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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation

48th National Student Commonwealth Forum, "Sustainable Communities" May 2-8 postponed till May 2021.
Since 1973, RCS Ottawa has run a week-long leadership program to engage and empower youth as "Global Citizens". Learn from subject...
Royal Commonwealth Society, Ottawa
Feb 12, 2020


Report Launch: faith responses to modern slavery
The report, 'Faith responses to modern slavery’ argues that there is no one ‘Christian response’ to modern slavery, the picture is...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 9, 2020


#WW1 East African soldiers and carriers
The @CWGC’s Nairobi African Memorial commemorates East African soldiers and carriers who died during #WW1 while serving with British...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 7, 2019


Nominations open for 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards
Nominations have opened for the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards which will see winners awarded a cash grant to scale-up development work...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 9, 2019


Lieutenant-Governor Jocelyne Roy Vienneau has died
The Queen’s representative in New Brunswick, Lieutenant-Governor Jocelyne Roy Vienneau died this week after her battle with cancer. She...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 12, 2019


#TuesdayMotivation, courtesy of Ifrah Faiz
Ifrah's desire to defy stereotypes led her to pursue a career in the Pakistan Air Force and become the first female paratrooper for the...
@queenscomtrust
Jul 16, 2019
#HolyroodWeek2019 begins tomorrow!
#HolyroodWeek2019 begins tomorrow! The Queen will undertake a week-long programme of engagements, meeting Scots from across the country....
@RoyalFamily
Jun 29, 2019
#Commonwealth Symposium on Climate Finance
70 participants at the #Commonwealth Symposium on Climate Finance supported a proposal to scale the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access...
@commonwealthsec
Jun 29, 2019
Today is #ArmedForcesDay!
To all the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community, from currently serving troops to service families, veterans and...
RCS Ottawa
Jun 20, 2019

15 June 2019 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council Free Public Lecture
It gives me great pleasure to invite you on behalf of Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council to a Public Lecture on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 2:00...
Steve Desjardins, India Canada Friendship Circle
Jun 10, 2019


The Queen's official birthday
Today we celebrate The Queen's official birthday. To mark the occasion, over 1,400 parading soldiers, horses and musicians come together...
@queenscomtrust
Jun 8, 2019
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth #Scholarships open
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth #Scholarships are now open for applications! Discover opportunities to study a Master’s in various...
@commonwealthsec
May 25, 2019


#HappyBirthdayYourMajesty
Canada wishes a very Happy 93rd Birthday to our Queen! Elizabeth II became Queen of Canada in 1952 at age 25. #cdncrown #cdnpoli #cdnhist...
@Canadian_Crown
Apr 26, 2019


OTD, Canada’s Constitution proclamation was signed
On this day in 1982, Canada’s Constitution proclamation was signed by The Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II, in Ottawa - patriating the...
@Canadian_Crown
Apr 20, 2019
WE Partnership
In 2018, The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust were proud to launch a partnership in the #UK and #Canada with @WEMovement, supporting projects...
@queenscomtrust
Apr 20, 2019
The Duke of Sussex officially opens the @OnSideYZ
Today The Duke of Sussex officially opens the @OnSideYZ in Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone – named by young people as ‘Future’, the new...
@RoyalFamily
Apr 12, 2019


101st Anniversary of Vimy Ridge
Today in 1917, Canadians launched their attack on Vimy Ridge. In 2017, to mark the 100th Anniversary Prince William placed the last pair...
@Canadian_Crown
Apr 12, 2019


#ConnectedCommonwealth
The #Commonwealth is one of the world’s oldest political association of states, compromising of 53 independent and equal sovereign...
@commonwealthsec
Mar 24, 2019


Today is #CommonwealthDay 🌍
We exist to champion, fund and connect leaders across the Commonwealth, so this year’s Connected Commonwealth theme ties in perfectly...
@queenscomtrust
Mar 16, 2019


#Commonwealth Projects
We want to send our love and wishes to all of the incredible projects we support across the #Commonwealth. You can read more about them...
RCS Ottawa
Mar 16, 2019
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