Hon. Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario is speaking June 3 (12:15 pm to 1:30 pm) to the Rotary Club of Toronto Eglinton and YOU are invited. Thank you President Nilam Bedi. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP ZOOM INVITE. Only registered participants will be allowed into the meeting. If you are going to phone in, please let us know the phone number you will be using so that we can cross-check that against the information on the registration. Be sure to Register online today. http://portal.clubrunner.ca/1159/Event/rotary-lunch-127 Please Read More for even more details....
Life in the Time of COVID and Beyond
Bob Rae is senior counsel at OKT - Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP. He works with First Nations across Canada as legal counsel, advisor, negotiator, and arbitrator.
Bob brings decades of experience as a lawyer and public leader at the highest levels of government. He also has a strong background in negotiations, strategic planning and community and economic development. Bob's legal practice focuses on First Nations, Aboriginal and Governance issues.
Bob acts as Advisor to the Matawa Chiefs Tribal Council respecting the potential development of the area in north western Ontario known as The Ring of Fire.
Bob was elected eleven times to the House of Commons and the Ontario Legislature between 1978 and 2013. He served as Ontario's 21st Premier from 1990 to 1995 and Interim Federal Leader and foreign affairs critic for the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011- 2013, a time of significant restructuring. In 2011 he was chosen by his colleagues as Parliamentarian of the Year.
Bob resigned from Parliament in 2013 to return to legal practice and, in particular, to use his legal, political and strategic skills to assist First Nations communities.
Bob was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000, a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2016, and received the Order of Ontario in 2004.