http://www.actioncanada.ca/en Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:19:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Notice: The Action Canada nomination submission deadline has been extended to 5:00 pm PST Monday 8 March 2010. http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/201011-nomination-submission-deadline-extended/ The Board of Directors and CEO are pleased to advise that on 14 October, Minister of Canadian Heritage, James Moore, announced new funding for Action Canada for a three-year period, April 2010 to March 2013. An announcement on a new private sector partnership is planned for later this fall. Please check ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/new-funding-for-action-canada/ 23 February, 2009 - The Board of Directors regrets to announce that due to funding uncertainty in the current economic environment, Action Canada will not be able to offer a 2009/2010 fellowship year. The Board and Founding CEO are committed to working towards a longer term future for this important ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/cancellation-of-20092010-fellowship-year/ Action Canada, the Public Policy Forum, and Industry Canada would like to invite you to attend the Leadership In Business Conference to be held in Toronto, February 18, 2009 at the Ivey ING Leadership Centre, 130 King Street West. This half-day conference will focus on major public policy issues facing Canada ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/leadership-in-business-conference-toronto-february-18-2009/ 13 January, 2009 David Eaves ’05 and Taylor Owen ’07 are the winners of The Literary Review of Canada’s New Voices competition for their essay, “Progressivism’s End”. The competition, which was seeking fresh perspectives to showcase alongside established contributors such as Lloyd Axworthy, Peter C. Newman and Erna Paris, asked competitors to ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/winning-thoughts-from-action-canada-fellows/ An article written by Action Canada Fellow Marc Fournier '07. Read Article http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/la-diplomatie-simpose-la-presse-30-march-2008/ Would you buy a Green Bond as your bit to ease climate change if it paid the same rate as a Canada Savings Bond? The Harper government is trying to figure out the answer. If the answer is yes, don't be surprised if Green Bonds arrive in the next budget and ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/selling-canadians-on-green-bonds-to-wean-us-from-carbon-the-globe-and-mail-3-january-2008/ ’07 Action Canada Fellow Andrew Sniderman is the winner of a 2008 Rhodes Scholarship. Sniderman graduated with a BA (highest honours) in philosophy and political science from Swarthmore College, Philadelphia and currently works in Ottawa as a Fellow in the Parliamentary Internship Programme. He co-founded the Washington-based Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) to ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/action-canada-fellow-wins-rhodes-scholarship/ ’03 Action Canada Fellow Diana Juricevic is named in the 2007 Future Leaders category on the list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100. The list is compiled by the Women’s Executive Network to recognize the success of Canadian women in categories that include entrepreneurs, corporate executives, public-sector leaders, trailblazers, ... http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/action-canada-fellow-among-country%e2%80%99s-top-future-leaders/ Read Article http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/our-best-and-brightest-finding-canadas-future-leaders-the-vancouver-sun-12-november-2007/