May, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Innovative research wins CIGI researcher prestigious Cadieux-Léger Fellowship

Waterloo, Canada – May 26, 2009 – Clint Abbott has been awarded the prestigious 2009-10 Cadieux-Léger Fellowship by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to further his studies in the field of Canadian foreign policy.

Monday, May 25, 2009

New Funding Announcement by Governments of Canada and Ontario at CIGI Today

Media Advisory

Waterloo, Ontario – May 25, 2009 – The Hon. John Milloy, Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and Peter Braid, MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, will be in Waterloo on Monday, May 25, 2009 to make an important infrastructure funding announcement.

Monday, May 25, 2009

CIGI to Create Balsillie Centre of Excellence

Think tank receives major government and private funding

Waterloo, Canada – May 25, 2009 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) welcomed the announcement today by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario of building and infrastructure grants towards the creation of the Balsillie Centre of Excellence. CIGI founder and Chair Jim Balsillie made a private donation to CIGI to match the funds provided by the two governments.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Governments of Canada and Ontario Announce Funding

Annette Phillips

The Hon. John Milloy, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and Peter Braid, MP for Kitchener-Waterloo will be in Waterloo on Monday, May 25, 2009, to make an important infrastructure funding announcement.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

CIGI co-hosts investment and economic roundtable on Zimbabwe’s growth take-off

Media Advisory

Waterloo, Canada – May 20, 2009 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is co-hosting an international investment and economic roundtable entitled Preparing for Zimbabwe’s Growth Take-off from May 22-23, 2009 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

CIGI lecture examines Canada’s Americas policy

Media Advisory

Waterloo, Ontario – May 14, 2009 – Chantal Blouin, a foreign policy specialist, will give a talk at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on May 20, as part of CIGI’s ongoing Signature Lecture Series.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

CIGI lecture examines U.S. – Cuba relations

Media Advisory

Waterloo, Ontario – May 6, 2009 – Cuban-relations expert Daniel Erikson will give a talk at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on May 6, as part of CIGI’s Signature Lecture Series.