The Group of 78 hosts a luncheon speaker series in Ottawa each month from October to June, except December. The presentation focuses on a current issue of the day and provides ample opportunity for debate and discussion.
2009
May 26, 2009
Diana Ralph – The Canadian Jewish Movement for Justice for Palestinians
March 24, 2009
Newton Bowles – The UN Convention for Women: Is it working?
2008
March 25, 2008
Newton Bowles – Human Wrecks or Human Rights
January 29, 2008
John Foster – Afghanistan and the New Great Energy Game. See his updated article June 19, 2008 “A Pipeline Through A Troubled Land: Afghanistan, Canada, and the New Great Energy Game”
2006
June 20, 2006
Richard Harmston – Nepal: King, Constitution or Chaos?
2005
February 15, 2005
Magnus Schönning – Promoting Public Awareness of the UN’s MDGs: the experience in Sweden
January 25, 2005
Gerald Ohlsen – Riding the Wave: How the Tsunamis Can Change Development
2004
May 25, 2004
Jean Jacques Blais – Afghan Elections and the Rule of Law
January 27, 2004
Alex Neve – Allowing Torture Will Not Make Us More Secure
Alex Neve – Permettre la torture n’améliorera pas notre sécurité
2003
December 3, 2003
Bill Janzen – Sorting Out the Tragic Iraq Situation
February 23, 2003
Christopher Waddell – Les relations canado-américaines après le 11 septembre
2002
Michael Oliver – Reversing the Downgrading of the United Nations
December 11, 2002
Alternatives to War with Iraq: Recommendations of an Experts’ Panel
Rev. James Christie – The Aftermath of the World Trade Center Catastrophe
John Sigler – Peace Plans for the Middle East: Prelude to an imposed settlement?
April 23, 2002
February 2002
David Pratt – Diamonds of Conflict, Blood and War
January 29, 2002
Debbie Grisdale – Flickering Glimmers of Hope on the Road to Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Debbie Grisdale – Faibles lueurs d’espoir sur la voie de la non-prolifération nucléaire
2001
Peggy Mason – Combating the Illicit Trade in Small Arms: Let’s make sure Canada is part of the solution
Peggy Mason – Combattre le commerce illicite des armes légères, assurons-nous que le Canada fasse partie de la solution
November 27, 2001
Shirley L. Thomson – Globalization and Cultural Policy: Ideas without Borders
October 2001
Flora MacDonald – Supply corridors essential to prevent 1.5 to 3 million deaths in Afghanistan
May 29, 2001
David A. Walden – UNESCO: Its perspective on cultural diversity and cultural identity
April 24, 2001
Ed Broadbent – The Canadian Democracy and Corporate Accountability Commission
2000
October 31, 2000
Fen Osler Hampson – The Axworthy Years: An Assessment
June 2000
James Bruce – Canada lags U.S. in fighting climate change
James Bruce – Le Canada devancé par les États-Unis dans la lutte en matière de changement climatique
June 20, 2000
James Bissett – Current Immigration Policy and the Crisis in Refugee Asylum
May 2000
Joan DeBardeleben – Russia: A Longing for Stability
April 2000
John Harker – Canada and Sudan: A Scout and an Envoy
February 2000
Kerry Pither and Walter Dorn – Near-Death of East Timor
Kerry Pither et Walter Dorn – La quasi-disparition du Timor-Oriental
January 2000
Farhang Rajaee – After Seattle: Perceptions of Globalism
Farhang Rajaee – Après Seattle: Perceptions du mondialisme
1999
November 1999