealth of experience in making applications to sponsor refugees. Question: How did the group go about finding refugees to sponsor? The group had a very unusual problem. We had lots of money, lots of volunteers including Arabic speakers, and no one to sponsor. No one from our group was Syrian, so there were no family members we could help. At the time, neither the Canadian government, Refugee 613, nor the uOttawa RSSP was able to match potential sponsors with either family members in Canada or directly with refugees overseas. So, we had to look abroad ourselves. One of our group members had connections to a group of women who were Nobel laureates. This group directed her to a journalist working in a Syrian refugee camp in the Zaatari, Jordan. She further spoke to a translator she worked with, to ask him if he could identify anyone who the group could sponsor to come to Canada. The translators' brother was interested. Prior to the war he'd studied business in university, and he was desperate to get to Canada. He would act as an ‘anchor relative', to later assist his parents, and his siblings and their families to come to Canada. The translator also identified a family who needed our help. Both parents had worked in leadership roles in the camp, the father as a team leader and the mother as part of a health committee. They had six children ranging in age from six months to 17. We agreed to take on both the single individual and this family of 8. Working through the translator, we have completed the sponsorship applications for these 9 individuals. We have provided the applications to the Anglican Diocese, who is preparing them to submit to the government. However, they have to wait until the government opens up spaces in the queue. Question: Who has the group sponsored so far? While efforts were underway to sponsor these 9 individuals, another opportunity presented itself. The government of Canada, in addition to directly sponsoring individuals through the Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) program, partners with Canadians to jointly assist refugees through the Blended Visa-Office Referred (BVOR). In this program, refugees who have been identified by the UNHCR are referred by Canadian visa offices oversees. The government puts these individuals and families onto a list, and SAHs are able to offer to sponsor the individuals. The government provides for 50% of the financial cost of the sponsorship, and the SAH (or their constituent group) provides the remainder of the funds. From a pro bono lawyer's perspective, this type of sponsorship is great because the refugees have already been pre-approved – there is no need for us to complete the forms needed for the refugees, and we do not have to have any of their documents translated. All we do is submit an undertaking to provide for the family and a settlement plan stating how we will provide for the family's needs when they arrive in Canada. For sponsorship groups, getting a BVOR family is like winning the lottery. The list of eligible families is sent out by the government. Only a bit of information is provided – names, ages, occupations, where they'd like to live in Canada. Sponsors have only a few minutes to choose a family and respond – there is so much interest that any hesitation means all the refugees will be claimed by sponsoring groups. The G30+ Ottawa group was fortunate to be matched with a family of 4 from Syria, parents and two young children. This family arrived in Canada this past February. In addition, we were contacted by the Anglican Diocese to sponsor a woman whose son was already in Ottawa as a refugee. Though the woman is Iranian, not Syrian, the group agreed to sponsor her. We are hoping she will arrive shortly. Question: What have their experiences been to date, in settling the individuals who have arrived in Canada? We are blessed with many capable volunteers. An affordable apartment was found for them; it was furnished mostly by donations. After they arrived, they were set up in school and language classes, and things like health cards were applied for. For the summer, day camps were found for the children. We've had a potluck dinner to welcome them. It has been a wind whirl of activity. Because the family did not speak English when they arrived, a lot of the work fell onto the Arabic speaking members. Question: How is the government handling the sponsorship of refugees, now that the initial election promise to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees has been fulfilled? The government reached its target of 25,000 Syrian refugees in February, 2016. This 25,000 was made up of both government and privately sponsored refugees, including our family of 4. However, they also promised to bring in a total 25,000 government assisted refugees by the end of 2016. They appear on track to fulfil this commitment. You may remember at our national immigration law conference in April, our immigration minister appeared for a luncheon address. He said that he was probably the only immigration minister in the world being criticized for his failure not to provide enough refugees for those interested in sponsoring. However, he stated that the government's target of a maximum 300,000 immigrants for 2016 was firm, and that he would not be increasing that number in order to accommodate more refugees. Question: Is there still a strong interest from the Canadian public to sponsor refugees? How is the government responded to the interest in the private refugee sponsorship program? I spoke to Don Smith, from the Archdiocese of Ottawa about the problem of there being more interest from the Canadian public to sponsor than our government is willing to provide capacity for. He told me he was torn over the issue. He said on the one hand, we don't want to allow our government to back away from the UNHRC and the international community by failing to take in its share of refugees. On the other hand, there are so many people who have family they want to sponsor, and other individuals who want to help settle refugees in Canada, that restructuring the way refugees spaces are allocated might be the only short-term solution. That means less government assisted refugees, and more BVOR spaces along with priority processing to G5 and other privately sponsored refugee programs. And the evidence seems to be mounting that privately sponsored refugees do better than government assisted refugees. Our own refugee family is a case in point. They arrived in Canada to a 30+ new friends, willing and able to help them with anything they could possibly need. Shortly after our family arrived, the parents of the father of our family (the children's grandparents) arrived as government sponsored refugees. Though our group has provided some settlement assistance to them as well, they don't understand why they don't have their own group to help them. Question: If someone was interested in sponsoring a refugee, from Syria or elsewhere, how would they go about it? A minimum group of 5 individuals is necessary in order to be able to sponsor. Partnering with a SAH is not necessary, but provides numerous benefits. There are also community sponsorship programs, and a program for people willing to sponsor refugees with high needs, such as those with medical conditions or who have experienced severe trauma. But individuals and groups need to temper their expectations. I attended a session where Louisa Taylor of Refugee 613 spoke. She made the very poignant comment that ‘refugees are not pets'. These are individuals with their own personalities and temperaments, who may or may not want to accept the friendship and help you are offering when they arrive in Canada. We think that when refugees arrive in Canada, they will jump at every opportunity to learn English, find a job, and integrate into the community. But what if they are so exhausted by their ordeal they have been through that they only want to watch Arabic television? And what if the group wants to sponsor, has the funds, but there are no spaces left in the government programs? Some people will need to find another way to channel their goodwill. To get in touch with Ronalee: www.ronaleecareylaw.ca For more information about the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program: http://refugeessp.ca/home/ For more information about Ottawa 613: http://www.refugee613.ca/ Government of Canada website – how to sponsor a refugee http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/index.asp

Podcast Show Notes - CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com S1 E29 – Ronalee Carey – Private Sponsorship of Refugees My Bio – Ronalee Carey is an immigration and refugee lawyer who practices in the beautiful capital of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario.  Her practice focuses on finding immigration solutions for individuals and families through family sponsorships, the Express Entry program and provincial nomination programs.  She assists with visa applications to visit, study or work in Canada, and helps those with criminal inadmissibility issues. Part of Ronalee’s practice includes refugee work.  She assists individuals who have arrived in Canada who wish to claim refugee status.  She also provides pro bono assistance to a group in Ottawa who are privately sponsoring refugees from abroad. Question: How did you find yourself in the immigration field?  Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, but immigration law was never something I’d thought about.  I grew up in a small town in northern Ontario were we had a total of 7 racialized individuals in the entire town, one of whom was my fifth grade teacher.  When I went to law school, I focused on criminal and family law.  I articled at a general practice firm, and after my call to the bar, practiced mostly family law.  My life then took a huge turn.  My husband and I had been foster parents for the Ottawa Children’s Aid Society for several years, and we had the opportunity to adopt a beautiful baby girl through the society.  She was mixed race, with an East Indian birth mother and a birth father of African descent.  We later adopted two additional children, both of Haitian descent.  I took an extended leave from my career during this time.  When I was ready to return to the practice of law, I wanted to start back part-time.  I ran into a former classmate at a Law Society event, who had an opening for a legal researcher/law clerk with part-time hours.  Her field happened to be immigration law.  When I started working in immigration law, I was immediately hooked.  I was able to meet people from all over the world, and every matter provided a new and interesting challenge to solve.  I loved how political immigration law was; I could read an article in my morning newspaper that would affect how I would handle a client file that day.  In 2012 the lawyer I had been working for moved from Ottawa in order to be closer to her aging parents.  She left me a few files, and I ‘hung up a shingle’.  Recently, I had to hire a junior lawyer to assist me with files. Question: How did you get involved in private refugee sponsorship work?  Like many people in Canada, I was devastated at seeing the photo of Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on the shores of a beach in Turkey.  In September, 2015, I received an email from the University of Ottawa’s Refugee Hub, which called for lawyers willing to volunteer with a new initiative designed to assist individuals and groups who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees to come to Canada.  I immediately signed on. Question: What is the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (RSSP)?  http://refugeessp.ca/home/ From that initial email, grass roots organization continued, and volunteers in Ottawa put together the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program.  The goal was to match volunteer lawyers with groups and individuals who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees.  Not all the lawyers were immigration and refugee lawyers – in fact the majority were not.  As such, training had to be provided.  Even for me, the procedures were new – though I’d assisted with inland claims for refugee protection, the overseas process was new to me as it was to many private immigration lawyers.  We met in a room at City Hall for the training.  A generous lawyer from our local bar bought pizza for the hundred or so attendees. Our next step was to reach out to the community, to let them know our services were available.  The City of Ottawa was planning a community information night, to let interested sponsors know about the process and to allow local immigrant service agencies provide information on their services.  Another grassroots organization called Refugee 613 had emerged, to connect people in Ottawa who wanted to donate money, volunteer or sponsors refugees with others.  Refugee 613 was a big presence at the event. The event was overwhelmingly successful.  Hundreds and hundreds of people from Ottawa showed up to the event.  The information session itself was supposed to be held in the municipal council chambers, but it filled to overcapacity and the speakers had to be broadcast into the atrium for those who couldn’t get into the room.  Even the atrium was overflowing. The uOttawa RRSP had set up a free legal clinic, so that potential sponsors who speak to a lawyer at the event about the procedures for sponsoring.  We gave legal advice to over 400 people that night. Question: How did you get matched to the G30+ Ottawa constituent group? The goal of that first evening, at Ottawa City Hall, was to provide initial legal advice to as many people as possible who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees.  Later, the goal was to match those individuals or groups who wanted to proceed with a lawyer willing to help them through the process. At the legal clinic, the first group of people I gave advice to was another lawyer who worked for the Federal government.  She and two friends had both committed to finding 10 people each, all willing to donate $1,000.  The money raised by these 30 people would allow them to sponsor a family from Syria.  I requested to be ‘matched’ to this group, so that I could be the pro bono lawyer for the group and help them with the sponsorship process.  In addition, my husband and I requested to become members of the group of 30, and made a personal financial contribution.  As such, I am not only the pro bono lawyer for the group, but also a group member. Question: How did this group of 3 turn into the G30+ constituent group? The three initial group members intended to do a Group of 5 (G5) sponsorship.  This is a special program where 5 individuals agree to provide financial and settlement support to an individual or family.  The plan was to find two other people who could join them in the Group of 5, as official sponsors, and the other individuals would provide a supporting role and assist in the financial aspect. The core three members were overwhelmingly successful in their efforts to find others willing to join them in sponsoring a Syrian family.  They quickly found more than 30 people willing to help, which is why the name had to become the G30+.  Their fundraising efforts were also much more successful than they’d originally hoped for.  Our initial meeting of the group saw funds pledged in excess of $70,000.  This meant the group could sponsor more than one family.   Question: How did the group link up with the Anglican Diocese? Because the group had become so large, and had raised so much money, a Group of 5 sponsorship wasn’t really appropriate anymore.  We needed a larger focus.  In Canada, the government has partnered with groups called Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH), who are pre-approved to sponsor refugees.  Many of these SAHs are religious groups.  In Ottawa, the Anglican Diocese has a great deal of experience with refugee sponsorships.  They agreed to take on the G30+ Ottawa group as a constituent group under their organization.  This meant that funds raised could be channelled through the Diocese’s charitable structure, which allowed members to receive tax receipts for their contributions.  We also were able to tap into the Diocese’s wealth of experience in making applications to sponsor refugees. Question: How did the group go about finding refugees to sponsor? The group had a very unusual problem.  We had lots of money, lots of volunteers including Arabic speakers, and no one to sponsor.  No one from our group was Syrian, so there were no family members we could help.  At the time, neither the Canadian government, Refugee 613, nor the uOttawa RSSP was able to match potential sponsors with either family members in Canada or directly with refugees overseas.  So, we had to look abroad ourselves.  One of our group members had connections to a group of women who were Nobel laureates.  This group directed her to a journalist working in a Syrian refugee camp in the Zaatari, Jordan.  She further spoke to a translator she worked with, to ask him if he could identify anyone who the group could sponsor to come to Canada.  The translators’ brother was interested.  Prior to the war he’d studied business in university, and he was desperate to get to Canada.  He would act as an ‘anchor relative’, to later assist his parents, and his siblings and their families to come to Canada.  The translator also identified a family who needed our help.  Both parents had worked in leadership roles in the camp, the father as a team leader and the mother as part of a health committee.  They had six children ranging in age from six months to 17.  We agreed to take on both the single individual and this family of 8. Working through the translator, we have completed the sponsorship applications for these 9 individuals.  We have provided the applications to the Anglican Diocese, who is preparing them to submit to the government.  However, they have to wait until the government opens up spaces in the queue.  Question: Who has the group sponsored so far? While efforts were underway to sponsor these 9 individuals, another opportunity presented itself. The government of Canada, in addition to directly sponsoring individuals through the Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) program, partners with Canadians to jointly assist refugees through the Blended Visa-Office Referred (BVOR).  In this program, refugees who have been identified by the UNHCR are referred by Canadian visa offices oversees.  The government puts these individuals and families onto a list, and SAHs are able to offer to sponsor the individuals.  The government provides for 50% of the financial cost of the sponsorship, and the SAH (or their constituent group) provides the remainder of the funds.  From a pro bono lawyer’s perspective, this type of sponsorship is great because the refugees have already been pre-approved – there is no need for us to complete the forms needed for the refugees, and we do not have to have any of their documents translated.  All we do is submit an undertaking to provide for the family and a settlement plan stating how we will provide for the family’s needs when they arrive in Canada.  For sponsorship groups, getting a BVOR family is like winning the lottery.  The list of eligible families is sent out by the government.  Only a bit of information is provided – names, ages, occupations, where they’d like to live in Canada.  Sponsors have only a few minutes to choose a family and respond – there is so much interest that any hesitation means all the refugees will be claimed by sponsoring groups. The G30+ Ottawa group was fortunate to be matched with a family of 4 from Syria, parents and two young children.  This family arrived in Canada this past February. In addition, we were contacted by the Anglican Diocese to sponsor a woman whose son was already in Ottawa as a refugee.  Though the woman is Iranian, not Syrian, the group agreed to sponsor her.  We are hoping she will arrive shortly. Question: What have their experiences been to date, in settling the individuals who have arrived in Canada? We are blessed with many capable volunteers.  An affordable apartment was found for them; it was furnished mostly by donations.  After they arrived, they were set up in school and language classes, and things like health cards were applied for.  For the summer, day camps were found for the children.  We’ve had a potluck dinner to welcome them.  It has been a wind whirl of activity. Because the family did not speak English when they arrived, a lot of the work fell onto the Arabic speaking members.  Question: How is the government handling the sponsorship of refugees, now that the initial election promise to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees has been fulfilled? The government reached its target of 25,000 Syrian refugees in February, 2016.  This 25,000 was made up of both government and privately sponsored refugees, including our family of 4.  However, they also promised to bring in a total 25,000 government assisted refugees by the end of 2016.  They appear on track to fulfil this commitment. You may remember at our national immigration law conference in April, our immigration minister appeared for a luncheon address.  He said that he was probably the only immigration minister in the world being criticized for his failure not to provide enough refugees for those interested in sponsoring.  However, he stated that the government’s target of a maximum 300,000 immigrants for 2016 was firm, and that he would not be increasing that number in order to accommodate more refugees. Question: Is there still a strong interest from the Canadian public to sponsor refugees?  How is the government responded to the interest in the private refugee sponsorship program? I spoke to Don Smith, from the Archdiocese of Ottawa about the problem of there being more interest from the Canadian public to sponsor than our government is willing to provide capacity for.   He told me he was torn over the issue.  He said on the one hand, we don’t want to allow our government to back away from the UNHRC and the international community by failing to take in its share of refugees.  On the other hand, there are so many people who have family they want to sponsor, and other individuals who want to help settle refugees in Canada, that restructuring the way refugees spaces are allocated might be the only short-term solution.  That means less government assisted refugees, and more BVOR spaces along with priority processing to G5 and other privately sponsored refugee programs. And the evidence seems to be mounting that privately sponsored refugees do better than government assisted refugees.  Our own refugee family is a case in point.  They arrived in Canada to a 30+ new friends, willing and able to help them with anything they could possibly need.  Shortly after our family arrived, the parents of the father of our family (the children’s grandparents) arrived as government sponsored refugees.  Though our group has provided some settlement assistance to them as well, they don’t understand why they don’t have their own group to help them.  Question: If someone was interested in sponsoring a refugee, from Syria or elsewhere, how would they go about it? A minimum group of 5 individuals is necessary in order to be able to sponsor.  Partnering with a SAH is not necessary, but provides numerous benefits.  There are also community sponsorship programs, and a program for people willing to sponsor refugees with high needs, such as those with medical conditions or who have experienced severe trauma. But individuals and groups need to temper their expectations.  I attended a session where Louisa Taylor of Refugee 613 spoke.  She made the very poignant comment that ‘refugees are not pets’.  These are individuals with their own personalities and temperaments, who may or may not want to accept the friendship and help you are offering when they arrive in Canada.   We think that when refugees arrive in Canada, they will jump at every opportunity to learn English, find a job, and integrate into the community.  But what if they are so exhausted by their ordeal they have been through that they only want to watch Arabic television?  And what if the group wants to sponsor, has the funds, but there are no spaces left in the government programs?  Some people will need to find another way to channel their goodwill.   To get in touch with Ronalee: www.ronaleecareylaw.ca For more information about the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program: http://refugeessp.ca/home/ For more information about Ottawa 613: http://www.refugee613.ca/ Government of Canada website – how to sponsor a refugee http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/index.asp

Peter Levick, President of Musky Canada Ottawa talks about conserving Musky and releasing trophies.

This week: Artist and educator Steve Reinke. Steve Reinke is an artist and writer best known for his single channel videos, which have been screened, exhibited and collected worldwide. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Guelph and York University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from NSCAD University. The Hundred Videos — Mr. Reinke's work as a young artist — was completed in 1996, several years ahead of schedule. Since then he has completed many short single channel works and has had several solo exhibitions/screenings, in various venues such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), The Power Plant (Toronto), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Argos Festival (Brussels), Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Tate (London). His tapes typically have diaristic or collage formats, and his autobiographical voice-overs share his desires and pop culture appraisals with endearing wit. His fertile brain and restless energy have led to a prolific output: Reinke's ambitious project The Hundred Videos (1989-1996), which runs about five hours, appeared first in a VHS video-cassette compilation, then was released as a triple DVD set by Art Metropole in Toronto in 2007. His double DVD set My Rectum is not a Grave (Notes to a Film Industry in Crisis), also from Art Metropole, 2007, includes fourteen titles dating from 1997 to 2006. Mr. Reinke's video work is an extension of literature, focusing on the voice and performance. His video essays often feature first-person monologues in an ironic/satiric mode. Where earlier work was often concerned with an interrogation of desire and subjectivity, more recent work, collected under the umbrella of Final Thoughts, concerns the limits of things: discourse, experience, events, thought. His single channel work is distributed in Canada by Vtape and he is represented by Birch Libralato Gallery in Toronto. He is currently associate professor of Art Theory & Practice at Northwestern University. In the 1990's he produced a book of his scripts, Everybody Loves Nothing: Scripts 1997 – 2005, which was published by Coach House (Toronto). He has also co-edited several books, including By the Skin of Their Tongues: Artist Video Scripts (co-edited with Nelson Henricks, 1997), Lux: A Decade of Artists' Film and Video (with Tom Taylor, 2000), and The Sharpest Point: Animation at the End of Cinema (with Chris Gehman, 2005). In awarding the Bell Canada prize for Video Art to Steve Reinke, the assessment committee said: “Steve Reinke is one of the most influential artists currently working in video. With the first installments of The Hundred Videos in the early 1990's he led a generation away from the studio into a new conceptual fiction. But Mr. Reinke's contribution goes beyond his important tapes, he is a committed teacher and he has edited and co-edited several important media arts anthologies.” Check out Steve's websites: www.myrectumisnotagrave.com www.fennelplunger.com

Richard Stewart portrays Marcus Garvey in the play "I Marcus Garvey" which is being performed from March 16, 2011 to March 27, 2011 at the Peppermill Theatre (67 Pottery Road) in Toronto. For more information about the play go to http://www.theatrearchipelago.ca/ Richard was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada (Ottawa) with his parents when he was five years old. In 1996, he moved to Toronto to pursue a career in acting ; or aviation. He chose acting and has not looked back since.

This broadcast explores the english print media coverage in Canada throughout 2007 on the controversies surrounding genetically engineered foods. Why has Canada become such a willing host to GE foods whereas throughout most of the world, bans, moratoriums and watchful eyes keep genetically modified organisms off grocery store shelves? Host Jon Steinman looks to provide one answer by deconstructing some of the confusing language that the Canadian public is receiving from some of the most vocal and published proponents of GE foods. The Kootenay region of BC for one has become a hotbed of media debates on the topic as it's NDP Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko who represents the riding in Ottawa. Atamanenko is at the forefront of politically challenging the presence of genetically engineered foods in Canada. The broadcast also launches a segment on the creation of regions free of genetically-engineered crops. In November 2007, Deconstructing Dinner recorded the first meeting of residents and politicians who began strategizing around the launch of a campaign to create a GE-Free Kootenays. This segment continues into next week's broadcast. Voices Marc Loiselle, Communications and Research Director - Saskatchewan Organic Directorate's OAPF (Vonda, SK) - Marc farms on a century old family farm. The Loiselle Organic Family Farm grows cereal, oilseed, pulse, clover and hay crops. They raise chickens, goats and cattle. Marc has worked with certified organic and biodynamic practices for 22 years. Marc is one of a few farmers in Canada growing Red Fife Wheat. Mischa Popoff, isitorganic.ca (Osoyoos, BC) - Mischa was an organic inspector until 2003. In an interview with The Western Producer, Popoff questioned the integrity of the organic sector, following which, he had trouble finding work in the industry. Popoff was a nominee in the 2007 federal Conservative Party candidacy for the BC Southern Interior riding. Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior / NDP Agriculture Critic, "New Democratic Party of Canada" (Ottawa, ON / Castlegar, BC) - Elected the Member of Parliament for British Columbia Southern Interior in 2006. Alex is the critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Wheat Board. Atamanenko was born in New Westminster, and was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Lorne Hepworth, President, CropLife Canada (Toronto, ON) - CropLife Canada is the trade association representing the manufacturers, developers and distributors of plant science innovations — pest control products and plant biotechnology — for use in agriculture, urban and public health settings. and... Participants at the November 10, 2007 GE-Free Kootenays meeting held in Nelson, BC

In November 2007, Deconstructing Dinner attended one of the first regional food security conferences ever held in Canada. With a population of less than 10,000 people, the City of Nelson, British Columbia, hosted over 250 people for the first evening of keynote speakers. With an equally impressive 170 in attendance on the second day of keynote speakers and workshops, the conference acts as an example for other Canadian communities wishing to begin organizing themselves to take greater control over the food available to them. Deconstructing Dinner hopes the raw recordings, shows, and resources presented on the Conference Page of our site will aid groups across the country looking to ensure a socially and environmentally responsible local food system that benefits local economies. Part I On Part I we hear from two keynote speakers who spoke on the threats facing regional food systems with a focus on energy resources. We hear predictions as to how communities will need to redesign and redefine themselves in light of such threats. And we hear from the two elected officials representing the region both provincially and federally. Guests Justin Roller, Fuel Cell Engineer, Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, National Research Council Canada (Vancouver, BC) - Justin's presentation was titled "Canada and the Coming Energy Transition". Justin introduced the conference by outlining the current balance between global energy supplies and demand. He is currently a Masters candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Richard Balfour, Architect / Director, Metro Vancouver Planning Commission (Vancouver, BC) - Richard is a Vancouver-based architect who also acts as a director with both the Metro Vancouver Planning Coalition and the New City Institute. He recently published the book "Strategic Sustainable Planning, A Civil Defense Manual for Cultural Survival". Richard recognizes the many threats facing our current way of life, and as part of his research accessed a report that the provincial government had withheld from releasing to the public. Through a freedom of information request, Richard was responsible for the release of the report titled, " BC's Food Self Reliance: Can BC farmers feed our growing population." The report was funded by the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. The final conclusion of the report was that BC currently produces only 48% of the food consumed within the province. Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior / NDP Agriculture Critic, "New Democratic Party of Canada" (Ottawa, ON / Castlegar, BC) - Elected the Member of Parliament for British Columbia Southern Interior in 2006. Alex is the critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Wheat Board. Atamanenko was born in New Westminster, and was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Corky Evans, MLA Nelson-Creston / NDP Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Lands, "New Democratic Party of British Columbia" (Victoria, BC / Winlaw, BC) - Corky Evans was elected as the MLA for Nelson Creston in 1991, and was re-elected in 1996. He was once again elected to represent his constituents on May 17, 2005. Corky has served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.

A two-part series that will critically analyze what is being suggested as the worst public policy mistake in a generation. A prominent UN representative calls it a "crime against humanity", and this "crime" may shock even the most environmentally conscious of individuals, because it is in reference to biofuels, a technology that is in the early stages of an unprecedented boom around the world. The green image being painted by industry and world leaders is doing little to convince skeptics that using agricultural land to grow fuel is as environmentally friendly as it is reported to be. Compounding the environmental debate, biofuels are being referred to by some of the world's most influential international organizations as contributing to increases in global hunger at staggering rates. The money being thrown around the world and being invested into these biofuel technologies is incredible. In July 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised 1.5 billion dollars in incentives to get the Canadian biofuel industry up and running. British Petroleum has controversially invested half a billion dollars into biofuel research at the University of California at Berkeley. The seriousness of this issue has prompted a careful approach to addressing this topic, and this two-part series has been designed to hopefully be the most critical 2-hours of radio produced to date on this rapid emergence of biofuels around the world. Part I On this Part I, we explore the key term being used by industry and government to promote the conversion of agricultural crops into fuel, and that term is "renewable". The word presents an image of green and clean fuel, so much so, that the main biofuel industry association here in Canada is not only called the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association but has secured the web site address greenfuels.org. Quite an eco-friendly image being painted by the industry. The Canadian government has even placed biofuel initiatives under their new "EcoAction" programs. But are Canadians being duped into thinking that biofuels are the answer to climate change? Guests Darrin Qualman - Director of Research, National Farmers' Union (NFU) (Saskatoon, SK) - NFU members believe that the problems facing farmers are common problems, and that farmers producing diverse products must work together to advance effective solutions. The NFU works toward the development of economic and social policies that will maintain the family farm as the primary food-producing unit in Canada. Eric Holt-Gimenez - Executive Director, Food First (Oakland, CA) - Also known as the Institute for Food and Development Policy, the purpose of Food First is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger, a purpose they've been operating with for over 32 years. The institute was launched by Joseph Collins and Francis Moore Lappe. Lappe is most well known for her book published around that time - Diet for a Small Planet. Robin Speer - Director of Public Affairs, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (Toronto, ON) - Founded in 1994, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) mission is to promote the use of renewable fuels for transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities. The CRFA membership is comprised of representatives from all levels of the ethanol and biodiesel industry, including: grain and cellulose ethanol producers, biodiesel producers, fuel technology providers, and agricultural associations. Other Voices JoAnne Buth - President, Canola Council of Canada (Winnipeg, MB) - A national trade association representing producers, input suppliers, processors and marketers of canola and its products. JoAnne was interviewed and recorded speaking by Host Jon Steinman in September 2007 at the CropLife Canada conference in Saskatoon. Jean Ziegler - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland) - In September 2000, Jean Ziegler was nominated by the UN Commission on Human Rights to be the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Ziegler is a senior Professor at the University of Geneva and the University of Sorbonne, Paris. At the University of Geneva, he established the Laboratory of sociology for the study of the societies of the Third World, and most of his work has focused on developing countries. George W. Bush - President, United States of America (Washington, DC) Stephen Harper - Prime Minister, Canada (Ottawa, ON) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - President, Brazil (Brasilia, Brazil)

The Packaged Foods Exposed series takes a look at the largest food manufacturers in the world. What products fall under their banners; how has their influence shaped economic policy, society and culture; how have they affected the environments they operate in; and what relationships do they foster within the countries they are located? This series places corporations in a critical light, hoping to provide a more balanced image to the advertising and PR campaigns launched by some of the most influential food corporations on the planet. In this fourth episode of the Packaged Foods Exposed series, we take a look at one of the largest consumer products companies in the world - Unilever. With such a significant influence on agriculture, food and health here in Canada and abroad, this focus on the company will be spread out over a two-part series. Part II On Part II of the Unilever series we will explore the historical and current health impacts of margarine, and how Unilever has responded to such health concerns. Unilever has both historically and recently had a heavy influence on life in the oceans. Such an influence extended up until their most recent impact on the depletion of cod stocks in the Baltic Sea - stocks that are on the brink of collapse. Unilever also controls roughly 25% of the Canadian ice cream market, and this broadcast will look into some similar tactics the company has used in the world of margarine that are quietly being applied to many of the company's ice cream products. The question is raised - are Unilever's ice creams really ice cream? We will learn of a misleading web site the company maintains that seemingly violates Canadian laws, and we will learn of a controversial ingredient entering into Unilever's ice cream products around the world, an ingredient that replicates the DNA found in a fish, and one that is created through genetic modification! Guests Oliver Knowles - Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace (London, UK) - The over-exploitation and mismanagement of fisheries has already led to some spectacular fisheries collapses. The cod fishery off Newfoundland, Canada collapsed in 1992, leading to the loss of some 40,000 jobs in the industry. The cod stocks in the North Sea and Baltic Sea are now heading the same way and are close to complete collapse. Greenpeace has been at the forefront of addressing this serious concern. Geoff Ross-Smith - Owner, Kootenay Kreamery (Nelson, BC) - Geoff began selling Unilever's Breyers ice cream at a stand in Ainsworth, BC until the quality of the product decline rapidly. Geoff chose to then launch a small independent ice cream company - now selling his products to 10 stores in the area. Therese Beaulieu - Assistant Director, Communication and Policy, Dairy Farmers of Canada (Ottawa, ON) - A national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canada’s 16,000 dairy farms. DFC strives to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry, today and in the future. It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy producers and promote dairy products and their health benefits. Joe Cummins - Professor Emeritus of Genetics, University of Western Ontario (London, ON) - Joe is one of the earliest critics of genetic engineering. He obtained BS Horticulture, Washington State University 1955 and PhD Cellular Biology, University of Wisconsin 1962. Taught genetics at Rutgers and the University of Washington, Seattle before joining the University of Western Ontario in 1972. Joe sits on the board of the UK-based Independent Science Panel and is involved with The Institute of Science in Society.

The Packaged Foods Exposed series takes a look at the largest food manufacturers in the world. What products fall under their banners; how has their influence shaped economic policy, society and culture; how have they affected the environments they operate in; and what relationships do they foster within the countries they are located? This series places corporations in a critical light, hoping to provide a more balanced image to the advertising and PR campaigns launched by some of the most influential food corporations on the planet. In this fourth episode of the Packaged Foods Exposed series, we take a look at one of the largest consumer products companies in the world - Unilever. With such a significant influence on agriculture, food and health here in Canada and around the world, this focus on the company will be spread out over a two-part series. Part I On Part I of the Unilever series, we explore one product that the company maintains considerable control over in Canada - margarine, in particular their Becel, Imperial, Blue Bonnet and I Can't Believe it's not Butter brands. Margarine may very well, by the end of the year, spark the first ever interprovincial retaliatory trade war since the Agreement on Internal Trade was first signed by the provinces in 1994. How could a tub of margarine be so powerful you may ask? The province of Quebec is the last place in the world that maintains a margarine colouration ban, that is a ban that prohibits margarine to be coloured yellow like butter. Such a ban infuriates a company like Unilever who now must produce two different products, one for Quebec and one for the rest of Canada. But margarine isn't new to conflict in Canada and the United States. In fact the history of margarine is probably one of the most fascinating windows into the evolution of our food system over the past 100 years... "The evolution of this problem is closely related to historical shifts from agriculture to industrial order" - Richard Ball / Robert Lilly "[Margarine is] another sign of the artificiality of modern life." - Mark Twain With such significant statements, margarine does indeed seem like a product worth deconstructing given how accepted margarine has become as part of the Canadian diet. Also on the broadcast will be an update on our complaint filed with Advertising Standards Canada following the April 12, 2007 broadcast on Kraft Foods. Guests Sean McPhee - President, Vegetable Oil Industry of Canada (VOIC) (Toronto, ON) - An industry group representing 75,000 oilseed growers across Canada, oilseed processors and suppliers of fats and oils to the food industry, and makers of oilseed-based food products, such as margarine, cooking oil, salad dressing, mayonnaise and dessert toppings. Members include the Canadian Canola Growers Association, the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association, Archer Daniel Midland Agri-Industries Ltd., Bunge Canada, Canbra Foods, Cargill Limited, AarhusKarlshamn US and Canada, Loders Croklaan, Unilever Canada and Rich Products Corporation. Therese Beaulieu - Assistant Director, Communication and Policy, Dairy Farmers of Canada (Ottawa, ON) - A national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canada’s 16,000 dairy farms. DFC strives to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry, today and in the future. It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy producers and promote dairy products and their health benefits. Audio Clips "Housewives Save With Margarine" - CBC News Roundup (1948) - Broadcast on December 14, 1948 shortly following the legalization of margarine in Canada. Host: Bill Reid. Reporters: Warren Baldwin, Dave Price. Interviewer: Bill Beatty. Guest: Erle Kitchen.

The impact of trade agreements on food systems and agriculture is probably brought up on almost every broadcast of Deconstructing Dinner, but never have we tackled this topic head on. On this broadcast we look into how trade agreements affect the fruits on our trees, the animals in our fields and the food on our plates. We will focus on two agreements and a "partnership" that have either had devastating effects on our food, and/or will have further impacts in the near and distant future. A short segment will also be featured covering the recently tabled Bill C-448, calling for a ban on Terminator Seed Technology. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) For years, we have been told that globalization and free trade are inevitable, and that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would bring jobs and prosperity to Canadians. But in the aftermath of the softwood lumber decision, even former supporters of free trade are arguing that NAFTA isn't working for Canada. Critics suggest it undermines democracy, strips Canada of control over our energy resources, threatens to put water up for sale, and endangers health care and other public services. Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) In March 2005, Paul Martin, George W. Bush and Vicente Fox met in Waco, Texas to ratify the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). The SPP takes NAFTA's goal of continental economic integration much further by including security and foreign policy issues, and by speeding up the process of regulatory harmonization integral to the first Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. Despite a lack of public awareness or input, all three North American governments are moving quickly toward a continental resource pact, North American security perimeter, and common agricultural and other polices related to our health and environment. Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) On April 1, 2007, a new free trade pact (TILMA) came into effect between Alberta and B.C. Critics say it will have a devastating effect on local democracy, public health and the environment. While currently confined to Western Canada, provincial governments in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the Maritimes have all shown an interest in signing on. TILMA was signed by the premiers of Alberta and B.C., without public consultation or legislative debate, in April 2006. The agreement allows corporations and individuals to sue provincial governments for any provincial or municipal government measure they feel "restricts or impairs" their investment (i.e. their profits). Under TILMA, critics suggest that even measures designed to protect the environment and public health are vulnerable to attack from corporate lawsuits. Guests Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior / NDP Agriculture Critic, "New Democratic Party of Canada" (Ottawa, ON / Castlegar, BC) - Elected the Member of Parliament for British Columbia Southern Interior in 2006. Alex is the critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Wheat Board. Atamanenko was born in New Westminster, and was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Corky Evans, MLA Nelson-Creston / NDP Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Lands, "New Democratic Party of British Columbia" (Victoria, BC / Winlaw, BC) - Corky Evans was elected as the MLA for Nelson Creston in 1991, and was re-elected in 1996. He was once again elected to represent his constituents on May 17, 2005. Corky has served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. Stuart Trew, Communications Administrator, "Council of Canadians" (Ottawa, ON) - Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians is Canada's largest citizens' organization, with members and chapters across the country. We work to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, energy security, public health care, and other issues of social and economic concern to Canadians.