Emerging Leader Forum Speaker Series
feat. Michael Kirby, Sept. 22
Please join us for our first Emerging
Leader Forum SpeakerSeries
of the '09 season on Monday, September 22, 2008, as Hon. Michael Kirby,
former Senator and Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, speaks
about the Canadian healthcare system from a mental health perspective.
Date & Time: Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, 5:30 - 8:00pm
Location: Hart House (Debates Room), University
of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto
Guest Speaker: Hon. Michael Kirby, Former Senator and
Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada The Honourable Michael Kirby served the Senate
of Canada for 22 years. Under his leadership from 1999-2006, the Standing
Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee produced
11 health care reports, including the first-ever national report on mental
health, mental illness and addiction, Out of the Shadows at Last.
This report led to his appointment as Chair of the Mental Health
Commission of Canada, where he is currently leading the development of
a national strategy on mental health, and an anti-stigma campaign.
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