CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL (TORONTO BRANCH) AND BILL GRAHAM CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL HISTORY

are pleased to sponsor the following event

Presentation by Rt. Hon. Lord David Owen CH FRCP on “The UK Referendum on whether to leave or to remain in the EU”

Followed by

Question and Answer Period hosted by Honourable William (Bill) Graham

Lord David Owen: David Owen was a Member of the U.K. Parliament for 26 years and served as Navy Minister, Health Minister and Foreign Secretary. He was co-founder of the Social Democratic Party established in 1981 and its Leader from 1983-87 and 1988-90.

David Owen was created a Life Baron in 1992 and sits as an independent social democrat in the House of Lords. From 1992-95 Lord Owen served as EU peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia and was co-author of the Vance-Owen Peace Plan.

He was Chairman of New Europe from 1999-2005, an organization that campaigned successfully for the UK to stay outside the Eurozone.

Honourable William (Bill) Graham: Bill Graham was first elected as Canadian Member of Parliament for Toronto-Centre-Rosedale in 1993. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Defence, leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Literal Party of Canada.

Mr. Graham is currently Chairman of the National Board of Directors of the Canadian International Council and Chancellor of Trinity College at the University of Toronto.  On April 6, 2016, he was one of four distinguished Canadians appointed to a panel to provide advice to the Minister of Defense on a new Canadian defence policy. He was appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 2014.

Event Partner
Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History

Date and Time
Tuesday May 3, 2016
7:00pm to 8:30pm

Venue
George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON M5S 2C8

Registration
CIC Member …………………………….$15.00
Non-Member …………………………….$20.00
Student …………………………………..$5.00

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