Materials created or accumulated by John English in relation to administrative matters. Includes records related to conferences, presentations, and events he either attended, participated in, or organized. Also contains records related to organizations, committees and associations with which he was involved, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the conference "Canadian Agriculture in a Global Context" organized by the Centre on Foreign Policy, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. After the conference, John English and Irene Sage Knell edited a publication with some of the presentations. Includes the information about the conference, flyer promoting the publication, related correspondence, drafts of presentations, and receipts for print-outs of the drafts. Drafts of presentations are:

• Second draft for “Notes on an international perspective on agriculture” by Josef M. van Brabant.
• Presentation by Dennis Browne.
• “Canadian agriculture in the global context : opportunities and obligations” by R. L. M Dawson.
• “Planning Canada’s land resource base for sustainable production” by Dr. Edward W. Manning.
• “Canadian-American relations and agricultural surpluses : the case of Barter” by Theodore Cohn with Inge Bailey.
• “Canadian Agricultural transactions – commercial opportunities” by R. I. (Rick) Andrews.
• “Canadian agricultural export capabilities” by J. C. Gilson.
• Panel “Competition and cooperation among exporting nations” discussion paper “Canadian agriculture relations with the European community” by R. Higham.
• “Closely watched grains : the political economy of Soviet and East European agriculture” by Lenard J. Cohen.
• “Canada’s trade in grains and the China market” by William Miner.
• “Hit and myth: consumer reality and free trade. International opportunities and obligations” by Robert R. Kerton.
• “Canadian agriculture towards 2000” by Dr. Clayton M. Switzer.
• “Financing agricultural exports” by G. Hammond.
• “Agricultural relations between Western Nations : Canadian approaches” by Andrew Fenton Cooper.
• Address by Harry Pelissero.
• “That spade is a shovel” by C. A. Gracey.
• “Politics and business : the Canada-China wheat trade 1960-1984” by Karen Minden.
• “Export trade development – government assistance to the private sector” by Dennis Browne.
• “Canadian-Japanese agricultural relations” by Michael W. Donelly.
• “Notes for remarks: Agriculture in international trade negotiations” by Frank Stone.
• “TNCs in agriculture and food-related fields: an overview of research at UNCTC” by Peter Hansen.

Materials related to the Canadian War Museum and the campaign "Passing the Torch." Includes business cards for Lisa Davey and Paul D. Manson (Canadian War Museum); flyers for the Museum; booklet “Canvas of War : Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum” (2001); the executive summary for the museum; and flyer and magazine for the campaign “Passing the Torch : the campaign for a new Canadian War Museum" (Vol. 4, No. 3. Fall 2002).

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Circumpolar general.

Drafts of articles to be presented at the conference “The Arctic Council : its place in the future of Arctic Governance” University of Toronto (17-18 January 2012). Drafts included are:

• “Knowledge structures of the Arctic Council for sustainable development” by Paula Kankaanpää, Arctic Centre. Draft of December 19, 2011.
• “Current and prospective roles of the Arctic Council multilateral system within the context of the Law of the Sea” by E. J. Molenaar. Draft of 22 December.
• “Looking within and outside of the Arctic to increase the governance capacity of the Arctic Council” by J. Rhemann.
• “The Arctic Council with non-Arctic perspective : seeking a new balance” by Piotr Graczyk.
• “Geopolitical transformations, ‘rising’ Asia and future of the Arctic Council” by Sanjay Chaturvedi.
• “International organization or member state cue ball? The establishment of the permanent Arctic Council Secretariat” draft, January 3, 2012. By Nikolas Sellheim.

Ephemera related to the Arctic Council. Includes flyers "PAME (Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment) Working Group of the Arctic Council, 2011-2013,” “Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic Council,” and “Arctic council Fact Sheet, Arctic council Swedish Chairmanship, 2011-2013."

Notebook with handwritten notes from meetings at the Walter Gordon Foundation and the Arctic Council. Includes a photocopy of the title page of “Drilling Wastes” edited by F. R. Engelhardt, J.P. Ray and A.H. Gillam, and the article “Monitoring in the vicinity of oil and gas platforms; results from the Norwegian sector of North Sea and recommended methods for forthcoming surveillance” by L.O. Reiersen, John S. Gray, Karsten H. Palmork, and Rolf Lange.
Also includes loose handwritten notes with information about people, and notes about the Arctic Council.

Correspondence received from Adele Buckley through the list-serv arctic-nuclear-weapon-free. Includes articles by:

• “The Northwest passage in competition? No such Thing” by Franklyn Griffiths,
• “Trapped microbes might release potent emissions” by Rosanne Skirble ,
• “Denmark supports China’s application for observer status on the Arctic Council” by Lucas Jackson,
• “Norway’s Honorary Consul to Arkhangelsk” by Andrey Shalyov,
• “Exploring Arctic with Denmark” by Korea Herald,
• “The Copenhagen Post” by Mads Flarup Christensen,
• “Harper stands firm on sovereignty as China eyes Arctic resources” by Gloria Galloway,
• “Canadian icebreaker joins the polar parade” by Paul Koring.
  Also contains correspondence received by the director of the Arctic Centre.

Printout of report “The effectiveness of the Arctic Council” by Paula Kankaanpaa and Oran R. Young (January 9, 2012).

Notebook with handwritten annotations from the Arctic Council meetings from 2012-2013.

Printout of the report “Nilliajut : Inuit perspectives on security, patriotism and sovereignty” from January 2013.

Printout of article “The emergence of an Arctic Council,” Oxford University (November 2013).

Materials related to “The Oxford Arctic Conference : the challenges of governance in the North America Arctic : past, present, and future,” organized by the Rothermere American Institute in September 2013. Includes program, speakers bios, letter of gratitude to sponsors, introduction to the Institute, and participant nametag for John English.

Correspondence received by John English from the manager Innovation and Infrastructure Partnerships Branch Research and Commercialization Branch. Includes an agreement between the Minister of Economic Development and Trade and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Published edition of “North Bay & District Canadian Club Magazine," including a speaker series for 2013-2014.

Published edition of "Chair's conclusions from the Arctic environment ministers meeting : Arctic change - global effects." Jukkasjärvi, Sweeden (February 5-6, 2013).

Printout of report “Norway’s Arctic policy : creating value, managing resources, confronting climate change and fostering knowledge. Developments in the Arctic concern us all," created by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2014.

Materials related to the “Transatlantic Science Week 2014,” organized by the Norwegian Embassy. Includes list of presenters; suggested agenda; draft version April, 2014 “The High North : Arctic societies, sustainability and safety”; suggestions on how to involve the business sector; reference group list; draft of agenda.

Materials related to Arctic research. Materials included are:

• “2014 National Opinion Poll : Canadian Views on Asia” by Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
• “India and the Arctic : revisionist aspirations, Arctic realities” by P. Whitney Lackenbauer.
• “A multilateral code to govern Arctic offshore resource development” by Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon.

Materials related to the "Regional Government in International Affairs Conference," organized by Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program, at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Includes partial speaker tracking and program of the event.

Materials related to events in Norway. Includes list of participants and agenda for the 2015 Transatlantic Science Forum and a call for papers for “Industry and environment” Norway, January 2016.

Published edition of program "Day of dialogue : innovative ideas for social change." Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, 50th anniversary celebrations.

Printout of presentation titled “Can the Arctic Council Survive?” presented at the Toronto Public Library on May 5, 2015.

Materials related to the "Conferences focused on Canada’s North" organized by the Northern Institute. Includes a “Special Tribute to Terry Fence (1950-2015),” program, list of participants, and slides for John English's presentation. Organized by the Northern Institute.

1 CD-ROM with contents related to the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Printout with information about the workshop “Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic,” at the Campbell Conference Facility, University of Toronto (January, 25-26 2016).

Draft of “Canada as an Arctic power : recommendations for the Canadian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council.”

Published edition of "North of 60 : toward a renewed Canadian Arctic agenda. Special report," edited by John Higginbotham and Jennifer Spence, published by Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).

Materials related to Arctic 360. Includes printout of “Harnessing Investment in the North American Arctic : Challenges and opportunities;” agenda; sponsorship package; poster; mission, message from director and the partners, and general and contact information about the organization; and printout of a presentation on “Arctic 360."

Printout of articles about the Arctic Council. Articles included are:

• “Reflections on the past and future of the Arctic Council” by John Lamb,
• Draft of “Canada and the Arctic Council” by Andrea Charron,
• “The Arctic Council : promoting co-operation in the Circumpolar World” by Terry Fenge,
• “When the Arctic Council speaks : how to move the Council’s communication into the future” by Martin Breum.

Published edition of "International Polar Heritage Committee."

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Arctic Council - IPS,
• ACIA Follow-up,
• Arctic Council - Climate change. ACIA Policy,
• Circumpolar general.

Floppy disk with note “Martin Speech Martin.TXT.” Speech was possibly given during Paul Martin's book launch (Paul Martin & Canadian Diplomacy by Donald Barry, Greg Donaghy, John English, and Ryan Touhey) or other related events.

Floppy disk with note “Pictures. Landmine Conf Speech.”

Materials related to John English presentations at the Goodman Lectures at the University of Western Ontario (October 4-6, 2011). The lecture series is titled “The Arctic Challenge.” Lecture 1 is “Finding the Arctic”, lecture 2 “Owning the Arctic”, lecture 3 “Governing the Arctic.” Includes related correspondence.

Materials related to the "XXIV German-Canadian Conference" (October 23 to 25, 2009, Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany). Includes the delegation list, program, and “Speech by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Georg Witschel German Ambassador in Canada ‘Political and Economic Factor that Shape Canadian and German Approaches to Globalization.’”

Materials related to the Canadian Forces College Office of the Commandant (CSSP). Includes:

• “CSSP 13. Canadian Forces. Canada’s national security policies lecture-discussion. The strategic dimensions of Canada’s North”
• “The strategic dimensions of Canada’s North “Towards a Canadian Arctic Strategy” by Franklyn Griffiths.

Materials related to classes and study programs. Includes materials for:

• “History 1160. Topics in Canadian history: historical foundations of Canadian foreign policy after the Cold War” (2011),
• “CCIH program for 2012-2013, and related matters,”
• “Course proposal. TRN 409Y : Selected topics in International Studies. Spring 2013: the Arctic in international politics,”
• Proposal, mission statement, statement of receipts and disbursements, and agendas for meetings for “Centre for contemporary international history,”
• Memoranda related to the "DCB/DBC Contribution agreement with the Dept. of Canadian heritage,”
• Agenda for meeting for Trinity College. Arts and Science Committee.
  Also contains related correspondence.

Materials related to different speeches given by John English. Includes:

• Speech of acceptance of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and related correspondence,
• Remarks introducing Justin Trudeau at Jim Coutts Memorial,
• Eulogy for Joan Euler,
• Program for the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation Board of Directors’ Retreat.

Materials related to the event “The art of biography conference” (March 22, 2014). Includes program and speech by John English titled “Writing the biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.”

Materials related to the Canadian Forces College Canadian Security Studies. Includes correspondence inviting English to address the Canadian Security Studies Programme, contract between Minister National Defence and English for a lecture to CSSP 16, and programme Visiting Speaker’s Guide.

Printout of speech to nominate Bardish Chagger to be the next member of Parliament for Waterloo, 2015.

Draft of a speech given during a meeting of the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) and the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) in 2015.

Materials related to the event “The UN at 70: a Canadian perspective” (June 12, 2015), at McMaster University. Includes agenda and speech by John English with title "The Canadian commitment to the UN and its term on the Security Council, 1999-2000."

Materials related to a speech given by English at the National Liberal Club in London, on June 6, 2016. Speech and event were related to the Brexit Referendum in the United Kingdom. Includes program of the event and speech.

Eulogies for Professor Michael Craton written by James Walvin, Ken McLaughlin, and John English.

Materials related to the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation. Includes programme committee agenda, minutes, and summary of outstanding funding requests.

Materials related to John English participation in "Canada : the story of US." Includes fine cut, script, flyer for the program, episodes summaries, related correspondence, and schedules for dictation and scripts for the first episode.

Materials related to the “RBC Taylor Prize. Recognizing Excellence. Awards ceremony & luncheon. A celebration of 16 awardings.” Includes speeches, travel information, program for the event, related correspondence, guidelines for the jury, flight information for English, and notes on books.

Keynote address to the Canadian Historical Association during the 2017 Annual Meeting and related correspondence. Title of the address is “The present is a foreign country : Lester Pearson in 1967” (missing one page).

Speech given at Trinity College in 2017 about a historical perspective on foreign policy and minority governments in the Pearson and Trudeau years.

Speeches and lectures given by John English at different events. Speeches included are:

• Speech for Chris Snyder's book launch at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Snyder's book is titled “Creating Opportunities: A Volunteer’s Memoir” (May 1, 2018).
• Speech and information for an event the University Club of the University of Toronto. Speech is titled "Trudeaumania" and information about the event is on the publication From the outside in (April 2019) from the University of Toronto.
• Speech given by English at Hurt House, as part of the Bill Graham Honorary Degree (June 2018).

Printout of “JCSP 37 RESID Defence Studies Electives Course Outline. Historical foundations of Canadian foreign and defence policy” taught by John English at the Canadian Forces College.

Materials and handouts for the course History 1160. Includes:

• “Handout on Afghanistan,”
• “Handout on Iraq: Our decision not to take part,”
• “Handout on the UN and NATO as multilateral instruments.”

Proposal for the M.A. in Contemporary International History (MA-CIH) to start in 2017 at the University of Toronto. Includes proposed dates and program rationale.

Handwritten notes for the meeting with Peter Lang from 1979.

Materials related to John English's political campaigns of 1993 and 1998. Includes president’s report for the Kitchener Federal Liberal Association for 1992 and 1993; calendars for 1994 and 1996 from John English MP; federal programs and services guides from 1994, 1995 and for 1996; event programs; flyers and invitations for events for 1988 campaign; annual report for 1994, 1995; and a scarf with stickers for English.

Materials related to the Trinity archives relocation at the University of Toronto. Inlcudes perspective views.

Correspondence received by English “re: the 60th Congress of Liberal International, Mexico City, October 28-31, 2015” and information about the event.

Materials related to the Liberal Party of Canada. Includes 1 CD-ROM with the title “The Liberal Party of Canada roasts, toasts, and honours. Shawky J. Fahel.”

Handwritten notes written by unidentified persons and sent to John English. Includes matters related to the Liberal Party of Canada and the Iraq War.

Correspondence related to the Canadian International Council received by John English in 2009.

Materials related to Canadian charitable foundations. Includes information about "Social finance" from Social Innovation Generation; memoranda, agendas and minutes, and presentations for the Lyle Shantz Hallman Charitable Foundation; and the document "Philanthropic foundations Canada : values and ethical principles."

Correspondence received from Preston Manning (President and CEO of Manning Centre for Building Democracy) and information on the Centre for Innovation and Prosperity.

Correspondence related to legal matters received by John English.

Materials created or accumulated by John English during research activities. Includes articles and drafts of articles he authored, applications to related programs, notes on research topics, writings by other authors that were reviewed by English, and other research projects in which he participated.

Materials related to conferences John English attended. Includes:

• Notes from the "Canadian-Soviet Conference" (August 27-29, 1987);
• Report and program from the conference “Canada, the United States and the Atlantic Alliance” (May 20-23, 1987);
• Report on the "International Political Science Association (IPSA) Congress" (1988);
• Notes on the Centre of foreign policy and federalism;
• Program and notes for the conference "Indigenous Minorities in Multi-National Democracies in the year 2000: problems and prospects" (May 9-10, 1986).

Also contains the curriculum vitae for Toivo Miljan from 1987.

Market Analysis for Lester Magazine.

Personal correspondence received by John English from different people.

Materials related to the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Includes the list of Board members and staff (May 2011), correspondence related to the Cambodian Self Help Demining and the Foundation, agenda for the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, statement of financial position, balance sheet, financial statement, and a project proposal for "Mine Action Programme – Mozambique."

Materials related to the Stratford Institute for digital media. Includes the Institute's planning and the agenda for the board of directors meeting (September 28, 2011).

Materials related to the Lyle Shantz Hallman Foundation. Includes the agenda for the trustee meetings (March 1 and 24, 2011), the executive director's report (March 2011), and cash flow for 2011.

Program for “Social Justice in the 21st Century: a new inter-generational contract” in Alberta, November 14, 2013.

Materials related to the event “1914-1918: the making of the Modern World” (2014). Includes preliminary anticipated costs (July 31, 2014), meeting minutes (October 29, 2013), draft of program, business cards for John English from the Bill Graham Centre of Contemporary International History and for Janice Gross Stein from the Munk School of Global Affairs' and poster and information about the event.

Correspondence received by John English about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to access Ronald Reagan's records at the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), received from the Ronald Reagan Library.

Correspondence related to several University of Toronto colleges and schools. Includes the Munk School, Massey College, and Trinity College.

Programs and invitations for several events. Events included are:

• "A special convocation to confer an Honorary Degree on his Highness Prince Karin Aga Khan," at the University of Trinity College (University of Toronto), November 25, 2013.
• "The global progress evening with Madeleine Albright in conversation with Lloyd Axworthy," organized by the Canadian Centre for Progressive Policy, April 1, 2014.
• "A celebration of the life of the Honourable Donald Stovel Macdonald," October 19, 2018.
• "A presentation of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals,” June 2012.

Materials related to the Kitchener-Waterloo Arab Canadian Friendship Association and the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. Includes correspondence inviting John English to events; correspondence and invoices related to events he helped organize; and photocopies of documents “Palestine Human Rights Information Center. Database project on Palestinian Human Rights" (Volume III, No. 6, Human Rights Update, May 1990) and “Middle East International." (No. 379, July 6, 1990).

Materials related to Arctic research and organizations. Includes articles and drafts of articles by different authors and published in different media; official reports, magazines, and publications; materials related to Arctic conferences and events; related correspondence; and materials related to organizations and committees, including the Arctic Council and Arctic 360.

Materials related to the Atlantik-Brücke association. Includes related correspondence, cost breakdown, draft agenda, program for the "Future of Energy, XXIX German Canadian Conference hosted by Atlantik-Bruecke Canada and Atlantik-Brücke" (September 17-20, 2014), and a template for email introducing Atlantik-Bruecke Canada organization.

Information package for “Celebrate Ontario 2014” and correspondence sent to Honourable Michael Chan by John English and Jack Cunningham regarding the Celebrate Ontario 2014 program and the event “1914-1918: the making of the Modern World.”

Materials related to the event “Remembering Jim Coutts : an evening to honour Jim Coutts, his political life and his contribution to the Liberal legacy” (May 21, 2014). Includes poster and invitation list for the event.

Correspondence received from or related to Hon. William C. Graham, P.C., Q.C., LL.D. Includes references to the events related to the First World War (July 30-31, 2014) and the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program.

Correspondence received by John English from David Marskell (THEMUSEUM) related to fundraising.

Materials related to the "XXX German-Canadian Conference" (April 15-18, 2015, Brussels, Belgium). Includes business card for Eveline Y. Metzen (executive director of Atlantik-Brücke); break-out groups information; handwritten notes on the event; program; agenda for the Trudeau Centre for Peace, Conflict and Justice board meeting (May 6, 2015); program report; agenda for the Regional Governments in International Affairs (September 17-18, 2015).

Keynote address given by the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin at the event “Wâhkôhtowin 2014" with the title "Indigenizing practice in post-secondary education : linking kindred spirits,” University of Saskatchewan, September 19, 2014.

Materials related to Musagetes organization. Includes the agenda for the board of directors (June 9, 2015) and a copy of "Arts Everywhere : rethinking the forms that shape our world" (April 2015).

Materials related to the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Includes the report for the annual general meeting (May 31-June1, 2015) and interim report (August 6, 2015).

Materials related to conferences organized by the Canadian International Council and the Bill Graham Centre. Includes program for the conference “The North Korean Nuclear Challenge” (February 26, 2018) and a poster and conference schedule for the “Canadian Foreign Policy. Traditions and transitions” (May, 2015).

Materials related to a grant application to the "Aid to occasional Scholarly Conferences Program." Includes application instructions, form, proposal, and receipt of submission. Also contains a registration form for the resulting event “Canadian Foreign Policy : has Canada made a difference?” (December 10-11, 1991, Toronto).

Materials created or accumulated by John English in relation to lectures, speeches, and university courses. Includes drafts and scripts for speeches in different events, course handouts and lecture materials, and course planning in different institutions.

Materials related to the Afghan-Turks cultural association of Canada. Includes “A proposal for better relations between Canada and Afghanistan: request for the visit of Afghanistan’s Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum” prepared by S. Rahmaty and the proposal for the visit of the Afghan Vice-President to Canada (January 21, 2016).

Program for the event in honour of “The Right Honourable Paul Edgar Martin, P.C., C.C, Prime Minister of Canada, 2003-2006" at the House of Commons, Canada. Includes flyer for the event “Unveiling of the official portrait of the Right Honourable Paul Edgar Martin, P.C., C.C. 21st Prime Minister of Canada, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Parliament Hill.”

Materials related to the Canadian International Council (CIC). Includes the "National Capital Branch’s recollections & ideas related to the March 5th meeting in Toronto" (2016); agenda and minutes for the CIC annual meeting of members (June 16, 2016); appointment of auditors (2016-2017); information about James Appleyard, Nicolas M. Rouleau, Savvas Chamberlain, Jacqueline O’Neil; and the "Victoria/Ottawa joint submission to the CIC National Board."

Materials related to Musagetes organization. Includes the agenda for a retreat, participants, and program (August 2017); agenda for the board of directors meeting (May 1, 2018); a program analysis; and related correspondence.

Materials related to the Canadian International Council (CIC). Includes meetings and minutes for the board of directors (March 29, 2019), a draft on the financial statements (June 30, 2018), list of fundraising prospects (March 29, 2019), annual report for 2017-2018, a memorandum of understanding between CIC and Trinity College, the International Journal Publisher’s report (2019), and agendas for the International Journal Advisory Board Meeting (March 28, 2019 and July 16, 2018).

Materials related to the NATO Association of Canada. Includes agendas and minutes for director meetings (November 19, 2018 and May 14, 2019) and a balance sheet for 2018.

Correspondence related to reference letters and recommendations by John English to different professionals.

Materials related to conference “From the Rwandan Genocide to R2P: A Journey of Lessons Learned.” Includes program and notes by John English. Also contains information about Scholars Network’s Senior Fellows.

Draft for “Background material : chair in Contemporary International History Bill Graham, Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College & University of Toronto.”