FUTURE
EVENTS
Annual General Meeting
A brief meeting of the new Board of Directors will take place following
the A.G.M. which members are welcome to attend.
A reception will follow.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Combination Room
Trinity College
6 Hoskin Avenue
5:00 p.m.
The Albany
Club of Toronto presents
Albany Club Author Series Lunch
Two Cheers
for Minority Government
The evolution of Canadian
parliamentary democracy
Professor
Peter H. Russell, O.C.
Past-Chairman, Churchill
Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy; University
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the
University of Toronto
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Albany Club of Toronto
91 King Street East
Reception 12 noon * Lunch 12:30 p.m.
Members $40 per person * Non-members $48
(Plus taxes & gratuity)
RSVP
reservations@albanyclub.ca
or (416) 364-5471
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PDF flyer
Everything Old is New Again
Observations on Parliamentary Reform
A special report
by
Thomas
S. Axworthy
The Centre for the
Study of Democracy (CSD)
School of Policy
Studies
Queen's University
The report is the
product of a sweeping study of the state of Canadian democracy's core
institutions, backed by detailed comparisons with the U.S., Britain, and
Australia. Although it makes 20 recommendations -- covering everything
from the power of the prime minister to the way MPs connect with
citizens -- the report concentrates on boosting the prestige and power
of parliamentary committees.
Click here to
obtain a copy of the report
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RECENT EVENTS
The Library of Parliament presents
a seminar to celebrate the launch of
Two Cheers
for Minority Government
The evolution of Canadian
parliamentary democracy
Professor
Peter H. Russell, O.C.
Past-Chairman, Churchill
Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy; University
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the
University of Toronto
A copy of the book was officially
presented to Parliamentary Librarian Dr. William R. Young.
Friday, May 2, 2008
The Churchill Society for
the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy and Massey College present
the launch of
Two Cheers
for Minority Government
The evolution of Canadian
parliamentary democracy
by
Professor
Peter H. Russell, O.C.
Past-Chairman, Churchill
Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy; University
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the
University of Toronto.
Massey College
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Click here to read more about the book
Churchill Debate at Hart House
Elizabeth May,
O.C.
Leader, Green Party of Canada
"Global Warming is Hoax by the political
class."
Hart House
University of Toronto
March 5, 2008
Parliamentary Democracy
Sean Conway
2007 Recipient of the Churchill Society Award
for Excellence in Parliamentary Democracy
Rotary Club of Toronto
February 29, 2008
Churchill and the Commonwealth
Robert O'Brien
Chairman, Churchill Society
Royal Commonwealth Society - Toronto Branch
Royal Canadian Military Institute
February 27, 2008
Minority Parliaments
Professor Peter H. Russell, O.C.
Past-Chairman, Churchill Society for the Advancement of
Parliamentary Democracy
Rotary Club of Toronto
February 22, 2008
Churchill's
Eye
The Visual Cues of Winston Churchill
An illustrated talk
by
Nigel Smith
Creative director, designer, photographer, and lecturer
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Churchill’s unparalleled capacity to comprehend
visual cues.
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His life as a journey through spectacle & pageantry.
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His need to see and be seen.
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The coordination of his personal symbols.
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His capacity to excel in art, literature, etc.
Arts and Letters Club
January 23, 2008
Troublesome Young Men
The Rebels who Brought Churchill To Power and
Helped Save England
By Lynne Olson
Churchill Book Discussion
Group
Trinity College
December 10, 2007
Twenty-Fourth Annual Churchill
Society Dinner
A
charitable evening to support parliamentary democracy education in Canada
Churchill Society Chairman
Robert O'Brien with
Award for Excellence in the Cause of
Parliamentary Democracy
Sean Conway
Ontario Liberal MPP (1975-2003)
Cabinet Minister (1985-1990)
Visiting Fellow, Queen's University School
of Policy Studies
Political commentator on parliamentary
democracy
Keynote Speaker
Senator Hugh Segal,
C.M.
Political advisor and insider at Queen's
Park and Ottawa from 1970's to present, author and distinguished
Churchillian
Click here for photos
Four Seasons Hotel
November 22, 2007
Fourth
Annual UofT Churchill Lecture
Co-sponsored by the Churchill Society for the Advancement of
Parliamentary Democracy and the Association of Political Science
Students
Senate Reform
Essential for Parliamentary Democracy
Lecturer
Senator Hugh
Segal,
C.M.
University of Toronto
November 21, 2007
Visit the Churchill Lecture web page
An Evening with Sir Martin Gilbert and the
Official Canadian Launch of
Churchill and the
Jews
A Lifelong Friendship
An Evening with Sir Martin Gilbert and the
Official
Canadian Launch of
Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong
Friendship
In partnership
with International Churchill Societies Canada
and the Albany
Club of Toronto
Albany Club
October 16, 2007
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.
Click here to
read one teacher's experience
NEW
Sir Martin
Gilbert named Patron
In recognition of Sir Martin Gilbert writing The Will of the People:
Winston Churchill and Parliamentary Democracy, promoting the book
through three book launches and a dozen media interviews, and donating
half the proceeds to support the Churchill Society’s educational
programme; and in acknowledgement of Sir Martin being the inaugural
Churchill Society Dinner guest speaker, the speaker at our 20th
anniversary dinner; and also in recognition of his unyielding friendship
to the Society over the years, the Churchill Society Board of Directors
bestows upon Sir Martin Gilbert the Society's highest honour, naming him
a Patron of the Society.
IN PRINT
The Will of the
People
Winston Churchill and
Parliamentary Democracy
By
Sir Martin Gilbert
The Will of the People is an incisive,
in-depth look at Winston Churchill’s lifelong commitment to
parliamentary democracy.
Part of the proceeds of the
sale of this book goes to support the educational programmes of the
Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy.
Read more
ALSO IN
PRINT
The Great Dominion
Winston Churchill in Canada 1900-1954
by
David Dilks
David Dilks, a
leading British historian and guest speaker at the Churchill Dinner in
1999, launched his new book
The Great
Dominion: Winston Churchill in Canada, 1900-1954.
The book's publisher, Thomas Allen, and the Churchill Society for
the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy invited all members of the
Society a reception to celebrate its publication.
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