![]() I had the good fortunate to be awarded the Prix de la délégation de Québec à Londres earlier in the year for a corporate governance research project on the topic ‘Challenging Financial Opacity: Examining New Corporate Transparency Obligations in Quebec and implications for UK firms’. This group interests me as a UK-based academic with a Canadian and Quebécoise heritage. Over the last two years I had become more involved in the British Association of Canadian Studies (BACS). First as a military Visit Liaison Officer for captains of visiting naval warships and then as Aide-de-Camp for a Governor General. ![]() Old and new professional acquaintances! These encounters brought back good memories of an earlier time in my life when I was more directly involved in international relations. The occasion? An unexpected yet very welcome ‘by invitation only’ event, the UK-Canada Council (CUKC) was celebrating the launch of the 50th Colloquium Report entitled, Canada and the UK in a Changing International Environment.Īs the group was ushered in, I met a variety of interesting people including a banker, a mining CEO, a naval commander, an economic attaché and a journalist, among others. We share Charles III as our head of state and after years teaching ‘English Legal System’ I was about to experience my first ever visit to the Upper House of the UK Parliament. I had now lived in the UK for as long as I have lived in Canada. As I made my way from Westminster station to the Black Rod entrance and through security to be admitted to a Committee Room in the House of Lords, I had time to reflect. ![]() Tuesday, 18th July 2023, was an exciting day for me in London. Canada and the UK in a Changing International Environment: The 50 th Anniversary Colloquium Report Launch at the UK House of Lords
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