Toronto
Letter from the President
Dear Members and Friends of the CIC-Toronto branch,
On behalf of the executive of the Toronto branch, I would like to welcome members and friends to the new CIC national office website.
The Toronto branch is a large and active community with a membership and programming as diverse as our fantastic city. Recent topics have included: Water: a public right or private commodity?; Cuba: Is Raul becoming a capitalist?; Democracy in Egypt: What is the best path forward for a democratic transition?; Is the Golden Age of Canada’s Foreign Policy Behind Us? Lessons from the Life of John W Holmes; Haiti, One Year Later: What Must Still be Done?; Aboriginal Sovereignty and the Arctic; Canada: Rogue State or Principled Outsider?
The Toronto branch volunteer executive is always looking for support in developing event ideas – as well as individuals interested in actually putting together an approved event! – to broaden the range of public policy discussion forums for our members and the interested Toronto community at large. if you would like to propose an idea for a CIC event, please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to toevents@onlinecic.org.
For more information on the Toronto branch, please check out our website: www.cictoronto.ca
All the best,
Jo-Ann Davis
President, CIC-Toronto Branch
About
The CIC-Toronto branch is a large and very active community with a diverse membership that is representative of our city and with programming aimed at providing forums for public policy discussion – from diplomatic, political, economic, and development topics to the environment, resources, social justice, and country-specific dialogues.
Branch Executive
President
Jo-Ann Davis
Vice-President
Renee van Kessel
Treasurer
Misbah Gopalani
Research Group Chair
James Manicom, PhD
Community Partnerships
Shakir Rahim
Members-at-Large
Shoaib Gopalani
Fraser Holman
Heather Keachie
Leif Malling
Fraser Mann
Ex-Officio Members
Ron Clarke
Larry Herman, Former President
Keith Martin, Former President
Contact
NEWS
What are Canada’s Development Priorities? What are the principles driving our international aid?
Featuring The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation
Why do our global institutions fail to prevent & protect against mass atrocities?
Featuring Dr. Mukesh Kapila, former Head of the United Nations in Sudan



