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Prime Ministers Series: Jean Chrétien – The Chrétien Doctrine

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers. The second edition of the event features Jean Chrétien. It is hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building themes that evoked tough choices and fierce resistance. John Manley (senior business adviser, Bennett Jones LLP and former Liberal cabinet minister), Claude Laverdure (honorary senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa and Chrétien’s former national security adviser) and Margaret Bloodworth (honorary senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa and Chrétien’s former foreign policy adviser) discuss the decision to keep Canada out of the Iraq war. (March 3, 2020) (March 3, 2020)
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Prime Ministers Series: Jean Chrétien – National Unity

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers. The second edition of the event features Jean Chrétien and it is hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building themes that evoked tough choices and fierce resistance. Edward Goldenberg (partner at Bennett Jones LLP and Chrétien’s former chief of staff), Allan Rock (president emeritus, University of Ottawa and former Liberal cabinet minister) and Pierre Pettigrew (executive adviser, international at Deloitte Canada and former Liberal cabinet minister) discuss the struggle for national unity, from the 1995 referendum to the Clarity Act of 2000. (March 3, 2020)
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Prime Ministers Series: Jean Chrétien – From Brain Drain To Brain Gain

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers. The second edition of the event features Jean Chrétien. It is hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building themes that evoked tough choices and fierce resistance. Edward Goldenberg (partner at Bennett Jones LLP and Chrétien’s former chief of staff), Martha Piper (former president, University of British Columbia) and Paul Genest (senior vice-president, Power Corporation) discuss how Canada went from “brain drain” to “brain gain." (March 3, 2020)
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Prime Ministers Series: Jean Chrétien – From Deficit To Surplus

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers. The second edition of the event features Jean Chrétien, who will reflect on his experiences as prime minister of Canada. It is hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building themes that evoked tough choices and fierce resistance. Wayne Wouters (strategic and policy adviser, McCarthy Tétrault and former privy council clerk), John Manley (senior business adviser, Bennett Jones LLP and former Liberal cabinet minister) and Peter Donolo (vice-chair at Hill + Knowlton Strategies and Chretien’s former director of communications) discuss the journey from deficit to surplus. (March 3, 2020)
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Former PM Jean Chrétien in Conversation with Bob Plamondon

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien takes part in a discussion with author and consultant Bob Plamondon at the Prime Ministers Series, a partnership between the University of Ottawa's Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service that highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers. (March 3, 2020) (no interpretation)
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Prime Ministers Series: Brian Mulroney - Lessons Learned

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers, beginning with Brian Mulroney. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building initiatives: tax reform, the environment, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is hosted by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. Catrina Tapley (deputy secretary to the cabinet, Privy Council Office), Wayne Wouters (strategic and policy adviser, McCarthy Tétrault LLP), Jocelyne Bourgon (president, PGI inc.) and John Hannaford (deputy minister of international trade) discuss leading transformative change, key principles and lessons learned. (March 5, 2019)
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Prime Ministers Series: Brian Mulroney – NAFTA

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers, beginning with Brian Mulroney. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building initiatives: tax reform, the environment, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is hosted by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. Derek Burney (senior strategic adviser, Norton Rose Fullbright), Donald Campbell (senior strategy adviser, DLA Piper LLP), Meriel Bradford (president, Snowberry Investments Ltd) and Reverend Canon Laurette Glasgow (special advisor of government relations, Anglican Church of Canada) discuss NAFTA. (March 5, 2019)
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Prime Ministers Series: Brian Mulroney – Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers, beginning with Brian Mulroney. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building initiatives: tax reform, the environment, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is hosted by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. Derek Burney (senior strategic adviser, Norton Rose Fullbright), Thomas D'Aquino (chief executive officer, Intercounsel Ltd.), James McIlroy (lead and founder, McIlroy & McIlroy, counsel on public policy) and Laura Dawson (director, Canada Institute at the Wilson Center) discuss the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. (March 5, 2019)
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Prime Ministers Series: Brian Mulroney - A Green Canada

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers, beginning with Brian Mulroney. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building initiatives: tax reform, the environment, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is hosted by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. William Pristanski (founder and principal, Prospectus Associates), Robert Slater (adjunct professor in environmental policy, Carleton University), Pauline Browes (chair, Friends of Rouge National Urban Park) and Anne McIlroy (director, principal gifts, University of Ottawa) discuss environmental initiatives. (March 5, 2019)
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Prime Ministers Series: Brian Mulroney – Tax Reform

The Prime Ministers Series highlights transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers, beginning with Brian Mulroney. The Ottawa conference explores four nation-building initiatives: tax reform, the environment, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is hosted by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. Wayne Wouters (strategic and policy adviser, McCarthy Tétrault), David Dodge (senior adviser, Bennett Jones LLP), Michael Sabia (president and CEO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec), Barbara McDougall (chair, Global Panel America) and Peter Daniel (former assistant deputy minister of communications, Department of Finance Canada) discuss tax reform. (March 5, 2019)
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Brian Mulroney in Conversation with Fen Hampson

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney takes part in an armchair discussion with Fen Hampson, as part of the Prime Ministers Series hosted by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service. This is the first of a series of conferences highlighting transformative policy initiatives of Canadian prime ministers. (March 5, 2019)