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A newsletter from a fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area.
Canadian Studies Announcements
Spring Events Update:
Special Video Colloquium and Live Q&A, March 23/24
feat. Dr. Rebecca Wallace, Queen’s University
In compliance with public health directives, Canadian Studies has cancelled all in-person events until further notice. However, we are pleased to announce a pilot two-part online lecture next week, featuring our second postdoctoral finalist, Dr. Rebecca Wallace.
On Monday, March 23, you will receive an email with two links. The first will contain a recording of Dr. Wallace’s talk, which you will be able to watch on demand. We then invite you to use the second link on Tuesday, March 24, to join us for a live Q&A with Dr. Wallace regarding her research. We request that you view the recorded lecture before engaging in the Q&A.
Please note there is no colloquium tomorrow, March 17.
Further details on the talk are below; please contact us if you have any questions about this format or technical concerns.
Framing Deservingness in Canadian News Media
Dr. Rebecca Wallace, Queen’s University
Lecture | March 23 | Online
Live Q&A | March 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Online
Research on the framing of social assistance in Canadian media suggests that news coverage is “race-coded”, whereby Indigenous and immigrant welfare recipients are frequently portrayed as more or less deserving than non-Indigenous, native-born Canadians across a number of deservingness criteria. What are the effects of these frames on public opinion toward social assistance recipients, and support for redistribution more generally? And how do these frame effects potentially differ based on the recipients’ assumed race or country of origin?
This presentation reports the results of a custom-designed framing experiment that aims to understand how news frames affect attitudes toward Indigenous and immigrant recipients of welfare. The findings indicate that while the frames can have a significant impact on perceptions of recipients’ deservingness, the effects are conditioned by the beneficiaries’ identity as an Indigenous or immigrant recipient. Results, implications, and future research will be discussed.
Rebecca Wallace received her Ph.D. in political studies at Queen’s University. She holds a B.A.H. (with distinction) and an M.A. in political studies from the same institution. Rebecca’s research focuses on Canadian politics, broadly examining welfare chauvinism toward different racial minority groups and its manifestation in Canadian news media. Rebecca is a doctoral fellow at the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations and a research assistant for the Canadian Opinion Research Archive, and held a Joseph Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (2016-2019).
Big Give Results: Our Best Year Yet!
The numbers are in! Thanks to your efforts, Canadian Studies raised an amazing $54,205 in gifts and pledges from 34 donors. That’s money that will be used to support student research, host public lectures with leading experts, and promote cultural and academic exchange between Berkeley and Canada. We want to thank each and every one of you for your participation. Your support is the foundation of our continued excellence – we couldn’t do it without you!
Former Canadian Studies Speaker Dr. Michael Benarroch Named President of University of Manitoba
Canadian Studies sends our warm wishes to Dr. Michael Benarroch, who was recently named the 12th president of the University of Manitoba. Dr. Benarroch gave a colloquium at Berkeley in 2013 entitled “Weathering the Global Financial Crisis: The Canadian Experience”, where he explained how Canada avoided the sub-prime crisis in 2008.
Dr. Benarroch is an economist specializing in international trade and development economics. He has held leadership posts at several universities, most recently as provost and vice-president at Ryerson University in Toronto and as dean of the Asper School of Business at Manitoba.
For more information, please see the full UM press release.
Other Bay Area Events Cancelled
As part of the shelter-in-place order issued by the Bay Area regional authorities, all nonessential gatherings are now banned. Events which were previously advertised in this newsletter may have been affected; please contact the official event host if you have any questions.
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Important: All in-person events cancelled for March

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Please note this important announcement from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
All March Events Cancelled
Dear Friends of Canadian Studies,
As many of you are aware, due to the evolving situation with COVID-19, UC Berkeley has recommended that all programs reassess their activities to minimize the risk of infection. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all in-person events for the remainder of March.
This decision affects our colloquium event scheduled for this Tuesday, March 17th, featuring Dr. Rebecca Wallace. However, we are currently investigating an option to broadcast Dr. Wallace’s talk as Canadian Studies’ first-ever online colloquium; stay turned for further information.
We hope to resume normal operations soon. Until then, thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Sincerely,
The Canadian Studies Team
Canadian Studies Program
213 Moses Hall #2308 WEBSITE | EMAIL
Canadian Studies Program | Univ. of California, Berkeley, 213 Moses Hall #2308, Berkeley, CA 94720

 

Navy considers replacing ‘seaman’ ranks with gender-neutral terms

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

Front Lines
Navy considers replacing ‘seaman’ ranks with gender-neutral terms

Navy considers replacing ‘seaman’ ranks
with gender-neutral terms

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

Looking to recruit more women—or anyone, for that matter—the Royal Canadian Navy is switching to gender-neutral terms for its junior ranks.

The ranks master seaman, leading seaman, able seaman and ordinary seaman will be scrapped and likely replaced by equivalent ‘hands’ or ‘rates,’ depending on the outcome of discussions and an informal survey launched by the navy.

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Military Milestones
Canadians’ baptism of fire

Fighting in the Rhineland

Story by Sharon Adams

First Canadian Army saw its first combat on German soil during the Second World War at the Battle of the Rhineland between Feb. 8 and March 11, 1945. And bloody it was.

The Germans were heavily armed, well supplied and fanatical, dug in behind a network of trenches and machine-gun nests in three defensive lines, including the Siegfried Line, built in the 1930s through the Reichswald Forest, and another line of fortifications through the Hochwald Forest. They had been ordered by Adolf Hitler personally not to give up German soil.

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This week in history
This week in history

March 13, 2002

In Paktia Province, Afghanistan, land and air forces of the U.S. and Canada launch an assault on Taliban and al-Qaida resistance.

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CHIP Reverse Mortgage for Canadians 55 and over
Legion Magazine

February/March 2020 Digital Moose Lounge Newsletter

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A newsletter from a fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area.
The DML has been hard at work planning some great events for the coming year and we can’t wait to share them with you, as well as shine a light on entertainment and events that will warm your Canadian heart! It should come as no surprise that local events might be canceled or postponed over the next month or so. Enjoy the spring bloom during this time of social distancing and be sure to connect with us on social media.

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Enjoy all the event details below (and always available on our website).
Got some Canadian news to share? Share your news tips on Facebook (@digitalmoose) or Twitter (@fromthemoose).

Save the Date: Women’s Wealth Management
May 8th, 2020
1:30- 4:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Cost: Free
The Digital Moose Lounge is excited to partner with Project Worth to offer DML members a special 2-hour workshop, designed to educate women on their worth and outline steps to develop an action plan to start managing their financial lives. We will build community and conversation to make this workshop a comfortable place to learn what to do. Attendees will walk away with a better-defined wealth path and more confidence to know where and how to get advice and support.

Project Worth is co-founded by Heather Pelant, a fellow Canadian and a Partner at Baker Street Advisors.

This event will be limited to 30 spots. If you are interested, please add your name to the priority list and reserve a spot on Eventbrite here. We will share more details in the coming weeks.

“There was a realization that this is a pretty significant economic shift that is taking place, when we looked around at how the industry is responding and how women are responding, we found two things. One, the industry is lacking a really good engagement model for women. And two, women were not stepping into it.” – Heather Pelant, Co-Founder, Project Worth 
Ask a Canadian: The land of the almighty automobile
Imagine getting from Oakland to San Jose or Pleasanton to Los Gatos on public transit. Yeah, we know. It’s highly unlikely. So our board moose Hugh Morgan steers us through the ins and outs of procuring a vehicle here in California and all that comes with your wheels in our latest Ask a Canadian post.
Ask A Canadian: The land of the almighty automobile
Congratulations to our Winners…
Thank you for completing our Annual DML survey in December and January. We’ll use your feedback to make DML even better. We decided to award four randomly drawn DML mooses for participating in the survey. Congratulations to: Kevin Hoang, Andrew Danks, Jack Forbes, and Shelley Snowdon on winning $100 gift cards!
Hockey! Hockey! Hockey!
The Digital Moose Lounge hosted not one, but TWO, hockey game socials in February and March. First, the Canucks came to town, then the Leafs came to San Jose for their one and only regular-season appearance. Although the Sharks won both games against the two Canadian franchises, a great time was had by all. Thank you to all the volunteers who made these events a success. And a big thank you to our event sponsors and partners: the Canadian Consulate, One Capital Management, RBC USA, and BC Trade and Invest.
We’re hiring!
The DML is seeking a Special Projects, Communications, and Event Coordinator Moose to join the team as soon as possible. This coordinator will work up to eight hours a week. This job is a paid role that offers flexible hours, remote work (you can work from home!) with occasional travel within the Bay Area. The coordinator will play a key role in working with the Digital Moose Lounge Board in creating content across mediums, assisting with the management of fundraising and corporate development, and collaborating with different stakeholders to ensure the success of upcoming events.

Job duties will include:

  • Assisting with updating the DML website content (no coding knowledge needed)
  • Assisting with DML emails and administration
  • Scheduling DML Board Meetings
  • Assisting with project management of the annual DML Canada Day event
  • Assisting with project management of the annual DML Thanksgiving event

Skills required:

  • Strong Microsoft Office suite
  • Familiarity with Google Drive, Documents, and Spreadsheet
  • Professional composure, business acumen, and maturity
  • Excellent interpersonal skills – team player who works well with others
  • Must be detail-oriented, highly-organized and have the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines
  • Strong time management skills and ability to multitask
  • Able to travel within the Bay Area

This is a great opportunity for a college student and/ or recent graduate to gain hands-on experience, a stay at home parent looking for some part-time work, or a retired professional looking to keep busy. You also get to hang out with awesome Canadians!

The deadline to apply is April 10, 2020. Please send a cover letter and resume to programs@digitalmooselounge.com

Other upcoming events in the community…
Sugar Shack Brunch
March 15 – The Association des Québécois Bay Area is hosting its annual sugar shack brunch for all to enjoy.
You are invited to enjoy a traditional family-style Canadian Sugar Shack, a traditional meal and a maple taffy tasting in a festive setting, plus the opportunity to learn more about the whole sugar shack experience and Canadian culture. Get your tickets here.
C100: Canadians in Tech
March 23 – CANCELED: this event has been canceled.
Canadian entertainment in the Bay Area
Multiple Dates – Canadian talent announcements:
Canadian sports in the Bay Area
Multiple Dates – Canadian teams competing in the Bay Area:

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