Boise State University ~ Communications and Marketing: March 14, 2008: Canada Week at Boise State Features Films, Workshops, Trivia and More, March 31-April 6

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EVENT NEWS RELEASE/March 14, 2008

Canada Week at Boise State Features Films, Workshops, Trivia and More, March 31-April 6

Boise State University’s Canadian Studies Program presents the seventh annual Canada Week March 31-April 6. The full week of events is aimed at a better understanding of all things Canadian — commerce, energy, public policy, culture and the U.S.-Canada relationship. Canada Week features full-length documentary films, a presentation on border security, a look at Canadian health care and more.

Events are held on the Boise State University campus and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit the Web site at http://polisci.boisestate.edu/canadian/.

The schedule is as follows:

March 31
• Pancake breakfast, including real Canadian maple syrup. Quad. 7:45-9:45 a.m.
• Canada trivia contest. Student Union, first floor. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Win Canadian prizes and local gift certificates.
• “Remembering the Motherland: The Role of the Media in Maintaining and Reproducing Quebec’s French Past.” Student Union Barnwell Room. 2:30-4 p.m. A presentation by Natalie Debray from the University of Washington. Parking available in the parking structure across from the Student Union.
• “Nationalism and the Politics of Quebec.” Student Union Barnwell Room. 6 p.m. Thierry Giasson from Université Laval will address the different narratives of nationalism in Quebec from the 1960s to the separation referendums to the 2007 election. Parking available in the parking structure across from the Student Union. This event will be followed by the film “Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard: The Life and Times of the Hockey Legend.” The movie, about the Montreal Canadien ice hockey player, won Best Film-Canadian at the 2007 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.

April 1
• “The Northwest Passage: A Historical Fantasy Comes to Life in the 21st Century.” Student Union Barnwell Room. 10:45 a.m.-noon. Presented by Boise State history professor Barton Barbour.
• “Canada and the United States: Approaches to Global Environmental Policy Making.” Student Union Barnwell Room. 1:45-3 p.m. Presented by Boise State public policy professor Les Alm.

April 2
• “Border Security: The Canadian-U.S. Border, an Integrated Approach.” Student Union Barnwell Room. 2:30-4 p.m. Sgt. Ralph Ehlebracht, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police integrated border enforcement team and Lt. Sean Brady of the U.S. Coast Guard will talk about border security issues. Parking available in the parking structure across from the Student Union.
• “Foreign Oil: Energy and Environmental Issues and the Alberta Oil Sands.” Student Union Barnwell Room. 7-8:30 p.m. Christopher Holly, Alberta Department of Energy, and Andy Ridge, Alberta Environment. discuss energy and environment issues as they relate to the Alberta Oil Sands. Parking available in the parking structure across from the Student Union.

April 3
• The Canadian First Nations.” Interactive Learning Center, Room 118. 10:40 a.m.-noon. Boise State anthropology professor John Ziker opens his class for this lecture/film presentation by CindyKai Anderson. Space for this event is limited.
• “Examining Canadian Domestic and Foreign Politics: Process, Power and Policies.” Multipurpose Classroom Building, Room 108. Presented by Boise State political science professors and Canadian Studies co-directors Ross Burkhart and Lori Hausegger.
• “Shake Hands with the Devil.” The Flicks Theatre, 646 Fulton St. 7 p.m. This free film focuses on former Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire, who headed the U.N. Peacekeeping efforts in Rwanda in 1994. He is now a Canadian senator.

April 4
• “Straight Talk: The Canadian and American Health Care Systems.” Interactive Learning Center, Room 118. 12:30-2 p.m. Presented by Doreen Barrie from the University of Calgary and Sarah Toevs, associate dean of the College of Health Sciences at Boise State. Moderated by Kathy Reavy, Boise State Department of Nursing.
• “Project Canada.” Multipurpose Classroom Building, Room 101. 7 p.m. This film documents the journey of a group of 20-somethings as they drive across Canada for three months in an attempt to figure out what it means to be Canadian. Followed by a question-and-answer session with filmmaker Johnathan McFarlane.
April 5-6
• “Critical Issues for Canada.” Interactive Learning Center, Room 202. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. This one-credit workshop will be led by David Christensen, an instructor in Boise State’s Canadian Studies Program.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Friday, March 14, 2008