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Annual General Meeting of Harvard University Club of Ottawa
Inter-University Alum Friendship Event
Speaker Series on Timeless Leadership Lessons from World War II
for the Benefit of Harvard University Scholarship Fund
Part I: Great Britain's Churchill and Canada's King
by Ronald Cohen and Dr. Victor Rabinovitch
Moderator: Professor Galen Roger Perras
Opening Address
The British High Commissioner
His Excellency Mr. Anthony Cary
November 25, 2010 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The British High Commission, 80 Elgin Street, Ottawa
As the world's democracies confronted two sets of totalitarian powers in the late 1930s and
during the Second World War, contrasting leaders took charge of key national governments.
What were the characteristics of leadership that propelled Winston Churchill to pre-eminence,
overcoming past controversies in his life, and enabled him to galvanize Britain's war effort?
In Canada, what were the views, methods and governing skills of Mackenzie King that enabled him
to provide effective direction to a divided country?
Are there lessons we can take from the
leadership styles of these two men and apply today?
This is the first of three speaker-series events on Leadership during World War II
led by Harvard University Club for
the interuniversity alum community and hosted with
the cooperation the British High Commission, the French and U.S. embassies for the benefit
of Harvard University Scholarship Fund.
The Speakers
H.E. Mr. Anthony Joyce Cary
British High Commissioner in Ottawa since 2007, H.E. Mr. Anthony Joyce Cary,
CMG, is a diplomat with a distinguished career who graduated
from Oxford University and was Harkness Fellow at Stanford Business
School (taking an MBA).
Mr. Cary joined the FCO in 1973. He was HM Ambassador in
Stockholm (2003-07); Chef de Cabinet to Chris Patten, European Commissioner
for External Relations (1999-2003); Counsellor Political and Public Affairs
in Washington DC (1997-99); Head of European Union Department (Internal), FCO in London(1993-97);
Deputy Chef de Cabinet to Leon Brittan, European Commissioner for Competition
and Financial Services (1989-93); Head of Chancery, British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur (1986-89);
and Private Secretary (1984-86)to Malcolm Rifkind and then to Lynda Chalker (Ministers of State).
Prior to 1984, and apart from a leave to complete his MBA at Stanford, Mr. Anthony Cary held several
FCO positions in London (European Community and South Asia Depts and Policy Planning). He was also a member of
the British Military Government in Berlin (1975-78).
Ronald Cohen
Since 1993, Ronald Cohen has been National Chair of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council,
which administers broadcast codes in the areas of broadcast ethics, journalistic ethics,
ethnocultural portrayal, and violence on television. A Harvard graduate (Class of 1964),
lawyer and film producer by background, Mr. Cohen taught on the McGill Faculty of Law and served
as Senior Counsel to the Quebec Police Commission’s televised Commission of Inquiry into Organized Crime.
He is currently also Board Chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
His donation of a superb collection of the writings of L.M. Montgomery to the National
Library forms the backbone of their Montgomery collection and was a large part of the 2008
exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables.
He is also the Past President of the Friends of Library and Archives Canada. In 1992 he was
the recipient of the 125th Anniversary of Confederation Medal.
Ronald Cohen is the author of the highly praised 3-volume Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill,
published in London in 2006. He often speaks about Churchill, regularly answers queries
from around the world on Churchillian bibliographical issues, and is a frequent contributor to
Finest Hour, the quarterly publication of the International Churchill Society.
In 2010, Ronald Cohen was honoured to deliver the Annual Address of the Sir Winston Churchill societies
of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton, which is the only such society formed in the lifetime
of Sir Winston.
Dr. Victor Rabinovitch
Dr. Victor Rabinovitch is President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, which comprises Canada’s
largest museum (the Museum of Civilization) and the national museum of
military history (the Canadian War Museum). Previously, he was Assistant
Deputy Minister in various federal departments where he led a wide range
of Canadian cultural programs notably in broadcasting, publishing, copyright and museums.
He also directed the national Old Age Security Pension Programs and worked in the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans where he led national initiatives to stop over-fishing,
and was responsible for economic, inspection and international relations activities.
Before joining the Public Service, Dr. Rabinovitch was National Secretary for Workplace
Health and Safety with the Canadian Labour Congress. He also served as an Executive Director
in the Department of Labour, Government of Manitoba.
Dr. Rabinovitch is a recipient of several leadership awards and a frequent speaker on cultural policy,
identity heritage issues. He is a Fellow of the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University,
President of the Friends of the International Council for Canadian Studies and a Board member
of the City of Gatineau Economic Development Corporation, among others.
Moderator
Professor Galen Roger Perras
Professor Galen Perras will complete this series of conferences
on Leadership Lessons from WWII in May 2011, by
delivering a full lecture on President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
During this first session, he will moderate the debate following the
presentations on Churchill and King.
A Member of the Faculty of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Professor Galen Perras is also
Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of
Ottawa. He is a recipient of a PhD in American and Canadian History from
the University of Waterloo, an MA in War Studies from the Royal Military
College of Canada and a BA (Honours) in History from the University of Regina.
Prof. Perras will be on a research leave in Washington prior to May's conference.
Fields of interest
- 20th
century American military and diplomatic history
- Canadian-American
relations
- International
relations in the pacific world in the 20th century
- Commonwealth
military relations
Ongoing research
- History
of the Canadian Army and conflict in the North Pacific from 1867 to 1945.
- Study of
Canadian-American relations and the aerial defense of North America prior to
the establishment of NORAD.
- Study of
the strategic role of the salmon fishery of the North Pacific prior to 1945.
- Military
history of Hong Kong.
Books
- Perras,
Galen Roger, Stepping Stones to Nowhere: The Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and
American Military Strategy, 1867-1945, Vancouver: University of British
Columbia Press, 2003. (refereed)
- Perras,
Galen Roger, Franklin Roosevelt and the Origins of the Canadian-American
Security Alliance, 1933-1945: Necessary But Not Necessary Enough, Westport:
Greenwood Press, 1998. (refereed)
Professor Perras is among the experts interviewed in a remarkable 56-minute PBS historic documentary titled
Churchill's Deadly Decision.
Agenda
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception (Pay Bar)
5:45 p.m. Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Anthony Cary
6:00 p.m. Presentation: Leadership during World War II
7:00 p.m. Annual General Meeting (AGM)
7:00 p.m. Outstanding Achiever Awards
7:10 p.m. President’s Report
7:15 p.m. Treasurer’s Report
7:20 p.m. Discussion and vote on the New Constitution
7:40 p.m. Nominations from the floor and election of the new Board
8:10 p.m. AGM Ends
8:00 p.m. Dinner (Optional)
9:00 p.m. Meeting ends
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Revenue & Expenses (Details available to HUCO
Members Upon Request)
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Revenue
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$1,506.75
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41 Members @ 36.75 each
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$1,323.00
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36 Non Members @ 36.75 each
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$110.25
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3 Substitutes
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$2,940.00
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80
Paying Participants 10 Guests ($0) = Total of 90 Participants
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Expenses
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$140.00
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GST
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$147.00
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CC Fees
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$155.40
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Books for 4 Speakers Purchased by Dr.
Melanie Adrian
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$485.80
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Cocktail Reception (British High Comission)
+ Meals for Speakers and Spouses Only
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$87.98
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Frames for awards
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$1,016.18
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Total
expenses
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$1,923.82
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Balance for HUCO Scholarship
Fund
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Non-Paying Guests
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2
Speakers and 2 guests, 1 award recipient and guest, CHEO rep, Photographer,
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2
Volunteers
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Inter-University Event Hosted by Harvard Club of Ottawa
for the Benefit of Canada Without Poverty
Edward Broadbent, P.C., C.C., Ph.D.
Economic and Social Rights at Risk:
Origin, Evolution and Emerging Trends
Thursday, November 4, 2010
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Attendance: 72 participants
The speaker Ed Broadbent is a leading scholar and distinguished advocate of social justice and human rights.
A former Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989, Mr. Broadbent held several
faculty posts since. He is currently Fellow in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.
In 1996, he was a Visiting Fellow at AllSouls College, Oxford University.
He held the J.S. Woodsworth Chair at Simon Fraser University and was a Visiting Professor at McGill.
From 1990 to 1996, he was the founding President of the International Centre for
Human Rights and Democratic Development in Montreal (now called Rights and Democracy).
Between 1979 and 1990, he was a Vice-President of the Socialist International.
Mr. Broadbent was born in Oshawa in1936. After graduating first in his class in philosophy
at the University of Toronto in 1959, he did postgraduate studies at the London School
of Economics and obtained his doctorate in political science from the University of Toronto
in 1966. He taught at York University for three years before being elected to Parliament as
NDP Member for Oshawa, in 1968.
Among Dr. Broadbent’s academic publications is Democratic Equality:
What Went Wrong?(University of Toronto Press, 2001). He has been a guest
lecturer at several Canadian universities as well as at Oxford and Edinburgh;
Brown, Harvard and the University of Texas; and Calcutta and New Delhi.
He has received honorary degrees from a number of Canadian universities.
Mr. Broadbent was made a member of the Privy Council in 1982, an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 1993 and a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2002.
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Transparency Card
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Number of
Participants:72 |
64 Paid + 8 Guests from
Canada without Poverty |
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Total $ without taxes:
1,680 |
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Gross Income 64 x
$26.25 |
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$1,680.00 |
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Expenses |
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GST |
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78.75 |
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Credit Card fees on 63
participants |
84.00 |
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Conference Room
rental |
127.12 |
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St-Paul U. Microphone
Rental |
16.95 |
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Book to
speaker |
36.70 |
$343.52 |
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Net Income from
Participants |
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$1,336.48 |
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Private Donations to Canada
Without Poverty |
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Participant I |
$1,300.00 |
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Participant
II |
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$50.00 |
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Participant
II |
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$25.00 |
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Total
DONATION to
CANADA WITHOUT POVERTY |
$2,711.48 |
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Summer Splash for
Harvard, Wellesley and MIT Alums,
Friends and Families in the Ottawa Area
August 15, 2010
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What is a splash?
- It’s a child jumping in the wading pool.
- It’s an ice cube dropped in a glass of punch.
- It’s a sprinkler under the trampoline.
- It’s a hose in the wrong hands.
This was a fabulous family-friendly afternoon in Merrickville (south of Ottawa),
a memorable opportunity for Harvard, MIT and Wellesley communities to get together
and enjoy some summer fun. Our resourceful host Diana MacKay, helped by Daniel,
her visiting brother, greeted us warmly and made everyone feel most welcome at her
gorgeous home. The children loved the trampoline and the wilderness of the outdoors.
They picked fresh eggs and were captivated by the curious ducks, vocal chicken and singing birds.
The barbecue and buffet were superb, featuring a wide range of dishes and treats from Diana and the
participants. A perfect afternoon for friendly and inspiring conversations to remember!
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Harvard University's Global-Month-of-Service Event for the Benefit of Haiti
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disease in Rich and Poor Countries
Partners In Health: A History of Innovation and Impact
by Donella Rapier, Chief Financial Officer, Partners in Health
Former V.P., Harvard University, CFO and Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
Dr. David M. Malone, President, International Development Research Centre
May 13, 2010, Ottawa
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On May 13th, 2010, Ottawa Made a Positive Contribution to Help Those in Dire Need.
Harvard University Global Month of Service was an opportunity for all of us to make a positive
contribution and help those in dire need. In this context, we learned
about the trailblazing experience of Partners in Health (PIH) in Breaking the Cycle
of Poverty and Disease both in Rich and Poor Countries. This event served a dual worthy cause:
donate the proceeds to PIH front-line projects in Haiti and educate us about PIH innovative
work in improving the health and nutrition of the poor in any community.
For 22 years, PIH charity organization has stood as a beacon of best health-care governance and practices,
with immeasurable achievements on the ground. Building on its medical roots in Boston hospitals with
Harvard-University medical-community support, PIH is dedicated to delivering quality health care
to people and communities devastated by joint burdens of poverty and disease. PIH’s work has three
goals: to care for patients, to alleviate the root causes of disease and to share lessons learned
around the world. PIH care is now cutting-edge and, first and foremost, context and culture centric,
with a large dedicated and diverse workforce—the vast majority of which are local people who previously
had never had a job. This great NGO has proven that it is possible to break the cycle of poverty and
disease in America and in the developing world.
President Bill Clinton recently said that Dr. Paul Farmer, the founder of
PIH is “the Albert Schweitzer of the modern era.” The Secretary General of the
United Nations appointed him as his Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti last year. And several books have
been written about Dr. Farmer, most notably “Mountains Beyond Mountains”, a New York Times best seller
by the renown author Tracy Kidder. Dr. Farmer is also the Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine
at Harvard Medical School.
Our speakers: Ms. Donella Rapier and Dr. David M. Malone
Transparency Card
46 paying participants at $21 plus 10 guests
(volunteers, Canada Without
Poverty, PIH, St-Paul and Marriott).
$966.00 Total Income
($196.48)
Less Expenses (GST $46, card fees $42.85, amphitheatre $107.63)
= $769.52 Net Revenue to PIH (from tuition fees)
+ $3,560.00 Individual Donations to PIH as of May 18, 2010
+ $12,438.30 Additional donation to PIH of US$ 12,076.02 @ 1.03, as of June 18, 2010
+ $35,000.00 Additional donation to PIH, in CAD$, as of June 23, 2010
= $51.767.82 Contributions to PIH (from fees and donations)
The following costs were covered by donors:
$397.41 Corporate donor - 3 meetings: 33 working meals (May 12 and 13)
+ $520.00 Courtyard by Marriott: Hotel accommodation for speaker
+ $260.00 Posters: Courtesy of St-Paul University to PIH Haiti
+ $75.00 Museum of Civilization working-breakfast conference room
= $1,252.41 Total Cost Paid for by Donors
+ $51.767.82 Plus Individual Contributions to PIH (see above)
= $53,020.23 Total $ Value as of June 23, 2010
(excludes volunteer time and promised corporate donations
following PIH incorporation in Canada)
Volunteer time for fund raising and organizing May 13th conference
Jose Gerstl, Paul Leduc, Helene Martin, Thea Michalski, Huyen Tran, Alain Martin
Those who made a donation in addition the registration
fees of $21 will receive a receipt from Partners In Health.
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