Event Date: November 16, 2015 - 9:30
Location: Social Sciences Building, 120 University Pvt., room 4007

Presented by the CIPS.
Free. In English. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

How can Canada best contribute to the promotion of global sustainable development? CIPS convened a working group of seasoned policy experts and asked them to answer this question. On November 16, the group will launch its report, present its recommendations, and lead a discussion of Canada’s role and stake in addressing current and future global development challenges.

Read the full report here

Members of the CIPS International Development Working Group:

Margaret Biggs (co-chair): Skelton-Clark Fellow, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University

John W McArthur (co-chair): Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Senior Fellow, United Nations Foundation

Kate Higgins: Adjunct Research Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University; Manager, CIVICUS

David Moloney: Senior Associate, Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa; Fellow, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, Ivey School of Business

Eric Werker: Associate Professor, Beedie School of Business,  Simon Fraser University

Julia Sanchez: President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation

Expert commentary on the working group report will be provided by:

Julie Delahanty: Executive Director, Oxfam Canada

Gargee Ghosh: Director, Development Policy and Finance, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Robert Greenhill: Executive Chairperson, Global Canada

Moderated by Kate Heartfield, Ottawa Citizen

Canada and the World Policy Reports

New Directions for Canadian International Policy

In Fall 2014, CIPS convened four working groups of academics and policy practitioners to explore new thinking and policy options in four areas: International Security and Defence, International Development, International Trade and Commerce, and International Human Rights. The working groups grew out of the discussion at the May 2014 Ottawa Forum which focused on rethinking Canada’s international strategy. The working groups met, consulted, deliberated and drafted their reports and recommendations over the past year. CIPS is releasing the working group papers as part of its ongoing effort to promote evidence-based discussion of international policy issues in Canada.

Canada’s International Security and Defence Policy
Co-Chairs: Rob McRae and James R. Mitchell

Towards 2030: Building Canada’s Engagement with Global Sustainable Development
Co-Chairs: Margaret Biggs and John McArthur

No Time for Complacency: A 21st Century Trade Strategy for Canada
Co-Chairs: Ailish Campbell and Elaine Feldman

Human Rights in Canadian Foreign Policy: New Departures
Co-Chairs: John Packer and David Petrasek

*Please note: Photos and/or video recordings of this event may be posted on the CIPS website, newsletter and/or social media accounts.