MICHAEL LYNK: The UN, Israel and Palestine: Human Rights and Occupation Michael Lynk, Human Rights Adviser to the UN, will launch our 2016/17 Speaker Series at our lunch on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Michael Lynk is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Western University, in London, Ontario. He joined the Faculty in 1999, and has taught courses in labour, human rights, disability, constitutional and administrative law. He served as Associate Dean of the Faculty between 2008-11. Professor Lynk…

Rick Blickstead was appointed President and CEO of the Canadian Diabetes Association effective October 1, 2013, with a mandate of overseeing the CDA’s mission to lead the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure. Mr. Blickstead joined the CDA after almost 11 years as CEO of the Wellesley Institute, a Toronto-based population health research and policy institute. He has experience working with multiple stakeholders in this role and previously…

LCol. David Fearon, Chief of Staff, 31 Canadian Brigade Group, will address our Annual Tribute to Our Public Defenders on November 9, 2016. Further details will be announced shortly. This is the event to which local area secondary school students are invited, compliments of the generosity of members and supporters of the Canadian Club!

Karl G. Pfister is the President and CEO of the Armatec Group. Mr. Pfister has utilized his engineering expertise and experience to successfully lead Armatec into the global marketplace for passive survivability systems applied to military applications. In 1997, Mr. Pfister founded Armatec Composites Inc. creating a company dedicated to providing practical solutions to engineering challenges. Through Karl’s leadership and vision for future survivability requirements, Armatec has developed a strong customer base in North America and Europe. Armatec has gained…

Douglas Porter has over 25 years of experience analyzing global economies and financial markets. As Chief Economist at BMO Financial Group, he oversees the macroeconomic and financial market forecasts and co-authors the firm’s weekly flagship publication, Focus. Mr. Porter manages the team that won the prestigious Lawrence Klein award for forecast accuracy of the U.S. economy, and was named by Bloomberg as top Canadian forecaster. As a respected commentator on economic and financial trends, he is regularly quoted in the…

Antoni Cimolino has been the artistic director of the Stratford Festival, since 2013 – a role that has been extended to the festival’s 70th season in 2022. From a $3.4 million deficit in 2012, Mr. Cimolino’s tenure to July of 2015 had seen an increase in attendance of 9 percent, and two years of operating surpluses totalling $2.5 million. The festival’s endowment has also grown – from $56 million to $71 million. A statement from the Board called Cimolino’s achievements…