The Canadian International Council has formally launched its very own Young Professionals Network (YPN)! CIC members from across Canada have come together to form this network in order to connect and engage Canada’s future foreign policy leaders. To support a thriving...
The Canadian International Council (CIC) is pleased to welcome Michael Petrou as Editor-in-Chief of Open Canada starting today. Originally launched by the CIC in 2011, Open Canada has become an award-winning, highly influential digital publication with the mission of...
Manthorpe's new book, "Restoring Democracy in the Age of Populists and Pestilence" which is set to be released on August 25th is a thoughtful account of how we can save democracies from the despots and populists who provide easy answers to complicated situations. This...
As we live in an era with tremendous levels of information created and consumed through our expanding digital media, there is also a considerable degree of misinformation that can present falsehoods and thereby deceive people. This challenges our ability to identify,...
Since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department on May 25, we as an organization have been in deep reflection. While this movement is not about us, we believe strongly that this matter concerns us all. At the CIC, we would like to use this as an...
As part of a shift towards engaging Canadians through the digital sphere, the CIC launched a series of Virtual Events. CIC Fellows MIchael Petrou and Sujit Choudhry discussed the Canadian government's proposed Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government as part of the...
Wednesday, May 1 Col. Brown’s presentation began with an introduction from CIC Winnipeg branch president Brad Kirbyson, who noted a few highlights of Col. Brown’s career. Col. Brown then discussed a few of his personal experiences before he laid out the elements of...
On 28 October 2019, the Canadian International Council partnered with the Centre for Defense and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba to present the inaugural event of the Winnipeg Chapter of Women in International Security (WIIS). The event was held at...
The Winnipeg branch of the Canadian International Council (CIC) hosted the first event of its 2019-2020 season at the Winnipeg Free Press News Café. The event was a pre-election, foreign policy panel featuring experts who shared their knowledge and perspectives on...
Photo (L-R): Stephen Lunn, Darryl Zeund, Mamadou Ka, Bryce Offenberger, Jason Quinn, Ken Bridges, Brad Kirbyson, Robert Nash. Missing: Shelley Faintuch, Michael Juce, Kristi Kenyon, Jonathan Sears, Nathan Dueck, Anthony Wightman On 27 June, the attendees of the...