2010 G8/G20 Canadian Civil Society Coordinating Committee
Parliamentary Roundtables on the G8/G20 Agendas
Monday, April 26th, 2010 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Room 2-2, National Press Building, 165 Sparks Street, Ottawa
Parliamentary Roundtables on the G8/G20 Agendas 2010 is an important and unique moment for Parliamentarians to engage with Canadians on some of the most important global issues facing our planet and our future. On June 25th, 2010, To date, there has been little discussion among parliamentarians about the themes leading up to the 2010 summits, and Canadian civil society is looking to engage members from all parties in a discussion around some of the issues highlighted in our civil society platform, An Agenda for Global Development: G8/G20 Civil Society Coalition Platform, endorsed by over 60 organizations across the country. The platform discusses specific, measurable, realistic recommendations to put poverty eradication, economic recovery for all and environmental justice at the centre of the international agenda. To facilitate the conversation, Canadian civil society is organizing three parliamentary roundtables to discuss party perspectives on climate change, the financial crisis and the millennium development goals (MDGs). The Roundtables will occur as the G20 Finance Ministers meet in Washington, as G8 Development Ministers meet in Halifax and as Canada hosts the Africa Partnership Forum in Toronto. Roundtable 1: Climate change Roundtable 2: Global financial crisis Roundtable 3: Millennium Development Goals |
ROUNDTABLE DETAILS Canadian G8 G20 Civil Society Platform Roundtable Agendas Moderator, MP and Expert Bios Podcasts
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Government accountability bill returns to the House
On March 3, the Governor General will open a new session of Parliament, ending the recess created when the Harper government prorogued the previous session in December. All legislation that was under consideration at that time was extinguished, with the exception of private members’ bills, which return to the House, unscathed. These bills begin anew at whichever stage of the legislative process they had reached before the plug was pulled on Parliament.
Rethinking the international financial system during a time of crisis
Introduction
On October 19 and 20, 2009, the Halifax Initiative held a conference, co-hosted by The North South Institute, the University of Ottawa and the School of International Development and Global Studies (SIDGS), entitled "What’s Missing in the Response to the Global Financial Crisis?" The meeting brought together experts from a range of backgrounds to analyze the challenges facing the global economy, discuss the ways in which the international community has responded to the current financial crisis, and identify shortcomings in these responses.
Governance and institution - Global economic governance in crisis: new players, new power
Moderator: Gordon Betcherman, Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa
Rules and policies - Raising and retaining funds
Moderator: Teresa Healy, Senior Researcher, Social and Economic Policy
Department, Canadian Labour Congress
Rules and policies - Raising and retaining funds
Questions and answers and discussion
Close and summing up
Gerry Barr, President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation
and Chair, Make Poverty History Canada
Perspectives on proposals for change - Rethinking the global financial system
Questions and answers and discussion
Rethinking global development finance – perspectives from the Canadian government
John Davies, Director and IDA Deputy, International Finance and Development Division, Finance Canada
