MEETING PROGRAMS
Upcoming
Meetings
Past Programs
Note:
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and that no public attribution is to be made of any remarks, comments and
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Upcoming Meetings
DATE:
June 5th, 2013
WHERE:
Carlingwood Family Restaurant, Carlingwood Shopping Centre
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GUEST SPEAKER:
Michael
Den Tandt
COST:
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PROGRAM:
- 5.15
pm Reception
- 6.00
pm Dinner
- Speaker:
Michael Den Tandt, National
Affairs Columnist with Postmedia News
Topic: IT’s TIME TO REBOOT
National Politics
- Q & A (open forum)
- POGG
AGM
- Announcements
- 9.00
pm Fellowship
SPEAKER
INFO:
Michael Den Tandt is a respected syndicated national
affairs columnist with Postmedia News. The father of three teenagers, he
hikes, plays guitar and practices traditional OkinawanKarate-Jutsu.
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 (a
selection)
Access
to Information: Making It Work
Speaker: Michael Dagg, is the Director of
Access to Information for Canadians
for Accountability. is a founding
member of Canadians for Accountability and the principle consultant with
Michael A Dagg Associates. He has been a pioneer in the development of
business uses of access to information and freedom of information
legislation in Canada. In 1997 he won a landmark Supreme Court case which
enhanced the disclosure of government records. He has been an active board
member of the Canadian Access and Privacy
Association for almost 20 years. He established the Dagg Lecture Series
on Bureaucracy in 2007.
May 2013
Is
Stephen Harper a Conservative?
Speaker: Gregory Thomas, joined the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation in
November 2010 after a career spanning 20 years in the investment business.
He wrote a daily financial market commentary in the Vancouver Sun for four
years, and his analysis has also appeared in the Financial Post and BC
Business magazine. Gregory served on the staff of two federal cabinet
ministers in Ottawa, advising on small business and First Nations economic
development policy.
April 2013
The
Invisibility of Male Issues
Speaker: Fred Litwin, is presently the Founder and President
of the Free
Thinking Film Society of Ottawa, an organization dedicated to
celebrating films on freedom and democracy. Fred is also the Founder and
President of Northern Blues Music, a cutting-edge blues music label that
has received multiple Juno Award nominations and multiple Blues Music Award
nominations in the United States.
February 2013
Dealing
with Conflicts in Canada-Aboriginal Affairs, Syria and elsewhere
Speaker: Ernie
Tannis, a much-in-demand negotiator and
practitioner in alternative dispute resolution, particularly in
Canada-Aboriginal matters, he played a key role in resolving the major
disputes at Akwesasne. His practice now extends to the
Middle East. He is also an accomplished author and seminar speaker on
negotiations and dispute resolution.
January 2013
The Canada and
China: Interests and Relationships
Speaker: Ian
Lee, PhD
is a well-known professor at the Sprott School of business who annually
teaches MBA students in China. He is a much-in-demand public speaker and
radio and television commentator on international monetary and investment
issues.
December 2012
The Unseen World War
- What Lies Ahead as China and South Korea Continue to Grow Strong
Speaker: David
French, is an Ottawa-based legal expert and
consultant re the creation and protection of intellectual property. He
recently returned from China and South Korea.
November 2012
Necessary Reforms
to the Ontario Health System
Speaker: Dr.
Merrilee Fullerton, a long time Ottawa
resident, presently practices family medicine at the Med-Team Clinic in
Kanata. She is the past President of The Academy of Medicine Ottawa and an
advisory member for the Champlain Local Health Integration Network. Dr.
Fullerton has created blog and Twitter accounts and fully understands the
benefits social media can bring to health promotion.
September 2012
Research Ethics
Speaker: Leslie MacDonald-Hicks, Research
Coordinator, Carleton University
June 2012
Perspectives on
the realities of Peacekeeping in the Gaza Strip and the Sinai, then
(1966-67) and now
Speaker: Dr. R.
Mervyn, M.D., FRCSC.
May 2012
The Future – Using
the Private Sector to Make Government Cheaper and More Effective
Speaker: Rob
Sproule, FCA
April 2012
Coptic Church
Yesterday and Today
Speaker: Fr. Shenouda Doss Boutros, St. Mary Coptic Orthodox
Church
February 2012
CELEBRATE
the 197th BIRTHDAY PARTY for Canada’s Foundering Prime Minister
Speaker: 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.
January 2012
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.
Presentation: PowerPoint
| PDF
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 2009
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 2009
Canada - The View
from Here
Speaker: Derek
Fildebrandt, National Research Director, Canadian
Taxpayers' Federation.
October 2009
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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