A letter to Graham Dare and Bryan Dare from the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. In the letter, the Prime Minister noted that Dare Foods Limited's 125th anniversary is shared with Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Materials regarding Newsgirls book launch. Includes correspondence between Donna Jean MacKinnon and Mike O’Connor (York University) and between MacKinnon and Julia Aballe (York University) about the event, as well as guests lists and checklists for the launch.
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 administration of the Carold Institute. Includes Carold Institute Legacy Assets prepared for the Carold-Community Foundations of Canada Partnership.
Materials related to the Governor General's Literary Awards. Includes certificate issued to Julia McCarthy for being selected as a finalist for the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry and related correspondence and newspaper clipping.
Materials related to the J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award. Includes announcement card for the winner of the J. M. Abraham Atlantic poetry award for the year 2017, which was awarded to Julia McCarthy, and congratulating correspondence.
Correspondence regarding corrections and fact-checking during the edition of Newsgirls. Includes correspondence with Luke Gagliardi (York University) and other students at York University regarding corrections and the edition of the book. Also contains correspondence and research materials about June Callwood, Dusty Vineberg, and Joan Hollobon.
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.
Copy-edit notes for McCarthy’s book All the names between made by Alayna Munce from Brick Books with annotations by Julia McCarthy. Includes related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes printout of document "The Carold Institute approaches 30," materials related to the project "Flourishing leadership: a vision and plan for collaboration between CKX, CFC and the Carold Institute," draft agenda of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (February 24-26, 2017), document "'What time is it? A dialogue among Carold fellows" (August 2016), statement of income and expenses for October-December 2016, minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (January 30, 2017), and related correspondence.
Photographs and photocopies of photographs of Marilyn Dunlop, Dorothy Howarth, Kay Kritzwiser, Olive Dickason, Stasia Evasuk, Marjorie Earl, and June Callwood. Includes correspondence between Donna Jean MacKinnon and Luke Gagliardi (York University) regarding the photographs to be included in Newsgirls, and annotations by MacKinnon about photographs missing.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (August 19-20, 2016), notes from an exceptional Meeting of the Board of Directors (October 25-27, 2013), printout of draft document "A paper on the many colours of Carold's Future" (July 2016), statement of income and expenses for 2015-2016, materials related to the Winifred Hewetson Awards, printout of document "Leveraging data through shifts in mindsets," and related correspondence.
Copy-edit notes for McCarthy’s book All the names between before the change in title from Little fires. Notes are made by Sue Chenette and parts of the book contain annotations by McCarthy. Includes related correspondence.
Correspondence and revisions of contracts with York University for the publishing of Newsgirls. Includes correspondence between Donna Jean MacKinnon and Mike O’Connor (York University) and between MacKinnon and Luke Gagliardi (York University) regarding the edition and publishing of the book. Also contains reviewed drafts of the contract to reproduce and published, as well as MacKinnon’s signed copy of the contract.
Correspondence and invoices for rights of reproduction of photographs for their use in Newsgirls. Correspondence in file is between Donna Jean MacKinnon and Mike Kelly (Torstar Syndicate) and Luke Gagliardi (York University), and includes documenting decisions over different photographs, their captions, and permissions to use them. Invoices include associated payment receipts and correspondence with GetStock, the Toronto Reference Library at the Toronto Public Library, the PNG Library, and Canadian Press Enterprises Inc. Also contains correspondence with Anne Dickason (Olive Dickason’s daughter) as part of Donna Jean MacKinnon’s research about Dickason.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 20, 2015), draft criteria and process for considering funding requests (March 2015), proposed innovation fund terms of reference, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (January 30, 2017), minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (February 24-26, 2017), and a partnership agreement between Community Foundations of Canada and the Carold Institute with related press releases and correspondence.
Test prints, corrections, and invoices related to the creation and launch of Newsgirls. Test prints are for the cover and first pages of Newsgirls. Correspondence is between Donna Jean MacKinnon and Luke Gagliardi (York University), Mike O’Connor (York University), and Jane Tilley regarding corrections to the text, edition, and book launch. Also contains photographic reproductions requests, correspondence, and invoices from the Toronto Public Library, the Toronto Star, and GetStock.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (October 28, 2014), statement of income and expenses for 2013-2014, and related correspondence.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Regional Councillor in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the Waterloo Region municipal elections held on October 27, 2014. Records include invitations, notes, speech transcripts, research material about the regional budget and Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction, a flyer, a business card, a biographical sketch of Telegdi, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including a letter to Telegdi from Michael Harris, then Member of Provincial Parliament, thanking Telegdi for running in the 2014 municipal elections.
Manuscript evaluation, correspondence, and corrections of different chapters in Newsgirls made by Donna Jean MacKinnon and Sharon Crawford (writer and editor).
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 15, 2014), summary of the discussion with the Alan Thomas Fellows (May 31, 2014), background of "Nurturing and sustaining leadership, community engagement, and diversity: reflections and learning from the Carold Fellowship program (2007-2014)," minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (May 31-June 1, 2014), and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 14, 2014), memorandum regarding Directors and Officers liability insurance, evaluation plan recommendations, and related correspondence.
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.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes notes, statistical data, reports, and correspondence related to the evaluation of the Alan Thomas Fellowship (stage 1).
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes memorandum of understanding for educational and scholarly cooperation between the Carold Institute and Saint Paul's University and related correspondence.
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.”
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.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft of agenda and minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (December 9-10, 2013), president's report (December 2013), budget for 2013-2014, draft of financial statements (September 30, 2013 and 2012), proposed innovation fund terms of reference, activity report from the Alan Thomas Fellowship, project descriptions for different projects, report of the Nominations Committee, information about and report for the Board of Directors, conflict of interest policy, financial year-end statement, budget scenarios, and related correspondence.
Corrections to Joan Hollobon’s chapter and endnotes in Newsgirls. Includes correspondence between Donna Jean MacKinnon and writer Iris Nowell with corrections for the endnotes, and between MacKinnon and Andy F. Visser-de Vries (Hollobon's friend and caretaker) with corrections for the chapter.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes for Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 15-16, 2013), background document on partnerships, reports to the Board, financial report for June, income and expenses for 2011-2012 and budget for 2012-2013, a presentation by the CIBC Private Investment Counsel (June 2013), preparation of articles of continuance and bylaw update for the Institute prepared by Cunningham Swan, correspondence, and printout of document "Re-imagining citizenship: scale up, scale deep."
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes reports to the Board; budget, income, and expenses for 2012-2013; draft agenda for Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 12, 2013); fundraising plan (2012); background document on partnerships and overview of partnerships; media releases; revised statement of goals and activities; proposal Alan Thomas fellowship evaluation (April 2013 and October 20, 2013); correspondence; and printout of document "Cities for people: building resilient and livable communities."
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.
Corrections to Simma Holt's chapter and endnotes in Newsgirls. Includes a partial manuscript evaluation and notes by Sharon Crawford (writer and editor) and correspondence with Luke Gagliardi (York University) with notes and corrections for all chapters in Newsgirls.
Materials related to the Inaugural Address at the Royal Society of Canada delivered by James Walker. Includes script for the address and related correspondence. Also contains notes from a Burnley “Rocky” Jones appreciation Night in 2004.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes bequest strategy, fundraising plan, draft of evaluation of the Alan Thomas Fellowship, draft agenda for the meeting of the Board of Directors (February 18, 2013), and correspondence.
Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre’s equity and inclusion fundraising dinner held in his honour. Telegdi previously served as the President of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre and the dinner honoured his extensive contribution to the organization and the local community. The dinner was held on November 29, 2012 at Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener, Ontario. Records include a flyer invitation, itinerary, a guestbook, pin, program, and related correspondence including a letter from Justin Trudeau extending his congratulations to Telegdi. The file also contains a photograph of Telegdi and three unidentified individuals at an unknown event.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (November 11, 2012), annual event draft proposal, communications plan, revised options for an extraordinary in-person Board Meeting in 2013, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (October 11, 2012), the Alan Thomas Fellowship evaluation (October 2012), annual event draft proposal, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft of agenda for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (May 31-June 1, 2014), agenda for "Resource extraction in Canada: who participates? Who decides? Who cares? Learning spaces initiative" and information about the event, and related correspondence. Also contains draft of agenda for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 14, 2012).
Materials related to the Barbara Clague Festival of Song. Includes related correspondence and ephemera. Also contains materials related to the Collingwood Neighbourhood House (Vancouver, British Columbia).
Materials related to the 2011 Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Literary Awards in which Julia McCarthy was awarded the CAA Award for poetry. Includes pamphlet for the ceremony, certificate of the award, and medal and lapel pin in a box. Also contains a congratulatory letter from Garfield Dunlop, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North and certificates of achievement from the City of Orillia.
Materials related to the human rights workshop “Taking liberties: historicizing 20th Century human rights in the English speaking world” at McMaster University, where James Walker participated with an address titled “Decoding the ‘Rights Revolution:’ Lessons from the Canadian experience.” Includes a schedule of the event, related correspondence, an outline of the workshop, and notes for Walker’s presentation.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes and notes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 18-20, 2010), report of the communication committee, correspondence, materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, a CIBC Private Investment Counsel presentation (as of May 31, 2010) and financial report to the Board, and information about the Institute.
Copy-edit notes for McCarthy’s book Return from Erebus made by Alayna Munce from Brick Books with annotations by Julia McCarthy. Includes related correspondence.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2011 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, speech transcripts, handwritten notes, door hangers, correspondence, an invitation to a town hall event with Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Liberal Party, and local liberal candidates including Andrew Telegdi. Also includes a program and Telegdi's speaking notes for an all-candidates debate held on April 28, 2011 that Telegdi participated in and other textual material.
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 administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 23-24, 2012), appendix from a meeting in May 2012, list of confirmed attendees to the Carold Learning Day - Invitational Seminar (June 22, 2012), communications committee report (June 2012), a presentation from the CIBC Private Investment Counsel (as of May 2012) and related correspondence, and information about the Alan Thomas Fellowship and the fellow for the year 2010.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence and lists of participants for the Alan Thomas Fellowship's reception organized by the Carold Institute in Ottawa.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (December 14-15, 2009 and September 29, 2009), financial report to the Board (2009), financial statements (September 30, 2009), budget for 2009-2010, a CIBC private investment counsel presentation (December 14, 2009), report from the Alan Thomas Fellowship committee, draft proposal for the meeting in Ottawa, president's report (2009), and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 29, 2009) and materials related to events suggested to the Institute.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda, notes, materials related to the event, and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 26-28, 2009); financial report to the Board (June 2009); a presentation from the CIBC Private Investment Counsel (as of May 2009); financial statements; materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship; materials related to events in which staff participated; and related correspondence.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to crime prevention in the Region of Waterloo. Records include agendas, minutes, notes, and related material from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council and the Crime Prevention Council of Waterloo Region Alumni Group. Andrew Telegdi was a member of the Crime Prevention Council of Waterloo Region Alumni Group. In addition, the file contains a flyer advertising a day of national remembrance and action on violence against women as well as material related to the Canadian firearms registry including a statement from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda, minutes, and notes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 20, 2009); materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellow; materials related to the Montreal Board Meeting (June 26-28, 2009); and related correspondence.
Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. Records include an overview of the correctional, mental health, reintegration, educational, and other programs at the facility.
In addition, the file contains program statistics and an anonymous letter from a federally sentenced women about the intrusive nature of prison searches. Moreover, the file contains a list of issues at the facility written by an unknown individual that notably asserts Indigenous inmates are over-represented in the general population and maximum secure unit and that certain behaviours are more strictly enforced with Indigenous inmates causing them to be frequently segregated.
Correspondence received from Preston Manning (President and CEO of Manning Centre for Building Democracy) and information on the Centre for Innovation and Prosperity.
Script of James Walker's talk at the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States, on January 22, 2009, and titled “The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom.” Also contains materials related to the workshop “Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History,” including related correspondence and the programme for the workshop.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to citizenship and immigration issues including the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, a suspected war criminal. Records include a newspaper article, notes, and a summary of reasons for judgment in the 2009 case between Helmut Oberlander and the Attorney General of Canada from the Federal Court of Appeal.
The file also contains a list of members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in 2010, press releases from the Canadian Council of Refugees regarding proposed reforms to the refugee system and related legislation, and a copy of remarks made by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, on reforms to the Canadian refugee system. In addition, the file includes related correspondence and a speech transcript prepared by Telegdi.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to a judicial recount arising out of the 2008 Canadian federal election in the electoral district of Kitchener-Waterloo held on October 14, 2008. Records include a notice of an application by the returning officer for a judicial recount, correspondence, and related material.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (December 15, 2008), financial report to the Board (December 2008), budgets for 2007-2008, reports to the Board, communications strategy, agenda of the Annual Members Meeting (December 15, 2008), president's report (2008), financial statements (as of September 30, 2008), materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 25, 2008), materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, materials related to Carold Institute fundraising, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda, minutes, and notes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 26, 2008); Bylaw Number 2 and related correspondence; and potential nominees for Carold Board (April 2008).
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 25-27, 2008), financial reports to the Board, constitution and bylaw revisions, materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, materials related to the CASID/Atlantic Region Graduate Student Conference, Carold Institute Annual Summary, materials related to different events organized by the Institute, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the course History 607/608 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, notes for classes, printout of article “The politics of memory” from Factiva, printout of “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” Schedule B, correspondence sent by James Walker to his students about class, and directions for assignments.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 18-19, 2011), correspondence, report to the Board, reports and information related to the Alan Thomas fellows, and draft proposal for fellows' seminar and public event. Also contains a draft report on the evaluation of the inaugural awarding of the Alan Thomas Fellowship (September 2008).
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence, materials related to budgeting, strategy and minutes from minutes, and press releases.
Notes and comments on the edition of book Return from Erebus made by Barry Dempster with annotations by Julia McCarthy. Includes a copy of Brick Books author information sheet filled out by McCarthy and correspondence received by Julia McCarthy regarding Brick Books publicity survey with McCarthy’s notes and answers to survey.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2008 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, invitations, correspondence, speech transcripts and other textual material. Also includes signed letters sent to Telegdi after he lost the election from numerous individuals such as George Smitherman, Deputy Premier of Ontario; Carl Zehr, Mayor of Kitchener; Elizabeth May; Marie-P. Charette-Poulin; Maria Chaput; Céline Hervieux-Payette; and Terry Mercer.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 16-17, 2007), budgets and financial reports for 2007, materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, materials related to the project "Building Local and Global Democracy," related correspondence, and newspaper clippings related to Alan Thomas.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board by Teleconference (March 22, 2007 and January 25, 2007), budgets and financial reports for 2007, related correspondence, and materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship.
Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Stride, a program established by Community Justice Initiatives (CJI) and designed to help women transition from prison to the community. Records include a brochure and flyer about the Stride program as well as press clippings featuring articles about Stride and the Canadian prison system. Also includes correspondence to Telegdi from Hermina Richter, Member of the Business and Professional Women Cambridge Board of Directors requesting a meeting to discuss the Stride program.
Material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to security certificates issued by the Government of Canada through provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Records include fact sheets, notes, and general information sheets provides by the Liberal Research Bureau. Also contains correspondence related to the bail application of Mahmoud Jaballah who was detained under a security certificate as well as Bill C-3 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act. Additionally, includes a signed letter from Peter Milliken, Member of Parliament regarding security at a press conference and other textual material.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to crime prevention in the Waterloo region. Records include documents highlighting Telegdi’s involvement with the Waterloo Region Community Safety and Crime Prevention Council such as correspondence, agendas, and invitations. Also includes news releases, information sheets, a paper titled, Agenda for a Safe Canada, an invitation to attend a crime prevention public forum at the University of Waterloo, and an agenda for a meeting of the Working Together Against Hate Crimes committee. Additionally, contains a signed letter from Harold Albrecht, then Member of Parliament for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga, regarding youth crime rates.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes digital files related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, Board meetings, administrative records, correspondence, materials related to events, and photographs.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting the opinions of some constituents and Telegdi’s political involvement in the Québécois nation motion. Telegdi did not support the Québécois nation motion because he believed it was ambiguous and felt that Canadians were not given an opportunity to respond to the motion. Records include correspondence and a news release.
Material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament when he accompanied Peter Mackay, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Budapest, Hungary to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Hungary Revolution and to participate in bilateral meetings in Warsaw, Poland between October 20-24, 2006. Records include invitations, programs, and correspondence such as a letter of welcome from Robert Hage, Canada's Ambassador to Hungary. Also includes tickets to events such as the Canada Salutes Hungary Gala in Budapest, Hungary, and a memorial publication published by the Hungarian Culture Centre Mindszenty Hall in Windsor, Ontario. In addition, the file contains a briefing book for Hungary and Poland as well as a presentation folder containing a program of events for celebrations in Hungary and other textual material.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting the opinions of some constituents and Telegdi’s political involvement in the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, a suspected war criminal. Oberlander was a resident of Andrew Telegdi’s constituency. Records include correspondence, notes, a discussion paper, copies of newspaper articles, and other textual material. Also includes a copy of a report titled, Harper conservative government puts itself above the law while breaking another election promise written by Andrew Telegdi that discusses Oberlander’s citizenship.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the 2006 Lebanon War. Telegdi publicly advocated for an immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and believed the Canadian government should facilitate an end to the war. Records include news releases, speech transcripts, handwritten notes, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the Middle East conflict written by Telegdi.
A program for Hilde Maria English’s memorial service held on July 9, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario. The program includes a list of participants and outlines the order of the service. The service included prayers, musical performances, and tributes. The Master of Ceremony was the Honourable Justice Patrick Flynn. Andrew Telegdi delivered a eulogy for Hilde English during the memorial service. The file also includes draft copies of Telegdi’s eulogy for Hilde English, handwritten notes, and related correspondence. Andrew Telegdi was close friends with Hilde English and her husband John English.
Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan, specifically a motion introduced in the House of Commons in May 2006 that extended Canadian military commitments to Afghanistan by two years. Records include correspondence from members of the public urging Telegdi to vote against the motion and help end Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the decision to lower the Peace Tower (also known as the Tower of Victory and Peace) flag following the death of a Canadian solider in a war zone. Telegdi publicly supported the decision to lower the flag and introduced a private members’ motion to suggest the government lower the flag on Peace Tower to half-staff for the day following the death of a solider and that a moment of silence be observed in the House of Commons on the same day. Records include notes, correspondence, and copies of an official statement (also known as an SO31) and a point of order delivered by Telegdi in the House of Commons related to this issue.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to immigration to Canada. Records in this file are primarily related to section 6 of Bill C-50 Budget Implementation Act that included proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Records include news releases, talking points, speech transcripts, handwritten notes, correspondence, and other textual material.
Also contains correspondence related to other matters including family reunification, the Undocumented Workers’ Committee, the Citizenship and Immigration Committee, and vacancies on the Immigration and Refugee Board.
