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DISCUSSION ON CANADIAN FOREIGN
POLICY IN THE BALTIC REGION
With
Hon. Bob Rae, Foreign Affairs
Critic &
Hon. Bryon Wilfert, Critic
for National Defence
Hon.
Bryon Wilfert, MP, Richmond Hill and
Hon. Bob Rae, MP, Toronto Centre,
will speak on the issue of Canadian
foreign policy in The Baltic Region
at an event on April 12th, 2008
in Toronto.
The
event, “A Discussion on
Canadian Foreign Policy in The Baltic
Region,” is being hosted
by award winning Canadian-Estonian
documentary filmmaker and developer
of the Washington D.C. based Victims
of Communism Memorial Foundation,
“Global Museum on Communism,”
Marcus Kolga, Canadian-Estonian businessman,
Uno Jaason and the Richmond Hill Federal
Liberal Riding Association at Tartu
College, 310 Bloor St. West at 4:30pm,
on Saturday April 12th.
The
event is the fist of its kind, bringing
together members of the Estonian,
Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish communities
to discuss informally, directly and
intimately with two prominent and
influential Canadian politicians,
important issues facing these communities.
Bob
Rae, who is a member of the Canadian-Lithuanian
community and Bryon Wilfert, who was
recently awarded the Estonian Central
Council 2008 Order of Merit, are both
active and outspoken supporters of
the Canadian-Baltic communities.
“Bob
Rae and Bryon Wilfert have been
very supportive of our communities,”
said Kolga; “they both possess
a profound understanding of our
issues and are not afraid to bring
them up in Ottawa.”
The
event will give audience members an
opportunity to directly interact with
Bob Rae and Bryon Wilfert. Also participating
in the event, will be former President
of the Estonian Central Council in
Canada, Laas Leivat.
Cost
of the event is $50 for adults (ages
26+) and $15 for youth under the age
of 26. Light refreshments will be
served, and tax receipts issued for
a portion of the cost.
Please
contact Marcus Kolga (marcus@realworldpictures.ca)
or Uno Jaason (unojaason@sympatico.ca)
for information about attending or
download the form here: http://www.friendsofbalticdemocracy.org/Wilfert-Rae-Baltic-Web-Form.pdf.
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