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Video – Conference:CANADA AND THE NEW MIDDLE EAST

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Panel I – Canadian Economic and Energy Interests in the New Middle East  (Click to play video)

Welcome Remarks — The Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (via Video)
Julie Lindhout, President, The NATO Council of Canada

Moderator: 
Lawrence Solomon

Speakers:
Lawrence Solomon, Columnist, Financial Post; Executive Director, Energy Probe

Andy Mahut, Executive Board, Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), Manager, Energy Practices, U.S.Steel Canada

Mike Ward, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Consulate of Canada in Istanbul, Turkey

 

Panel II – Canadian National Security and the New Middle East  

 

Moderator:
Raymond Boisvert

Speakers:
Raymond Boisvert, Assistant Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

Doug Best, RCMP Superintendent and Head of the National Security Section

John Thompson, International Security Intelligence Expert, Mackenzie Institute

 

 

 

Panel III – Canada, Iran and the Arab Spring

 

Moderator:
Peter Goodspeed

Speakers:
Peter Goodspeed, Senior Reporter, International Affairs, National Post

Boaz Ganor, Associate Dean, and Executive Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) – Herzilya, Israel

Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iranian political philosopher, University of Toronto Centre for Ethics

 

 

Panel IV – Canada’s Human Rights Challenges in the New Middle East

 

Moderator:
Nazanin Afshin-Jam

Speakers:
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, International human rights advocate, President, ‘Stop Child Executions’, singer/songwriter, former Miss World Canada

Raheel Raza, Author, Human Rights Activist, Consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural Diversity.

Marina Nemat, Best-selling Author and Human Rights Advocate, former political prisoner

 

 

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  • The mission of NATO Association of Canada is to promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO.

    We strive to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and NATO’s goal of peace, prosperity and security. NATO Association of Canada ensures that we have an informed citizenry able to contribute to discussions about Canada’s role on the world stage.

    As a leading member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), NATO Association of Canada has strong and enduring ties with sister organizations in many of the alliance countries, as well as members of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” and “Mediterranean Dialogue” programmes. The NAOC has had a leading role in the recent transformation and modernization of the ATA, and helped to create and develop the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA).

    The NAOC has strong ties with the Government of Canada including Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. We are constantly working to create and maintain relationships with international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, NATO Headquarters, the International Criminal Court, and other prominent international NGOs and think tanks.

     

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NATO Association of Canada

The mission of NATO Association of Canada is to promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO.

We strive to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and NATO’s goal of peace, prosperity and security. NATO Association of Canada ensures that we have an informed citizenry able to contribute to discussions about Canada’s role on the world stage. As a leading member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), NATO Association of Canada has strong and enduring ties with sister organizations in many of the alliance countries, as well as members of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” and “Mediterranean Dialogue” programmes. The NAOC has had a leading role in the recent transformation and modernization of the ATA, and helped to create and develop the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA). The NAOC has strong ties with the Government of Canada including Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. We are constantly working to create and maintain relationships with international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, NATO Headquarters, the International Criminal Court, and other prominent international NGOs and think tanks.  

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