Getting Back in the Game

Nipissing Branch of the Canadian International Council
News Release

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On Tuesday, November 22nd, the Nipissing Branch of the Canadian International Council is pleased to welcome Ambassador Paul Heinbecker, who will be speaking on the subject of "Getting Back in the Game: Has Canada lost its place in the world?" Drawing on his book of the same title, Ambassador Heinbecker takes aim at the argument that decades of neglect and inattention have rendered Canadian foreign policy ineffective at best or non-existent at worst, denying Canada a seat at the ‘grown-ups’ table of international power and diplomacy. According to Heinbecker, Canada still has an important part to play in international affairs and he will present his vision for a future in which this country plays a key role in the rehabilitation of global governance.

The talk will be held on Tuesday, November 22nd from 7 – 8:30 pm in room A137 at Nipissing University. This event is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

Paul Heinbecker is Canada’s former Ambassador to the United Nations. During a long career with the Department of External Affairs he was posted to diplomatic missions in Ankara, Stockholm, and Paris. He also served as Canada’s Ambassador to Germany. He is now the Director of the Centre for Global Relations at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University as well as a Distinguished Fellow of International Relations at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo.

The Canadian International Council is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering the engagement of Canadians in Canadian foreign policy and in international issues generally.

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