4th Annual Laurier Lecture in Canadian Studies: Graham FraserNovember 17, 2006 Source: Wilfrid Laurier University
http://www.wlu.ca/events_detail.php?grp_id=0&ev_id=2802 Date: Nov 21/06Time: 19:00 - 21:00Location: Senate and Board Chamber, Waterloo CampusCost: FREE On September 13, Prime Minister Stephen Harper nominated him to be Official Languages Commissioner. The reaction from Opposition parties and francophone groups was unanimously positive. Join us for a discussion on the history of Canadian language policy, a subject that Graham Fraser tackles head on with his new book, Sorry, I Don't Speak French: Confronting the Canadian crisis that won't go away published by McClelland and Stewart. Previously he was a National Affairs Writer and weekly columnist for The Toronto Star, and Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University. Born in Ottawa, he was educated at the University of Toronto where he received a B.A. in 1968 and an M.A. in history in 1973 Contact: Brian TanguayPhone: 519-884-0710 x3663
| 