{"id":2506,"date":"2021-06-11T12:08:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T10:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/?page_id=2506"},"modified":"2021-06-17T16:05:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:05:21","slug":"keynote-canada-and-the-quest-for-a-sustainable-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/keynote-canada-and-the-quest-for-a-sustainable-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote: Canada and the Quest for a Sustainable World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9wgx7gw-e58e444fc7f128703c5f8a3e31bb29ff\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-k9wgx7gw-e58e444fc7f128703c5f8a3e31bb29ff__0 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Dion\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue82d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Transcript of the Speech given by The Honourable St\u00e9phane Dion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3a83iy-b1c5230f77a7bf0a08e94f17670e9229\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3a83iy-b1c5230f77a7bf0a08e94f17670e9229{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3a83iy-b1c5230f77a7bf0a08e94f17670e9229 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4tum74-d3c3acd7d3230b42043cfe2144095a80\">\n.flex_column.av-4tum74-d3c3acd7d3230b42043cfe2144095a80{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4tum74-d3c3acd7d3230b42043cfe2144095a80 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ko1is1eo-2452ac9f198bb330ac265087bffceaf6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">St\u00e9phane Dion presented his credentials as Canada\u2019s Ambassador to Germany on June 6, 2017. Prior to his appointment, M. Dion was Canada\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2015 until January 2017, where he championed Canadian leadership in the world on crucial global interests including promotion of universal human rights, peace and stability efforts, the global climate challenge and Canada\u2019s commitment to multilateralism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was previously Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005, when he secured what is praised as one of the greenest budgets in the history of Canada and, in 2005, chaired the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP11\/MOP1) where he reconciled the diverging interests of member countries so that decisions could be taken to effectively implement the Kyoto Protocol.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1un3ao-9e64705a7c3d890fe76129ed41eeb9e9\">\n.flex_column.av-1un3ao-9e64705a7c3d890fe76129ed41eeb9e9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1un3ao-9e64705a7c3d890fe76129ed41eeb9e9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ko1iw8fg-8f137ce90c9f9a8d382891b52e819ce0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ko1iw8fg-8f137ce90c9f9a8d382891b52e819ce0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ko1iw8fg-8f137ce90c9f9a8d382891b52e819ce0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ko1iw8fg-8f137ce90c9f9a8d382891b52e819ce0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2507 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2507 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion.jpg\" alt='' title='Ambassador and Special Envoy Ste\u0301phane Dion'  height=\"1366\" width=\"1821\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion.jpg 1821w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Ambassador-and-Special-Envoy-Ste\u0301phane-Dion-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1821px) 100vw, 1821px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kps63w8d-4a37b4cdece59ddc33f3e80a76a1f005 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Minister responsible for Official Languages (2001-2003), he crafted and launched the Action Plan for Official Languages, still used as a reference today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serving as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs between 1996 and 2003, longer than any other Canadian since Confederation, he played a primary role promoting Canadian unity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2006, Mr. Dion was elected as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and became Leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons, a position that he retained until 2008. M. Dion served as a Member of Parliament first in 1996 and was re-elected seven consecutive times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before entering politics, St\u00e9phane Dion taught Political Science at Universit\u00e9 de Moncton in 1984, then at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al from 1984 to 1995. He has authored many scientific articles and books on Public Administration, Organizational Studies, Political Institutions and Environmental Policies. He also sat on the External Advisory Board of the Yale Climate and Energy Institute from 2011 until November 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born in Quebec City, Canada, he studied at Universit\u00e9 Laval before obtaining a Doctorate in Sociology from the Institut d\u2019\u00e9tudes politiques in Paris, France. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Carlos III University of Madrid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2506","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2506\/revisions\/2525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2021conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}