In this issue:
- Remembering Claude Tatilon
- Graham Fraser on Bi & Bi
- La Francophonie torontoise
- Michael Meighen on politics
- French PM hears strong message from Glendonite
- Dont miss Alumni Family Day, September 29
- Ontario seen through a Quebecker’s eyes
- US affairs expert John Parisella assesses Obama
- Q & A: John Parisella on ideology and civility
- Russia still focused on US, says Lévesque
Remembering Glendon Professor and prominent writer Claude Tatilon
Claude Tatilon, who founded Glendon’s Bachelor Program in Translation and went on to head the Department of French Studies, has died of cancer. He was a translator, a linguist and an eminent literary figure. Read the story
Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser on Bi & Bi
Graham Fraser, Canada’s Commissioner of Official Languages, spoke at Glendon about the challenges that faced the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Bilculturalism, and its ultimate success. Read the story
The issues for southern Ontario’s francophones
Three roundtables organized for La Forum de la Francophonie torontoise discussed regional developments in health, culture and education in the past half-century. Read the story
Sen. Michael Meighen on our changing politics
What is a “brokerage party”? Senator Michael Meighen addressed Canada’s changing political landscape for Glendon students in a special event at the University Club. Read the story
French PM hears strong message from Glendonite
Christian Petit-frère, who survived Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, met with French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and thanked Glendon for helping him flourish. Read the story
Don’t miss Alumni Family Day, September 29
Join alumni, families and friends at the Glendon campus for a festive celebration with Gordon McIvor, The Polar Explorer director Mark Terry, a family BBQ and more. See invitation
Ontario seen through a Quebecker’s eyes
Jean-Louis Roy, a former director of Le Devoir and former visiting professor at Glendon, has a new book out telling Quebeckers about their “cher voisins” in Ontario. Read the story
US affairs expert John Parisella assesses Obama
John Parisella, Québec’s former delegate-general in New York, spoke to students about challenges to US-Canadian relations after President Barack Obama’s re-election. Read the story
Q & A: John Parisella on ideology and civility
“When you become a prisoner of ideology, you become incapable of compromise,” says John Parisella in an interview. “When there’s no compromise, there’s no progress.” Read the story
Russia still focused on US, says Lévesque
Relations between the two countries have gone through five phases, said Jacques Lévesque, political science professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal, in a special lecture. Read the story
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