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Graham Backs Youth Forum

Peter Walsh/Telegraph-Journal Published Monday April 27th, 2009 A group of budding entrepreneurs and community leaders hopes the provincial government can help it launch a youth forum in the province this fall.

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The National Youth Forum Introduces “CANDO”

80 enterprising Canadian youth came to Toronto, April 4-8 from every corner of Canada – with one purpose. to make Canada a better country.  They did so by creating and initiating a plethora of projects aimed at assisting many far spread communities in both economic and social directions. These “Now Generation Leaders” have the attitude [...]

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A Vision will take Root in Panama

02-19-2009 | DAVID YOUNG OUR MAN IN PANAMA When a visionary comes to town look out for action and results, we got both and a new leadership hub Panama Star Terry Clifford the former Canadian Member of Parliament, who 20 years ago created a youth and leadership foundation whose message has circled the world, left [...]

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A Global Vision – The Curtain Raiser

Originally reported in the Panama Star 02-17-2009 | DAVID YOUNG The team of young leaders got a chance of some rest and relaxation before beginning a busy week of meetings, research and negotiationPanama Star PANAMA. From major event coordinator to reserve air-force pilot; entrepreneur building low cost homes from discarded shipping containers; working at a [...]

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A Global Vision for Panama

02-14-2009 | DAVID YOUNG OUR MAN IN PANAMA A Canadian initiated program that could help develop future leaders without relying on nepotism Panama Star It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to meet with a group of intelligent, community oriented young people with a vision. In fact locally it’s been difficult of late, [...]

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Junior Team Canada Returns from APEC in Peru

Junior Team Canada has experienced a whirlwind week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru. The team witnessed the signing of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, attended a reception at the Canadian embassy in Lima and met with the government leaders of Colombia, Australia and the Philippines.

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Students Seek Investment at APEC Summit

By Janet Harron, December 1, 2008 Melissa Royle and Mark Freake, political science students, travelled with four other young Canadians as part of a Junior Team Canada delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru. With a mandate from Invest in Canada, Melissa and Mark networked with foreign CEOs to discover potential [...]

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Lecce attends APEC conference in Peru

By Heather Travis Wednesday, November 26, 2008 University Students’ Council president Stephen Lecce was given an opportunity of a lifetime to rub elbows with some of the world’s top leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Last week, Lecce attended the three-day Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) conference in Lima, Peru, as one of six youth [...]

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Prime Minister Makes Time at Summit for Junior Team Canada

Canwest News Service Published: Monday, November 24 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent the weekend meeting world leaders, including U.S. President George W. Bush, but left one important meeting until the very end: 40-minute meeting with 19-year-old Sophie Roy of Montreal and half a dozen other young Canadians.

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JTC Becomes the “President’s Choice”

Junior Team Canada (JTC) led a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) delegation to participate in the 6th Annual Summit, “Canadian Business for Social Responsibility” The event was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto on October 20, 2008. JTC Ambassadors Neil Britto (ON), Adam Dewar (NS), Philip Chow (BC), and Amy Giroux (QC) took this [...]

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