Teacher's Institute Trip

Teacher’s Institute for Parliamentary Democracy February 6-13, 2009 Ottawa- Our Nation’s Capital Ksenia Fedyna

Lord Elgin Hotel

Winterlude

Byward Market

Rideau Canal

Chateau Laurier

24 Sussex Drive Homes of Prime Minister

USA Embassy

Museum of Civilization

National Art Gallery

Ottawa River

Parliament of Canada Centre Block

filigree

Parliamentary Library did not suffer fire damage

President Obama signing his books that are part of the Parliamentary Library with P.M. Steven Harper and Dr. William, Young Parliamentary Librarian

Ceilings

Remembrance ceremony daily at 11a.m. 363 days per year

WWI Book of Remembrance

Peace Tower

View of Ottawa from under clock

Main rotunda

Queen Victoria

Centennial Flame

Canadian War Museum

Cannon of 1700s

General Brock-bullet hole

Gatling gun- 1880s

Hero WW1- Filip Konowal

Hitler’s car

Hero WWII

Andrew Mynarski

West Block rm200

Welcome dinner

The Constitution -panel discussion •

James Robertson, Library of Parliament

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Peter Russell, Order of Canada

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Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, Que

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Perrin Beatty, Pres.& CEO Can. Cham. Of Commerce

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Dawn Black, MPNew Westminster-Burnaby

East Block Heritage Tour

P.M. Wilfred Laurier

East Block- J A MacDonald Office

Privy Council

The Executive Branch Geoff Norquay, former PMO

Rideau Hall, home of Governor General

The Tent Room, Visitor Centre

Rideau Hall • Governor General’s home • Promotes Canadian art and culture • A site to host foreign dignitaries • Showcases Canadian talent • There’s even an outdoor rink!

Entrance to Ballroom

Past GG’s

Rideau Hall GG Michel

Ceiling of ballroom

GG Jean Vanier Room

Focus on Canadian Culture • As a part of the GG’s mandate, she/he works to showcase Canadian art. • Currently, the GG has displayed some magnificent paintings from William Kurulek. • Kurulek was born near Whitford, AB in 1927, the oldest of seven children in an Ukrainian immigrant family.

The Ukrainian Pioneer Series • The following slides show William Kurulek’s family story. • he is telling about Immigration to Canada

Honorable Steven Fletcher, PC, MP Charleswood-St.James-Assiniboia

Parliamentary Library, breakfast

echo

House of Commons chamber

House of Commons Speaker, Peter Milliken

Prime Minister, K. Fedyna

Speaker of the House of Commons

H of C’s Speaker’s Dining Room

Jeff LeBlanc, Table Officer, HofC, Journals Branch Catherine Piccinin, Deputy Principal Clerk, International & Inter-parliamentary Affairs

Meetings with Senators and MP’s

Peter Goldring, MP Edmonton East meeting

Senator Elaine McCoy, Calgary, Alberta

Tunnel from Centre Block to West Block

Parliamentary Standing Committee

Dinner with Parliamentarians Chateau Laurier

The lobby

Senators of AlbertaTommy Banks, Elaine McCoy

The facilities

Signing the guest book with the PM, Speakers, Clerks and Black Rod

SENATE

Black Rod, offices of Speaker of Senate

Mace bearer, Jan Potter

dishes used in Parliament

Entrance to the SENATE CHAMBERS

entrance by the Speaker

Speaker of the Senate, Noel Kinsella

Senator Claudette Tardif, Edmonton, Alberta

Senators- P. Ringuette (NB), R. Andreychuk (SK), D. Oliver (NS), C. Tardiff (AB)

Translator booth in Committee rooms

Supreme Court of Canada

Federal Court

Supreme court

Red Group Ksenia, Peter, Curtis, Carma, Cheryl, Tamara, Craig-facilitator

Let’s go shopping!

Audrey O’Brien, Clerk, H of C First woman Charles Robert, Principal Clerk, H of C, Principles & Procedure

Media-Julie Van Dusen CBC, Karine Fortin La Presse, Bob Fife CTV, Kady O’Mally Maclean’s Blogger

Organizers – Library of Parliament

Forum- History & Citizenship

CBC- Don Newman John Rolston Saul, Peter Seixas

Governor General’s Awards in Teaching Canadian History

National War Memorial

Darcy McGee- 1st murdered politician

Honours Banquet

Head table

William Young, Parliamentary Librarian Heather Lank, Procedural Clerk, Senate

Team Alberta-11

Yummy!

Class actWhat a week!