Educational
Programme
Our ongoing educational initiatives seek to build
awareness and understanding of Canada's Parliamentary system of
democracy.
Teachers Institute on Canadian
Parliamentary Democracy
The
Churchill Society is a proud partner of the Teachers Institute on Canadian
Parliamentary Democracy. The
Churchill Society sponsors two annual bursaries worth $300 for Canadian educators to attend the
Teachers Institute
on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy.
Teachers
Leadership Program
The Churchill Society is a
proud sponsor of the
Teacher Leadership Program. Organized by the Library of Parliament, this program
selects alumni from Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary
Democracy to prepare and present
workshops on Parliament of Canada programming to other teachers in towns
and cities across Canada.
Ontario Legislature Internship Programme
The Ontario Legislature Internship Programme (OLIP) brings eight recent graduates to
Queen's Park every year to work with
backbench members of the Legislature. The non-partisan programme was
established in 1975 by the
Canadian Political Science Association and The Legislative
Assembly of Ontario The Churchill Society invites the interns to our
events.
Forum
for Young Canadians
The
Churchill Society has established the Winston Churchill Scholarships to
be awarded to four participants of the Forum for Young Canadians - Canada's
premier civics organization for the next generation.
Churchill Debate at Hart
House
In conjunction with the Debates Committee
and the Debating Club at Hart House, the Churchill Society sponsors an
annual debate on a topic of interest and relevance to the University of
Toronto community.
Churchill Essay Competition
A competition open to all secondary school
students in Canada. The competition runs from January - April of each year.
Churchill Society Award for
Public Speaking
We
are the sponsor of the Churchill Society Award for Public Speaking at
the annual Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate [CUSID]
- Central Canadian Championships [Rt. Hon. Jules Léger
Cup].
Churchill Society Luncheon Series
The Society hosts topical speakers during
the year on a variety of subjects relating to Winston Churchill and
Parliamentary Democracy
Churchill
Lecture
The Churchill Lecture is held annually during
the same week as the annual Churchill Society Dinner in November. The
dinner guest speaker is invited to give a lecture at the University of
Toronto on a subject of his or her choosing.
Ask
The Professor
Constitutional expert Professor Peter
H. Russell will be happy to answer questions concerning Canada's
Parliamentary democracy, how minority governments are formed, the role
of the governor general in the 38th Parliament, etc.
Thus we arrive, by our ancient constitutional methods, at
practical working arrangements which show that Parliamentary democracy
can adapt itself to all situations and can go out in all weathers.
Prime
Minister Winston Churchill
House of Commons
8 September 1942
