The next Canada Seminar takes place in Talbot Hall at LMH on Friday 9th February 2018, 5.45pm to 7.00pm.
“Ontario and the World”
Our special guest speaker is The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor.
Drawing from thousands of conversations and interactions with Ontarians, Ms. Dowdeswell will share reflections on their sense of pride in community and country and also their views about the challenges of adapting to a rapidly changing world. The pursuit of sustainability in all its dimensions – economic, environmental, social – will be key, and Ms. Dowdeswell will offer thoughts on how Canadians might beneficially contribute to sustainable development at home and abroad.
5.30pm – 6.30pm Canada Seminar
6.30pm – 7.00pm Drinks Reception
7.15pm Dinner (invited guests)
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell – Biography
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell was appointed Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor following a distinguished public service career.
As Lieutenant Governor, her mandate focuses on ‘Ontario in the World’ and sustainability, including its three interrelated components: environmental stewardship, inclusive economic prosperity and innovation, and social and cultural inclusion.”
The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell was invested as Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor on September 23, 2014. Her eclectic public service career has spanned provincial, federal, and international borders, and has transcended disciplinary and sectoral lines.
Ms. Dowdeswell began her professional career as a teacher and university lecturer. After serving as the Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth for the Government of Saskatchewan, she held increasingly senior positions in the Canadian public service, most notably as head of the Atmospheric Environment Service. Throughout this period, she managed several public inquiries and royal commissions.
Her international negotiating experiences prefaced her election in 1992 as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ms. Dowdeswell was born in Northern Ireland and immigrated to rural Saskatchewan with her parents in 1947. She earned a Bachelor of Science in home economics and teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan (1966) and a Master of Science in behavioural sciences from Utah State University (1972). An Officer of the Order of Canada, Ms. Dowdeswell holds 11 honorary degrees.
Canada Seminar 5.30pm – 6.30pm – Talbot Hall, Lady Margaret Hall
Drinks Reception 6.30pm – 7.00pm – Talbot Hall, Lady Margaret Hall
Our special guest speaker is The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor.
Drawing from thousands of conversations and interactions with Ontarians, Ms. Dowdeswell will share reflections on their sense of pride in community and country and also their views about the challenges of adapting to a rapidly changing world. The pursuit of sustainability in all its dimensions – economic, environmental, social – will be key, and Ms. Dowdeswell will offer thoughts on how Canadians might beneficially contribute to sustainable development at home and abroad.
5.30pm – 6.30pm Canada Seminar
6.30pm – 7.00pm Drinks Reception