Michael K. Barbour

About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

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So much Canadian pride on the ice as we celebrated Canadian Heritage Night with The Sharks and 300 friends from our
#sfbaycanadians community!

Rana Sarkar, Consul General of Canada to SF dropped the pre-game puck and Isabel Stewart (whose proud Dad and our own Board Director, David Stewart) sang the Canadian and American national anthems.

Lex and his team at Augie’s Montreal Deli treated us to fresh smoked meat sandwiches and delicious poutine!

Thank you to our sponsors The General Consulate of Canada SF and Silicon Valley, Québec Government, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley and RBC Bank for being a part of the fun!

POST-GAME GROUP PHOTO

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Hope to see you again at our upcoming events:
Chesterfield Chat | San Jose Earthquakes vs. Toronto Football Club
Save the date for our Canada Day Picnic on July 1!

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NEWS & EVENTS

FOR THE BAY AREA

CANADIAN COMMUNITY

Photo credits: Jordon Ananmalay,

DML Board, Sharks representatives

Friday, March 10, 2023

Palo Alto’s Isabel Stewart (Canadian/American) melted hearts when she sang both Canadian and US anthems to a proud crowd at Canadian Heritage Night on Sharks ice last week. Isabel (along with her sister Beatrice) were kids when they used to sing at various DML Canada Day events, but seeing her on the ice as a young adult – and singing both anthems – was next level! 250+ Canadian hockey fans were treated to Montreal smoked meat sandwiches and poutine, Canadian beer, and the gift of a special edition toque during the pre-game reception hosted by the Moose organizers. And the Habs won!

If all this wasn’t heartwarming enough, read Canadian Consul General Rana Sarkar’s poignant post about his big moment at the game doing the ceremonial puck drop.

The DML Board is grateful to our sponsors, partners and community members who all came together to make this night so memorable and special. You can watch the videos of the anthem and puck drop (shared with us by the Sharks) – just keep scrolling.

Want to help us create some more DML fun?

The DML Canada Day Committee is forming now and will soon start planning the BEST kick-off to summer at Huddart Park on Saturday, July 1st! It’s the committee you’ve been waiting for. Please reach out to Chairmoose, Sarah Price if interested.

Email: Sarah@DigitalMooseLounge.com

Watch the national anthems sung by Isabel Stewart:

Watch the ceremonial puck drop with Consul General, Rana Sarkar:

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🇨🇦 March Calendar 🇨🇦

TUES MAR 14 (Palo Alto)

DML Chesterfield Chat

The Future of Work panel series

WED MAR 15 (Berkeley)

Berkeley Canadian Studies

Lunchtime Colloquium

THUR MAR 16 (Palo Alto)

The Future of AI with Dr. Rich Sutton,

SAT MAR 25 (San Jose)

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Toronto Football Club

THUR MAR 30 (San Francisco)

Canada in the Indo Pacific

Looking ahead:

FRI APR 7 (Palo Alto)

Alex Cuba, Canadian/Cuban singer/songwriter @ Stanford Live

Save the Date:

JUN 25 (San Francisco)

Pride Parade – Join the Canadian Consulate and march in the parade!

SAT JUL 1 (Woodside)

Get this on your calendar!

Canada Day in Huddart Park

Event details and links follow,
along with other news for the Bay Area Canadian community.

Chesterfield Chat

Future of Work: Attracting Talent in a Post-Pandemic World

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Morrison Foerster Law Firm, 755 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto CA 94304

Who doesn’t love a Chesterfield Chat? Catch this panel next week as part of our Future of Work series.

As tech firms lay off workers and embrace flexible work-from-home options, tech firms and startups are re-evaluating plans for job growth and corporate locations. Opportunities persist to hire 3rd-country nationals pinched by the U.S.’s restrictive immigration policies; tech workers who’ve been laid off (including Canadians considering returning to Canada); and hiring / managing remote workers.

This panel discussion will gather senior policy and cross-border practitioners to discuss

trends from the view of British Columbia, Canada. The panelists will consider trends in

cross-border business planning and growth; how tech firms are leveraging cross-border

opportunities to optimize their talent strategies; and current cross-border tax and

immigration policies and considerations.

Panelists:

Honorable Brenda Bailey, B.C. Minister of Economic Development

Kathrine Richardson, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, SJSU

Pavan Dhillon, Canadian Immigration Lawyer, Dhillon Immigration Law

Moderator:

David Stewart, Digital Moose Lounge Board Member & Past Chair

Thank you, Trade and Invest BC, for your sponsorship!

IN THE COMMUNITY

Colloquium: The Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Vote in a More Tolerant Canada

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

223 Philosophy (previously Moses Hall), University of California – Berkeley

Speakers:

Dr. Eric Guntermann, John A. Sproul Research Fellow, Canadian Studies Program

Dr. Edana Beauvais, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University

Research on the political preferences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) voters shows that they are more progressive than heterosexuals. However, few studies consider differences between heterosexual, gay/lesbian, and bisexual men and women. Furthermore, little is known about how these preferences have changed as society has become more accepting of diverse sexualities.

This presentation analyzes original research on Canadian LGB voters’ political preferences a decade and a half after same-sex marriage was legalized. Consistent with prior research, gay men, and, to a lesser extent, bisexual men, are more left-wing than heterosexual men. A more novel finding is that bisexual women are the most left-wing group. Lesbian women are only slightly to the left of heterosexual women. While left-wing bisexual women are growing in number, the overall gap between LGB and heterosexual voters has remained stable across generations, because marriage narrows some of the preference gaps.

RSVP by March 14th

More from Berkeley Canadian Studies…

The Los Angeles Times recently published an opinion piece by Canadian Studies Program director Irene Bloemraad titled “No, California Doesn’t Have a Population Crisis“. According to the Canadian Studies newsletter editor, “the piece addresses popular, but misdirected, narratives about an ‘exodus’ of out California. Many pundits have declared that the Golden State has lost its shine, soon be eclipsed by up-and-coming Sun Belt rivals like Texas. However, Bloemraad argues that these explanations don’t capture the whole story, and offers some solutions out of the Canadian policy handbook.”

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Toronto Football Club

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Gametime: 7:30 p.m.

PayPal Park, 1123 Coleman Ave, San Jose

This is a casual meetup for Canadian soccer fans to get together and cheer on the TFC.

RSVP and stay tuned for more details!

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A New Horizon of Opportunity: Canada in the Indo Pacific

Thursday, March 30, 2023

5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco

Join the Consulate General of Canada at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco for a thought-provoking discussion examining the role and significance of Canada’s enhanced engagement in building a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable Indo-Pacific region. Consul General Rana Sarkar and Yves Tiberghien, professor of political science, Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research, and director of the Center for Japanese Research at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, will hold a fireside chat exploring this new horizon of opportunity, as well as the importance of the Bay Area as an international cultural, commercial and financial hub and vital gateway to the Indo-Pacific region.