Unchain Canada's Foreign Aid Giant

An article written by Barry Carin and Gordon Smith for Canada's The Globe and Mail newspaper.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/unchain-canadas-foreig...

Gordon is the Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The Centre for Global Studies houses the International Institute for Child Rights and Development of which I am a part of.

Gordon has also been presented the Vanier Medal by Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean.

Governor General Presented Vanier Medal to Dr. Gordon S. Smith

OTTAWA (May 13, 2010) – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented today the 2009 Vanier Medal to Dr. Gordon S. Smith, Executive Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, and former distinguished Canadian public servant. The ceremony was held at Rideau Hall.

Please visit the IPAC website for media release: http://ipac.ca/vaniergsmith

To read the Governor General’s speech, please click here: http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13639

To view photo gallery of the Vanier Medal presentation, please click here: http://www.gg.ca/gallery.aspx?ID=10267

The Vanier Medal, administered by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), is one of the highest forms of recognition for Canadian public administrators. It was created in 1962 in honour of Canada’s second Canadian governor general, the Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier. The Medal is awarded annually to a person who has shown distinctive leadership and has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration and public service in Canada.

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