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Alastair Sweeny and Nick Brune Join the Société Macdonald-Cartier Society

on Oct 31 in Latest Press Releases by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alastair Sweeny and Nick Brune Join the Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Organization proud to welcome two senior advisors to its ranks MONTREAL, QC. October 31, 2011 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society is honoured to officially announce Alastair Sweeny and Nick Brune will act as senior advisors to the organization. Sweeny and Brune have [...]

October 30, 2011 statements

on Oct 30 in Latest Press Releases by

October 30, 2011 Statement on Supreme Court appointments The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society welcomes the appointments of Justice Michael J. Moldaver and Madam Justice Andromache Karakatsanis to the Supreme Court of Canada. The announcement was made on October 21st by Prime Minister Stephen Harper who said, “Justice Moldaver and Justice Karakatsanis are both highly intelligent, greatly [...]

Statement on nomination of two new judges to the Supreme Court of Canada

on Oct 20 in Latest Press Releases by

October 20, 2011 The Macdonald-Cartier Society welcomes the announcement that Justice Andromache Karakatsanis and Justice Michael J. Moldaver, two experienced judges, are the nominees who will be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Once confirmed, Justices Karakatsanis and Moldaver will return the bench to its full membership of nine sitting judges. “Madam Justice Karakatsanis [...]

The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Reacts To Report on Learning

on Oct 19 in Latest Press Releases by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Reacts To Report on Learning Reaction from youth-led organization on the final report from Canadian Council on Learning MONTREAL, QC. October 19, 2011 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society has reviewed the final report presented by the Canadian Council on Learning on October 11. Our organization is most concerned [...]

Founder Immanuel Giulea to Speak at Roadmap 2030

on Oct 19 in Latest Press Releases by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Founder Immanuel Giulea to Speak at Roadmap 2030 Executive Director of youth-led organization to participate in democratic engagement panel TORONTO, ON. October 19, 2011 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society is please to announce that Immanuel Giulea, founder and Executive Director, will represent the organization at the Roadmap 2030 conference on diversity and [...]

The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Welcomes Staffing Additions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Welcomes Staffing Additions Organization celebrates the addition of two new members to its volunteer staff TORONTO, ON. October 19, 2011 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society is pleased to officially announce the addition of two volunteer staff members to the organization, Theresa Lubowitz and Thomas Warwick. Lubowitz joined the [...]

Statement on Democracy Day

on Sep 12 in Latest Press Releases by

September 12, 2011 Société Macdonald-Cartier Society welcomes Elections Canada’s new civic education initiative,Democracy Week. The initiative which will run September 12-16 2011, is inspired by the United Nations International Day of Democracy on September 15th, and will be celebrated with a week of activities that will aim to promote Canada’s democratic institutions and contributions to democracy. One [...]

Statement for National Acadian Day

on Aug 16 in Latest Press Releases by

August 16, 2011 Yesterday marked the celebration of National Acadian Day, which recognizes and salutes the hard work and sacrifice of some of the earliest pioneers of our country – particularly in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. When celebrating Acadian heritage, we should also celebrate their customs, traditions and way of [...]

Statement about our Royal Canadian Military

on Aug 16 in Latest Press Releases by

August 16, 2011 The Macdonald-Cartier Society is happy to note Federal Defense Minister Peter Mackay’s decision to add “Royal Canadian” to the respective titles of our army, navy, and air force. As Peter Mackay himself pointed out, it was under those names that our military brought great honor to Canada, and it seems only fitting [...]

Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Celebrates Colonel By Day in Ottawa

on Jul 28 in Latest Press Releases by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Société Macdonald-Cartier Society Celebrates Colonel By Day in Ottawa Organization to participate in exhibit celebrating the founding of Ottawa, Ontario OTTAWA, ON. July 29, 2011 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society has been confirmed as an exhibitor at Ottawa’s Colonel By Day, a celebration of Lt-Colonel By, founder of Bytown (now Ottawa) who [...]