UNA-Canada Toronto Branch

The United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC) is a national charitable organization which was established in 1946 with the mandate of engaging the Canadian public with the challenges, difficulties and successes of the United Nations and highlighting the critical issues which affect us all. We accomplish our goals with the help of a dynamic staff at the National Office in Ottawa and a network of volunteer-driven regional branches.

Our Toronto branch strives to raise awareness in the Toronto area of international issues concerning human rights, youth and education, refugees, poverty, gender equity, the environment, drug-use abuse, health, sustainable development, peace, and many others. We try, through seminars, workshops, and other events, to keep ourselves and the general public informed and educated about the current challenges.

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In celebration of the International Human Rights Day, UNACTO invites you to

To celebrate 66 years of working for peace and development, officially recognized, as United Nations Day on October 24th, you are invited to a Keynote Address by Paul Heinbecker,
Former Canadian Ambassador to the UN, based on his latest book, followed by a panel discussion & audience Q&A.

Moderator
Dr. Alistair Edgar, Executive Director, Academic Council of the UN System

Speakers
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt, Council on Global Issues
Dr. Adele Buckley, Canadian Pugwash

Date: October 24th,2011
Time: 7 – 9pm
Venue: Toronto City Hall, Committee Rm #2
100 Queen Street West at Bay
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2

Has Canada lost its place in the world? Are we destined for a future as a middle power, denied a seat at the “grown-ups’ table”? Some would argue yes, that decades of neglect and inattention have rendered Canadian foreign policy ineffective at best and non-existent at worst. Paul Heinbecker disagrees. The golden days of Lester B. Pearson may be long gone, he contends (and perhaps they weren’t quite as “golden” as we’d all like to remember), but Canada still has a part to play. In Getting Back in the Game, Heinbecker presents his vision for a future in which Canada can work both with the United Nations and apart from it; in which our government can take a stand and effect change on issues of the day from climate change to the Middle East; in which this country has a key role to play in the rehabilitation of global governance.

Can’t make the event but would like a signed copy? Please email us..

RSVP: info@to.unac.org Subject Line: Getting Back in the Game

Paperback copies now available.