Monthly Archives: September 2021

Canadian Thanksgiving on October 10th

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An item from one of our fellow Canadian organizations here in California.

Canadian Thanksgiving 2021

Sunday, October 10th
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Hello, fellow Canadians!

On Sunday, October 10th, Canadian Expats (formerly Canadians in Orange County) will host our 10th annual Canadian Thanksgiving event! We missed last year due to the pandemic and look forward to seeing you all again. This is a special time and a premier event that you don’t want to miss!

Many families, ex-pat Canadians, and friends of Canadians have made this event a tradition here in Southern California. We’re excited to welcome guests from Los Angeles to San Diego.

Tickets are available now, so be sure to get yours today and spread the word!

Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Remembrance Day Virtual Race – Michael Barbour: Fundraising Page

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My Story…

Samuel Barbour served as a Gunner (GNR) in “A” Battery of the 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment of Britain’s Royal Artillery during World War II. Along with his regiment, he fought through Belgium and into Holland, before the “Fighting 59th” were the only Allied heavy artillery that crossed the Rhine River into Germany when they were selected to take part in the Battle of the Rhine and the attack on Bremen. Following the war, my grandfather returned to a more quiet life in Newfoundland as a fishing boat captain.

During the annual Remembrance Day services at the local school one year, an English teacher spoke about my grandfather. “Every year on this most special day he dons the blue beret and navy jacket adorned with medals – the recognition of his service, courage and bravery. He and his beloved wife make the journey down the hill to our school. When they arrive, faces wreathed in smiles, they bring a card with a beautiful and thoughtful message of thanks and a gift for our students.”

I joined the Royal Canadian Legion to honour my grandfather and to proudly stand next to him in our Legion uniforms at remembrance events. This is the second year I have participated in this race to remember him.

Donate to help Michael raise money for Remembrance Day Races’s fundraising campaign.

It’s Election Day! 🇨🇦 Upcoming election panels; plus, new documentary features affiliate

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An item from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Canadian Studies Announcements
In this issue:
  • It’s Election Day! Here’s what we’re following
  • Affiliate Brian Barsky interviewed in airplane disaster documentary, airing tonight
  • Save the date: Canadian Thanksgiving, Oct. 9
  • Upcoming book talk: Making Middle-Class Multiculturalism
  • External event: “What Happened in Canada’s 44th General Election”
  • External event: “Canada Votes 2021: Discussing the Canadian Election”
It’s Election Day! Here’s What We’re Following
Today, Canadians head to the polls to exercise their right to vote in an early election called by Prime Minister Trudeau. The elections are seen as a referendum on Mr. Trudeau, who hoped to transform his government’s success in handling the pandemic into a Liberal majority but is now facing stiff competition. Polls show a tight race, with the Liberal and Conservative parties running neck-and-neck in the popular vote at around 31% each.
While we won’t be holding a watch party this year, we’ll certainly be following the results closely. Poll analysis website 538 provides an overview of the current polling situation, the role of minor parties in the next government, and the likelihood of Trudeau remaining prime minister. Here’s what to watch as the results roll in over the next few hours. And for live post-election analysis, check out the panels in our External Events!
IN THE NEWS
Affiliate Brian Barsky Interviewed in New Airplane Disaster Documentary, Airing Tonight
Canadian Studies faculty affiliate Brian Barsky will be appearing in a new episode of the documentary series Ten Steps to Disaster, premiering tonight. Produced by Channel 5 (Britain) and the Smithsonian, the series explores lessons from the worst aviation disasters in recent history. Tonight’s episode explores the history of the Boeing 373 Max, which was grounded in 2019 after two major crashes killed 361 people within five months.
Professor Barsky, who is a professor of computer science with a specialty in computer-aided design and modeling, appears on the show as an expert witness to discuss the troubled development of the airplane and the flaws in its automated stabilization software that were responsible for the crash. Professor Barsky penned a Globe and Mail opinion last year, arguing against the decision of Canadian authorities to allow the 737 Max to resume flights without significant modifications. Investigations revealed that Boeing knew about and covered up these defects, leading to a $2.5 billion settlement against the company; American federal prosecutors yesterday announced criminal charges against the plane’s chief technical pilot for misleading the FAA.
The episode premieres tonight on the Smithsonian Channel at 6 pm PT, with a repeat at 10 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Save the Date: 4th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving
October 9 | 4:30 pm | Alumni House, UC Berkeley
Canadian Studies is pleased to announce that our annual Canadian Family Thanksgiving will be happening as scheduled this October! Join us and our partners at the Digital Moose Lounge for a special meal celebrating the Bay Area’s Canadian community as we meet together for the first time since the pandemic. Mingle with your fellow SF Bay Canadians while enjoying entertainment and a delicious boxed turkey dinner. The dinner will take place outdoors and will observe all relevant public health measures.
Tickets will be required to attend the event: purchasing information to come soon.
Book Talk: Making Middle-Class Multiculturalism: Immigration Bureaucrats and Policymaking in Postwar Canada
October 12 | 12:30 pm PT | Online | RSVP here
In the 1950s and 1960s, immigration bureaucrats played an important yet unacknowledged role in transforming Canada’s immigration policy. Their perceptions and judgements about the admissibility of individuals influenced the creation of formal admissions criteria for skilled workers and family immigrants that continue to shape immigration to Canada. Bureaucrats emphasized not just economic utility, but also middle-class traits and values such as wealth accumulation, educational attainment, entrepreneurial spirit, resourcefulness and a strong work ethic. By making “middle-class multiculturalism” a basis of nation-building in Canada, they created a much-admired approach to managing racial diversity that has nevertheless generated significant social inequalities. Migration expert Jennifer Elrick will discuss insights from her forthcoming book examining the topic.
Jennifer Elrick is an assistant professor of sociology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Her research interests lie in the area of state classifications (in censuses and immigration policy) and their relationship to social stratification along the lines of race, gender, and social class. Her work is multi-national in scope, focusing on Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
EXTERNAL EVENTS
What Happened in Canada’s 44th General Election
September 22 | 12:00 pm PT | Online | RSVP here
The Canadian federal election on September 20 followed a 36-day campaign marred by heckling, protestors, and attack ads. Six political parties competed for 338 seats in the House of Commons after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the snap election. The Wilson Center’s Canada Institute gathers political experts from coast to coast to assess the outcome and outlook for the new government, trends revealed during the campaign, and implications for Canada’s relations with the United States and the world.
Institute director and Canadian Studies board member Chris Sands will moderate a panel featuring Frédérick Gagnon, a professor of political science at the Université du Québec à Montréal and a past Fulbright Chair and Sproul Fellow in the Canadian Studies Program, alongside other distinguished academics and politicians.
Canada Votes 2021: Discussing the Canadian Election
September 23 | 1:00 pm PT | Online | RSVP here
The Yale MacMillan Center-Committee on Canadian Studies invites you to virtually attend their expert panel and roundtable. Voters across Canada will head to the polls to participate in the 44th Canadian Federal Election. From pandemic mitigation strategies and climate change policies to the rights of marginalized Canadians and the structure of Canadian federalism, the topics of debate have grown numerous. The dimensions of electoral competition have similarly proliferated. Six political parties (none of which are currently polling above one-third of overall electorate) now fiercely compete to elect MPs. A minority Parliament – in which the left-wing NDP and/or the nationalist Bloc Québécois will hold the balance of power between the Liberals and Conservatives – remains the most likely (though far from certain) outcome.
This panel will unpack the election results, contextualize their place in Canadian political history, analyze key issues arising during the election, and discuss the possible ramifications of the election in Canada and beyond its borders. We hope you will join us, ask questions, and discuss this fascinating and fast-moving election!
The panel will feature former Canadian Studies Hildebrand Fellow Dr. Brendan Shanahan (Yale University) alongside other commentators from Yale and the University of Alberta.
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[REMINDER] Request for Participation – “I Joined” Membership Campaign

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In 2020, as a way to get membership engaged all across the country, Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion engaged in an “I Joined” campaign.  In preparation for a membership drive that we are going to undertake in the Fall, US Branch 25 – representing the San Francisco Bay Area – is replicating this campaign.

Our members are the lifeblood of the Royal Canadian Legion.  Without your support, we could not do all we do to honour, support, and remember Canada’s veteran and their families.  We invite you to share why you joined the Legion.  For some it may be to give back to those who served, to honour family members, or to support our branch and communities.  So tell us your Legion story!  Why did you join the Legion?  What do you like about being a member?  What is your favourite Legion memory?  Please visit https://tinyurl.com/branch25-ijoined/ to contribute your own story, and be sure to upload a photo of yourself or our branch to accompany your story – or even a video.

If you visit https://www.legion.ca/news/articles/2019/11/28/in-their-own-words-why-our-members-joined-the-royal-canadian-legion you can see the stories of nine of our comrades from the Dominion Command campaign.  Some of the videos that were produced included:

Here are some examples that have already been submitted from our own Branch:

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Check out the NEW Remembrance 2021 Pin 😍

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RBLI Welcomes Kent County Council Leader

It was a pleasure to host the leader of Kent County Council, Roger Gough, to RBLI’s Aylesford Village. Roger was able to see first-hand the work the charity is doing to support vulnerable military veterans.

As part of the tour, Roger met our team of former Gurkhas who work at the heart of the sign making facility in Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company – including Afghanistan veteran Anil Gurung who in 2009 lost his leg in a bomb explosion just 20 days before the end of his last tour.

Anil and the team made a unique sign for Roger to mark his first visit to the factory in his role as council leader.
After the factory, Mr Gough then met some of the 300 veterans and their families who call the charity’s village home.
“It has been a real privilege to visit the RBLI and explore the leading work it is doing to support Kent’s military veterans into employment. It is only right our veterans get all the support they can to be independent. I welcome that together with the RBLI we are providing them with a chance at a second life.”

NEW Remembrance 2021 Lapel Pin
Introducing our NEW Special Edition Remembrance Pin – a high quality metal pin featuring a beautiful red and black finish with silver backing.

Wear your Tommy with pride this Remembrance, and pay your respects to our fallen heroes – get yours now!
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Get your Tommy in time for Remembrance
Our national period of Remembrance is fast approaching. To show your support for our Armed Forces and veterans, be sure to make your Tommy pride of place in your home.

Looking to add to your Tommy collection? Our veterans will be working hard to produce and fulfill your orders in time for Remembrance Day, so place your orders early to guarantee delivery!
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Memorial Event
We were honoured to officially open the new Garden of Reflection on Saturday 11th September, on the RBLI village. The Garden offers a space dedicated to quiet contemplation, where individuals can come to remember those from our community that we have lost. We were delighted to be joined at the opening by some family members of residents we sadly lost from our community due to COVID over the past 18 months.
This new space is open year-round as a place to come together and celebrate the lives of our dear friends, each sorely missed by us all.
They represent the great generation whose sacrifice will not be forgotten. They were pillars of our community, each contributing to make our village one of compassion, care, support and friendship. We are proud to say that they are forever part of the RBLI community.
We also had the privilege of awarding our Florence Nightingale ‘Thank-You’ awards to our wonderful carers who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. We are so grateful to all they have sacrificed and it was an honour to have Nadra Ahmed OBE DL, Chairman of the National Care Association and Trustee of RBLI, to present our carers with their awards and express her own personal thanks to them.

Tommy 10K is Back!

Tommy 10k is open to all – you can choose to run, walk, wheel, cycle or scoot the 10k and as the event is virtual you choose your route too!

The challenge is open to all ages and fitness levels – so children can join in and you can take part as a family. There are 3 challenges for you to choose from;

🎖️Corporal Challenge – 10k in a month
🏅Paratrooper / Commando Challenge – 10k a week for 4 weeks
🎖️Special Forces Challenge – 10k a day for 10 days.

It’s free to take part, just set up a fundraising page, share it with your friends and family and get moving! All fundraising proceeds will go towards the support RBLI provides to veterans, their families and those with disabilities.

Which challenge will you choose? Click the button below to register now!
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Thank-you so much for your ongoing support for RBLI.
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