BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250504T202148EDT-4162MU6fuU@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250505T002148Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis bilingual session\, featuring SCS instructor Gopinath Jeyabalaratnam (Gopi) in collaboration with La Presse reporter Henri Ouell ette-Vézina\, will focus on Quebec and Montreal politics and the link to l ocal media: who influences who and how it serves our society. Remember tha t famous cartoon by Serge Chapleau\, an icon of cartooning\, after then Bl oc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe visited a cheese factory? Gopi and his guest\, La Presse reporter Henri Ouellette-Vezina\, will discuss if cartoo ns have an influential power in society and how Serge Chapleau’s cartoons portrayed Quebec and Montreal politics over the years.\n\nAbout Gopinath J eyabalaratnam\n\nGopinath Jeyabalaratnam is Senior Manager\, Government Re lations and Communications at Medicom. In this role\, he is responsible fo r the company's overall government and public affairs strategies. He is al so a course lecturer at ɬÀï·¬.\n\nBefore joining Medicom\, Gop inath was a senior policy analyst and spokesperson at the Canadian Federat ion of Independent Business\, where he for advocated for small and medium- sized businesses with government authorities.\n\nPrior to that\, he was an advisor to the Quebec Minister of Finance and worked as an international project manager at the Union des municipalités du Québec.\n\nGopinath is a lso involved in the community. He serves as an Ambassador for the Printemp s du Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal\, and sits on the boards of the Fondation québécoise du cancer\, ALPA and Groupe CDH.\n\nGopinath holds a master's degree in International Public Administration from the École nati onale d'administration publique and a bachelor's degree in International R elations and International Law from UQAM.\n\nAbout Henri Ouellette-Vezina \n\nHenri Ouellette-Vezina is a reporter for La Presse. Previously\, he wa s a journalist at Journal Métro and Journal Le Soleil.\n\nAbout the ɬÀï·¬ -McCord Dialogues\n\nOn the occasion of ɬÀ﷬’s Bicentennial\, the ɬÀï·¬ School of Continuing Studies and the McCord Museum have partnered to pres ent a series of events with the aim of breaking down barriers to cultural and educational institutions and reimagining art\, culture\, and education in our community.\n\nThe ɬÀï·¬-McCord Dialogues offer opportunities to e xplore a variety of current and future-focused topics taught at SCS and co nnected to exhibitions at the McCord Museum.\n\nSpace is limited to 30 att endees. Please register to reserve your spot.\n\nTo view all events in the series\, visit mcgill.ca/scs-mccord\n\nVaccine Passport\n\nAs per provinc ial regulations in place\, a vaccine passport is required to attend.\n\nLi vestream\n\nThis event will also be livestreamed on the ɬÀï·¬ School of C ontinuing Studies YouTube Channel.\n\nAbout the ɬÀï·¬ School o f Continuing Studies\n\nSituated in the heart of Montreal on the main camp us of one of Canada’s leading universities\, the ɬÀï·¬ School of Continui ng Studies offers innovative programs that aim to help adult learners gain the skills they need to launch their careers\, advance their current care ers or switch into a whole new field.\n\nWith over 50 programs in more tha n 25 subjects such as marketing\, management\, human resources\, accountin g\, finance\, data science and AI\, the School is dedicated to creating sk illed\, future-ready leaders who can thrive in a rapidly changing world.\n \nLearn more at mcgill.ca/scs \n\nAbout the McCord Museum\n\nThe McCord Mu seum celebrates life in Montreal\, its people and communities\, past and p resent. Reaching beyond the city to the wider world\, the Museum creates a nd presents engaging exhibitions and educational and cultural activities w ith a critical and inclusive take on social history. It is renowned for it s collections of Archives\, Documentary Art\, Dress\, Fashion and Textiles \, Indigenous Cultures\, Material Culture\, and Photography\, comprising 2 00\,000 objects and artworks\, 2\,150\,000 photographs\, 3\,500 rare books and 340 linear metres of textual archives. Founded on October 13\, 1921\, the Museum is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary with special prog ramming until Autumn 2022. McCord Museum: Our People\, Our Stories.\n\nLea rn more at musee-mccord.qc.ca\n DTSTART:20211008T160000Z DTEND:20211008T170000Z LOCATION:McCord Museum: 690 Sherbrooke St W\, Montreal\, Quebec H3A 1E9 SUMMARY:Current Hot Issues in Public Sector Administration URL:/continuingstudies/fr/channels/event/current-hot-i ssues-public-sector-administration-333580 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR