THE FULL VIDEO OF THE CONFERENCE AND ALL
SPEAKERS?PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS PRESS COVERAGE,
RADIO INTERVIEWS AND PICTURES ARE NOW
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK ON THIS WEBSITE:

HTTP://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/NEWSMANAGER/ANMVIEWER.ASP?A=499&Z=22

From l-r: BPW, Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Brigitte Gabriel,
Dr. Wafa Sultan, Nonie Darwish, Germain Belzile

CHQR'S "THE WORLD TONIGHT"
WITH ROB BREAKENRIDGE
The urgency of individual resolve
BPW’s reflections from the Conference

http://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/media/chqr20061026.mp3

NAZANIN AFSHIN-JAM EN DIRECT SUR RDI

http://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/media/nazaninrdi.wmv 

Wednsday, November 1, 2006

Thursday, October26, 2006

3rd Institute Policy Conference

Security and Trade in the post-Iraq Era:

"Doing Business in a Dangerous World---Redressing the Balance in U.S.Canadian Relations"

 Beryl Wajsman, The Hon.Perrin Beatty, Thomas d'Aquino, R.James Woolsey, John F. Angus, Michael F. Gallagher

We are pleased to report that the Institute's 3rd Policy Conference , held May 29th at the Club St.Denis, was a resounding success. We have already had positive reactions from circles in Ottawa and in Washington. Jim Duff's report on it, posted in our Initiatives section, may be viewed at:

http://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=287&z=22

We would also urge you to look at
"A Conversation with James Woolsey:
Reflections from the former Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency" posted to our Insight section
at the following location:

http://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=288&z=12

Dale L. Watson, Raymonde Folco, M.P., Stockwell Day, M.P.,
Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Charles H. Belzile, Patrick Gagnon

A Sampling of Participants Comments:

"Jim Woolsey and Dale Watson were genuinely impressed and honored by the professionalism and treatment. They are already talking about how soon they can come back to Canada."-Gerald Chipeur,Esq., Chipeur Advocates, Calgary

"Gen. Belzile and I thoroughly enjoyed the Conference. It was professionally run with an excellent group of speakers. The networking was of excellent value."-Col.(ret.)Alain Pellerin, Executive Director, Canadian Defence Associations, Ottawa

"Thank you for a most stimulating Conference."-David Bensoussan, Communautés Sepharade du Québec, Montréal

"I was thoroughly riveted by the presentations...it was a rare opportunity. A Tour de Force!"-Marie Bourbonniere, Raymond Chabot

"I really enjoyed this Conference. Keep on with the good work in building Canada's future."- Me.Stephane Hébert, IRB

Please view BPW's Conference opening address entitled "A Matter of Honor" at the following link:

http://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=277&z=22

“It was a who’s who?at the
Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal
Security & Trade Conference

LINDA MASSARELLA
Sunday, June 1, 2003

Beryl Wajsman, president of the influential Institut des Affaires Publiques de Montreal, has just wrapped up the Institute’s 3rd Policy Conference. Entitled “Doing Business in a Dangerous World: Security & Trade in the Post Iraq Era?brought together major politicians, military and security officials and leading CEO’s.
It was a who's who of intrigue at the by-invitation-only Conference held at the Club St. Denis. Former CIA head honcho James Woolsey was the keynote speaker and spent some time at a breakfast meeting with some high-powered Institute board members and Wajsman’s special invited guests.
Retired General Charles Belzile was there, as were businessmen, lawmakers and intelligence experts The Hon. Perrin Beatty, Thomas d'Aquino, President & CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Dale L. Watson, former Director of Counter-Terrorism for the FBI, Raymonde Folco, M.P., Michael F. Gallagher, Minister-Counsellor at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa , John F. Angus, President of the Stonehenge Corporation and board member of UBS (Canada) and Patrick Gagnon, former M.P. and current President of Protocol Strategies
But it was Canadian Alliance MP Stockwell Day who made everyone laugh when he joked to Woolsey he'd love to be an undercover diplomat for the U.S. intelligence agency: "I'd love to tell people my last name is Bond, only trouble is I'd have to say, 'Hello, I'm Stock Bond.' "

4th Institute Policy Conference

Québec and Israel:

"A Challenge to the Content of our Character and the Courage of our Conscience"

Israeli Foreign Ministry North American Director Aharon Yaar,
Ronald Denom (SNC), Nino Colavecchio (Canadian Italian Congress)

The Institute has just concluded it's first Quebec-Israel Conference on Civil Society held July 7th at the Club St-Denis in Montréal. This historic encounter was the first time that leaders of every sector of Quebec met with representatives of the Government of Israel on a broad-based summit agenda. Political, economic and cultural relations were covered by an important and compelling assembly of leaders. Four Israeli officials, including Aharon Yaar, Director of the North American Division of the Foreign Ministry of Israel and newly appointed Montreal Consul-General Marc Attali attended. We are proud that all sectors of Quebec were represented including business, labor, government, cultural groups, media and academe. Among the notable guests were Henri Mass? President of the FTQ, Guy Bouthillier of the Sociét?St-Jean Baptiste, Andr?Pratte of La Presse, Francis Bellido, President of the Sociét?Generale de Finance (Sant?, Nino Colavecchio, President of the Congress of Italo-Canadians, Jean E. Fortier, President of the Conseil des Relations internationales de Montréal, Danielle Laberge, Vice-Rector of UQAM and Ronald Denom, Senior Vice-President of SNC-Lavalin International. Other participants from the business community included Myriam Truchon, Director of Public Affairs and Environment of Hydro-Québec, Edith Ducharme of CDP Capital and Alain Bonneau of Montreal International.

Guy Bouthillier (SSJB), Alain Bonneau (Mtl.Intl.), Andr?Pratte (La Presse),
Francis Bellido (SGF), Henri Mass?(FTQ), BPW

When we we were asked to organize this conference we were quite pleased to accept because for us at the Institute, the support of Israel, without implying a blanket endorsement of all its policies, represents the support of a democracy and that is as much a part of the progressive agenda as the other causes we have represented, defended and participated in such as the compensation fight for the Duplessis orphans with Jacques Hébert, the plight of refugees with Sœur Andrée Menard, the protection of the homeless with housing co-ops O.E.I.L. and ROMEL, and the opposition to bank mergers with the Community Coalition for Re-investment. The fight for social justice is global and we should never be so smug as to think is stops at our borders.

Francis Bellido, Consul-General Marc Attalli, Edward Brandone (FTQ),
Alain Bonneau, Édith Ducharme (CDP Capital)

Les liens entre le peuple juif, l’Israël et le Québec sont longs et profonds. C’est ici que Louis-Joseph Papineau aida ?mener le combat qui permis l’émancipation totale des juifs en 1832, et ce huit ans avant l’Angleterre. C’est ici que des leaders syndicaux québécois appuyés par des syndicalistes d’origine italienne et juive ont créé ?travers les années 30, 40 et 50 l’état qui peut se vanter d’avoir, avec l’Italie et l’Israël, le plus important pourcentage de travailleurs syndiqués de l’Occident. Les premiers remous intellectuels visant ?bâtir une sociét?distincte se sont inspirés de ce qui se faisait de mieux au monde en matière gouvernementale, c’est ainsi que le ?Guide des patriotes ?de Marcel Chaput proposait plusieurs les institutions israéliennes comme exemples pour le Québec. Finalement, nous pouvons pas oublier que 20% de la population d’Israël ont le francais comme langue maternelle.

Les modèles québécois et israéliens d’intervention de l’état pour la justice sociale sont par mis les plus inclusifs et compatissants au monde. L’Israël fait aujourd’hui face ?beaucoup des mêmes problèmes économiques et défis syndicaux que le Québec a si bien gér?depuis les trente dernières années. Le Québec a une expertise économique unique ?partager, notamment la création du Fonds Solidarit? Parallèlement, l’Israël est devenu un modèle mondial parmi les nations plus petites pour ses succès dans la mise en place d’une infrastructure technologique sans pareil, et le Québec peut bénéficier de cette expertise pour l’expansion des secteurs de biotechnologie, de pharmaceutiques et d’aviation.

There is a need for heightened understanding between the two societies, and we already have indications that this first meeting is leading to exciting new initiatives of co-operation in the political, economic and cultural arenas.

We invite you to view the opening address of the Conference entitled
"Why Israel?" at:
http://zs6.3fuvj3.icu/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=290&z=22

 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laberge, Danielle"
To: "'Institute for Public Affairs'" <bpwajsmann@>

Cher Beryl,

J'ai ét?ravie par notre rencontre de lundi au club St-Denis.
Un grand mercide m'avoir invitée. Je serai ravie de
poursuivre la collaboration avec l'Institut .
 
Danielle Laberge
Vice-Rectrice ?l'enseignement, ?la recherche et ?la création
UQAM