Joyce Murray eNews: Celebrate the Chinese New Year
with MP Joyce Murray
and the Vancouver Quadra Community
Saturday, March 6 — 2:30pm – 5:00pm
Omega Gallery
4290 Dunbar St. (at 27th Ave.)
Featuring original art from the renown Susan A. Point *Snacks and refreshments to be provided*
For more information, please email murraj1@parl.gc.ca
Discuss. Engage. Learn.
Join Joyce Murray, political scientiest Dr. Philip Resnick and constitutional law expert Professor Margot Young for an engaging ‘townhall’ discussion about Prorogation and Democracy in Canada
Cafe Muse
2305 W. 41st Ave. (Off Vine in Kerrisdale)
Thursday, January 21
6:00pm – 7:30pm
For more information: murraj1@parl.gc.ca or 604-664-9220
To sign the petition against the prorogation of Parliament, please visit www.joycemurray.ca/petition
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is starting the New Year with a cross-Canada campus tour to meet with young Canadians in the lead-up to Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge – a non-partisan conference being held in Montreal in March 2010.
Please join me, hundreds of UBC students, and many others tomorrow and be a part of the Liberal Leader’s discussion on what Canada can be on its 150th birthday in 2017, or in the Leader’s words, “what we need to do today and tomorrow to get there”.
To RSVP to the event, click here
A Conversation with Michael Ignatieff
Friday, January 15, 2009
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Norm Theatre, Student Union Building
University of British Columbia
6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver BC
Event Info:
Saturday, December 12, 2:00-3:30 PM
Kitsilano Community Centre – Lobby Room
2690 Larch St., Vancouver,
Canada at Copenhagen: A Community Dialogue featured panel announced
Joining MP Joyce Murray will be:
Dave Marmorek, Science – Aquatic Ecosystems (ESSA Technologies)
Dave is an aquatic ecologist with 30 years of experience in predicting and assessing the potential impacts of human activities on ecosystems and developing plans to rehabilitate damaged ecosystems and recover threatened biota. Dave, the author of over 20 peerreviewed publications, is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. David also serves on science advisory panels for Puget Sound and Platte River ecosystem recovery efforts.
Eugene Hodgson, Clean Energy (Corpfinance International Ltd.)
Eugene began his public sector career in the Northwest Territories where he acted as Senior Policy Advisor on resource based projects. In the early 80’s he served as Executive Assistant to the Minister of the Environment, Lands, Parks and Housing in the British Columbia Government. Eugene is Co-Chair of the BC Wind Energy Association and a member of the Government Relations committee of CANWEA and a Director of the Independent Power Producers of BC.
Bernie Clark, Science – Remote Sensing (MDA)
Bernie Clark is an executive vice-president at MDA, one of Canada’s largest and oldest high-tech space company and a world leader in the field of remote sensing – observing and monitoring changes on the earth from air and space. Bernie has been educating changing climate through a series of multimedia presentations called please Mind the Planet (www.MindThePlanet.org).
Donald Gordon, Grassroots Advocacy (Voters Taking Action on Climate Change)
Donald Gordon is a homebuilder and a founder of Voters Taking Action on Climate Change (VTACC). VTACC aims to empower voters concerned with the lack of government policy to reduce carbon emissions. VTACC seeks to provide voters with information to so that they can better participate in democratic processes as informed voters. VTACC is a 100% voluntary organization with a strong support base in the Lower Mainland, and a network of supporters across BC and the rest of Canada.
Aidan Vining, Academic – Public Policy (SFU)
Aidan R. Vining is a Professor of Business and Government Relations in the Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, He is currently the Academic Director of the Executive MBA at the Segal School. Previously, he was a faculty member at the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia. He has served as a consultant to both the British Columbian Government (Ministry of the Environment) and the Canadian Government.
Come listen to our expert panel discuss the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and have your voice heard on what Canada’s position should be.
Canada at Copenhagen
Canada at Copenhagen: A Community Dialogue featured panel announced
Joining MP Joyce Murray will be:
Dave Marmorek, Science – Aquatic Ecosystems (ESSA Technologies)
Dave is an aquatic ecologist with 30 years of experience in predicting and assessing the potential impacts of human activities on ecosystems and developing plans to rehabilitate damaged ecosystems and recover threatened biota. Dave, the author of over 20 peerreviewed publications, is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. David also serves on science advisory panels for Puget Sound and Platte River ecosystem recovery efforts.
Eugene Hodgson, Clean Energy (Corpfinance International Ltd.)
Eugene began his public sector career in the Northwest Territories where he acted as Senior Policy Advisor on resource based projects. In the early 80’s he served as Executive Assistant to the Minister of the Environment, Lands, Parks and Housing in the British Columbia Government. Eugene is Co-Chair of the BC Wind Energy Association and a member of the Government Relations committee of CANWEA and a Director of the Independent Power Producers of BC.
Bernie Clark, Science – Remote Sensing (MDA)
Bernie Clark is an executive vice-president at MDA, one of Canada’s largest and oldest high-tech space company and a world leader in the field of remote sensing – observing and monitoring changes on the earth from air and space. Bernie has been educating changing climate through a series of multimedia presentations called please Mind the Planet (www.MindThePlanet.org).
Donald Gordon, Grassroots Advocacy (Voters Taking Action on Climate Change)
Donald Gordon is a homebuilder and a founder of Voters Taking Action on Climate Change (VTACC). VTACC aims to empower voters concerned with the lack of government policy to reduce carbon emissions. VTACC seeks to provide voters with information to so that they can better participate in democratic processes as informed voters. VTACC is a 100% voluntary organization with a strong support base in the Lower Mainland, and a network of supporters across BC and the rest of Canada.
Aidan Vining, Academic – Public Policy (SFU)
Aidan R. Vining is a Professor of Business and Government Relations in the Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, He is currently the Academic Director of the Executive MBA at the Segal School. Previously, he was a faculty member at the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia. He has served as a consultant to both the British Columbian Government (Ministry of the Environment) and the Canadian Government.
