Annual Saul Goldstein Memorial Lecture
The Hon. Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario, will be speaking about Ontario's Ring of Fire.
On November 12th, 2014 former Premier of Ontario, Bob Rae, will be discussing Ontario's Ring of Fire, which he explains is not solution to poverty in remote aboriginal communities.
According to Rae, the Ring of Fire project has the potential to drive ecnonomic developmnent in Ontario and could be an economic shift for First Nations in the area, but that the money from the massive proposed mineral project can't be counted on to fix nothern community's woes.
Rea claims that the Ring of Fire is not the magic solution to poverty, because we need to get people ready for jobs and for work first, "we've got to create the conditions under which people are able to participate in the workforce."
Bob Rae will speak about this topic in greater detail, and answer any questions you may have, at our Annual Saul Goldstein Lecture
You can register for this event here!
About Bob Rae
Bob Rae was elected eleven times to the House of Commons and the Ontario legislature between 1978 and 2013. He was Ontario’s 21st Premier from 1990 to 1995, and served as interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013.
He is working now as a lawyer, negotiator, mediator, and arbitrator, with a particular focus on first nations, aboriginal, and governance issues. He also teaches at the University of Toronto School of Governance and Public Policy, and is a widely respected writer and commentator.
An author of four books and many studies and reports, Bob Rae is a Privy Councillor, an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, and has numerous awards and honorary degrees from institutions in Canada and around the world.
Bob Rae is married to Arlene Perly Rae, a writer and speaker, and they have three chidren. They live in Toronto.
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