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Next
Meeting
DATE:
January 14th, 2012
WHERE:
Biagio’s Italian Kitchen, 1394 Richmond Road (at Croydon). Enter
by Croydon Street side door.
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GUEST SPEAKER:
Bob
Plamondon
COST:
Members & Guests - $15.00 per person
Please confirm your attendance & guests today.
Contact Carol Simpson gecsimpson@rogers.com
or 613-730-5398
If you do not receive a reply e-mail stating 'Confirmed', please contact
us again.
PROGRAM:
CELEBRATE the 197th
BIRTHDAY PARTY for Canada’s Foundering Prime Minister
Yes,
there will be cake (no cucumbers, they sold out in December)!
- 8.15
Register, Meet and Greet - Coffee; Tea; Juices; Fruit Salad; Yogurt
- 8.30
Call to Breakfast
- 8:30
Introductions, Updates
- 9.00
Speaker: Bob
Plamondon, a sought-after facilitator for public policy
discussions and a keynote speaker on political affairs.
Topic: ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sir John A Macdonald’
- Questions & Discussion
(open forum)
- 10.40
Announcements & Adjournment
SPEAKER INFO:
Bob
Plamondon is a sought-after facilitator for public policy discussions
and a keynote speaker on political affairs. He has also designed and
prepared workshop material for national conferences and consultation
initiatives. Recent engagements include:
Keynote speaker for meetings and
conferences of national associations
Facilitator for public policy
discussions at the annual conferences
Regular contributor to "The
Week in Politics" on CPAC
Regular contributor of op-ed
pieces for the Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen &
Postmedia
Acclaimed author of:
BLUE
THUNDER: the truth about Conservatives from Macdonald to Harper;
HAY
WEST: the epical story of Canadians helping Canadians as eastern farmers send
cattle feed to western farmers
FULL CIRCLE: Death and
Resurrection in Canadian Conservative Politics: this critically acclaimed
national bestseller is the definitive account of an unprecedented period in
Canadian political history.
BOOK IN PROGRESS: Biography of Sir John A. Macdonald (to be released
2012)
Note:
A condition of admission to a POGG meeting is that all attendees agree that
the meeting is in camera
and that no public attribution is to be made of any remarks, comments and
discussion content, and that any related papers, documents, etc. produced
at a meeting will similarly not be identified or attributed.
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Past
Programs
PATENTS, it’s not
what you think
Speaker: David
French, an
expert regarding domestic and international patent, copyright, trademarks
and industrial design.
December 2011
Global View of
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) with Focus on the Middle East
Speaker: Ernie
Tannis, solicitor, mediator,
negotiation consultant
November 2011
Lessons Learned
Post 911
Speaker: Salma
Siddiqui, is President, Muslim Canadian
Congress.
October 2011
Finances of the
Province of Ontario – facts & forecast – rhetoric & truth
Speaker: Ian
Lee, is a professor at Carleton University and
teaches strategic management.
September 2011
Introducing the
Sun News Network: The Sun is Shining – plus – the Federal Election
Speaker: Brian
Lilley, is a cultural warrior, an experienced
connected journalist, who is on the side of Canadians who value their
individual freedoms and responsibilities over intrusive government.
May 2011
The Truth About
Bosnia
Speaker: James
(Joe) Bissett, was the Ambassador to Bosnia (Ret’d) and Director of
Immigration.
April 2011
Defending Your
Freedom of Speech
Speaker: Karen Selick, is
the Litigation Director for the Canadian Constitution
Foundation, "freedom's defence team".
March 2011
Canada and our
Veterans
Speaker: Capt. Sean Bruyea (Ret'd),
former Intelligence Officer and advocate for veterans rights in Canada. He
was presented with the Golden Whistle Award at
this meeting.
February 2011
Will Germany
Germanicize the Europeans in time to save the Euro?
Speaker: Ian
Lee, Director of the Sprott School Bachelor of International Business
Program and the Sprott BA program.
January 2011
Speaker: John
Baird, Minister and Government House Leader in Parliament.
December 2010
The Role of
Government and the Family
Speaker: Dave Quist,
Executive Director of the Institute of Marriage
and Family Canada.
November 2010
National and
Personal Security
Speaker: David
Harris, Director, International and Terrorist Intelligence Program at
INSIGNIS Strategic Research Inc.
October 2010
The Canadian
Century
Speaker: Dr.
Brian Crowley, author and Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
June 2010
Canada-Brazil: The
New Linchpins of the Americas
Speaker: Dr. Youssef A. Youssef, President of the Federation of
Canadian-Brazilian Business.
Presentation: Word | RTF | PDF
May 2010
POGG Symposium at
Saint Paul University
Moderator: Bob
Plamondon
Topic: Perspective on
Canadian Values
Program
April 2010
Reasonable
Accommodation - Visitors, Colonizers, or New Canadians?
Speaker: André
Drouin, city councilor in Herouxville, Quebec, and a Canadian values
activist.
March 2010
Too many
Canadians: Does Canada already have a population problem?
Speaker: Madeline Weld, toxicologist evaluator and author on population
issues.
Presentation: Word | RTF | PDF
February 2010
How to thrive and survive
Economic Winter from the perspective of Nicolai Kondratieff
Speaker: John Budden,
international financial adviser.
January 2010
Afghanistan,
Pakistan and India - Truths & Probabilities
Speaker: David Van Praagh, reporter and commentator.
December 20009
What I Learned
During My 15 Years as a Judge of the Federal Court of Canada
Speaker: The Honorable
John Richard, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal (retired).
November 20009
Canada - The View
from Here
Speaker: Derek
Fildebrandt, National Research Director, Canadian
Taxpayers' Federation.
October 20009
Human Rights
Commissions - kangaroo courts or necessities?
Speaker: Richard
Belec, Ph.D., Chairman, Centre for Excellence in Ethics and Integrity,
and a consultant and educator in values and ethics.
September 2009
Governance
Speaker: Bob Plamondon,
author, historian, consultant and public policy analyst.
April 2009
Talking Politics
Speaker: Mira
Sucharov, Associate Professor of Political Science at Carleton
University.
March 2009
Islamist
Infiltration and the Enemy Within
Speaker: David
Harris, Director of International and Terrorist Intelligence Program,
INSIGNIS Strategic Research Inc.
February 2009
Columns, stories,
and people
Speaker: Dave
Brown, columnist and journalist, Ottawa
Journal and Ottawa
Citizen
January 2009
The Thickening of
the Border
Speaker: Patrick
Grady, former senior official in the federal Department of Finance
December 2008
A Politician Remembers
(the Cornwall Sexual Abuse Scandal and Proceedings)
Speaker: Garry Guzzo,
retired Ontario Superior Court Justice and Ontario MPP
November 2008
The Fall and Rise
of Ethics in Public and Corporate Life
Speaker: Allan Cutler,
Sponsorship
Scandal whistleblower, consultant, President of Canadians for Accountability
October 2008
Municipalities of
the 21st Century
Speaker: The Hon. Jim
Watson
September 2008
A critique of the
UN Report on Global Warming
Speaker: Tom Hill, scientist
August 2008
The Need for
Immigration Reforms
Speaker: James
(Joe) Bissett, former head of the Canadian Immigration Service and a
retired Canadian Ambassador
From Selection to
Judgment - Appointing a Supreme Court Justice
Speaker: Justice
Marshall Rothstein, Supreme Court of Canada
Ontario Electoral
Reform
Speaker: John Townesend, Member, Ontario
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
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