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Webinar: Lloyd Axworthy and Olivia R. Fernandes on the Ottawa Treaty

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These webinars, which are offered in partnership with Dominion Command, may be of interest to some members.

“The Ottawa Treaty Today” In Partnership with the Canadian Landmine Foundation
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Lloyd Axworthy and Olivia R. Fernandes

“The Ottawa Treaty Today” In Partnership with the Canadian Landmine Foundation 

November 17th, 7:30 PM ET
The webinar is FREE on Zoom.

Registration is required, but you do not need a Zoom account to watch.

Register HERE 
It has been almost twenty four years since the signing of The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on the Destruction—popularly known as the Ottawa Treaty.

However, significant challenges remain, and there has been back-tracking. The USA, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and some others continue to decline or reject adding their signatures, and in some cases are believed to have continued to make use of these weapons in conflict; and landmines have continued to maim or kill refugees and internally displaced people seeking to return to their homes.

Hosted and moderated by Canadian Landmine Foundation chairman Alistair Edgar, this event will begin with a short ten-minute documentary on the origins of the Ottawa Treaty and Canada’s instrumental role in its creation. Our speakers, Lloyd Axworthy and Olivia R. Fernandes, will then discuss the achievements of the treaty, the threats that landmines continue to pose to innocent civilian populations, and the practical and policy challenges that remain to be addressed.
UPCOMING WEBINARS

10 November | Laurier Alumni
Keeping the Peace: Canada’s Past and Future Role in International Conflict
Kevin Spooner and Ann Fitz-Gerald
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1 December | Speaker Series
Alistair Edgar
“Give War a Chance: Are Peace-Building and Stabilization a Bust after Afghanistan?”
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[FINAL REMINDER] Remembrance Day Observance – Veterans Day Evensong

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Remembrance Day Observance – Veterans Day Evensong

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 100 N. Third Ave, Covina, CA 91723

4pm on Sunday, 07 November

This year’s Remembrance Day – Veterans Day Evensong will be remembered for the dedication of a beautiful memorial plaque dedicated to “all who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice in all wars and conflicts to defend our nations against tyranny.” You won’t want to miss this moving service!

Join in person or via the “Friends of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Covina, CA” Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/27282737905/

Introducing…History Bits!

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An item from Canada’s History magazine with a military history/veterans focus.
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HISTORY BITS: Flying and Spying

Introducing…History Bits! Watch as some of the most memorable comic-style stories from past issues of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids are brought to life. In “Flying and Spying,” experience the story of Chinese-Canadian Second World War hero Kam Len Douglas Sam of Victoria, B.C. — a tale originally featured in Kayak‘s “Canada and the Second World War” issue.

Be sure to check out the first episode of this exciting new video series — plus more great resources to commemorate Remembrance Day in your classroom.

Flying and Spying: The Life of Kam Len Douglas Sam

In this lesson, students will explore the life of Kam Len Douglas Sam and discover why he was the most decorated and highest-ranked Chinese Canadian in history. Learn more

The Great War Video Series

In this video series, see how key Canadian battles — including the Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Somme, and the Battle of Passchendaele — led to the armistice in 1918. Learn more

D-Day Memories

These interview excerpts detail first-hand accounts from those who were on the front lines on D-Day. Learn more

War of 1812 — A Video Field Guide

The first episode of this video series covers the Battle of Queenston Heights — a British victory that will forever be known as the battle where Sir Isaac Brock was killed. Learn more

Putting it into Perspective: First Nations Soldiers in the First World War

Students draw links between the Treaty relationship and First Nations’ wartime involvement with a focus on the experiences of soldier Francis Pegahmagabow in this lesson. Learn more

Remembrance Day Word Search

Use this Remembrance Day word search to familiarize your students with key terms from the First World War. Learn more
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Viking settlement predates latest discovery: archeologist

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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Front Lines
Vikings settled Newfoundland centuries before Columbus sailed:

Viking settlement predates latest discovery: archeologist

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

A co-author of a groundbreaking study that pinpointed Viking activity in North America to the summer of 1021 AD says Norse explorers likely arrived at the Newfoundland site years before they cut the wood on which the finding was based.

Longtime Parks Canada archeologist Birgitta Wallace, one of the world’s foremost experts on Vikings (Norse) on this continent, said the finding using a new form of radiocarbon dating may well represent the last year the Norse explorers spent at L’Anse aux Meadows on Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula.

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The U.S. invasion of Grenada

Setting an exact border

Story by Sharon Adams

Canada and the United States famously share the longest undefended border in the world—but the exact location of that border has been in dispute many times.

One of those disputes ended with Yukon being cut off from sea access by the Alaska Panhandle. It’s a border dispute that Canada lost more than a century ago that has ramifications reverberating to this day.

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