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1995-2000
1998-2000
Provided temporary management services to a new non-profit
government-industry partnership, the Biotechnology Human Resources Council
during a period of early development. The organization continues to operate
successfully and has been instrumental in developing innovating training
programs, especially for people who do not understand the broad implications
of biotechnology.
1998-1999
Worked with the Catholic Immigration Centre, Ottawa, to prepare a Tool Kit
with essential information to assist immigrants in integrating into Canadian
society.
1998
Co-organized, with the Canadian Health Policy Magazine, Canadian
Pharmaceutical Association, and the Medical Ethics Program of McGill
University, a national conference on the financing of health care.
1997-1998
Organized and coordinated a multi-organization partnership to co-sponsor the
first Canadian National Conference on Pharmacare. The organizations
participating in the partnership included the Canadian Nurses Association,
Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Health Care Association, Canadian
Pharmaceutical Association, Canadian Pharmacy Association, National
Antipoverty Organization, and the Consumers Association of Canada.
1996-1999
Sponsored and/or organized seminars on public policy issues such as
disability insurance, poverty reduction objectives in Canadian foreign
policy, corporate social responsibility. Partners included: International
Development Research Centre (Canada), Canadian International Development
Agency, and the Conference Board of Canada. The Conference Board continued
and developed its interest in corporate social responsibility.
1995-2000
Provided organizational and financial assistance to the Richard Weiler Award
Fund (for social development and social justice) until fundraising
objectives were attained and award procedures were fully established. The
Award is now given biennially to people who have provided outstanding
service in social development and social justice.
1995-1999
Provided advisory and consulting services to the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities to develop a National Quality of Life Reporting System. This
project took place over several years, and assisted eighteen of Canada's large city governments to collaborate on the social and economic well being
of their citizens. The FCM continues to operate this system, and it was
instrumental in galvanizing nationally coordinated action on homelessness
and other social policy issues.
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