Recent Appearances

Jakarta: Canadian Embassy Event on Democratic Development

April 15, 2010

Photo courtesy of Canadian Embassy in Jakarta

Jakarta, Indonesia. Right Honourable Kim Campbell was the host/featured speaker at a discussion on democratic development at the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta on April 15th, 2010.  During the discussion Ms. Campbell provided examples of democratic issues and challenges facing other countries around the world, including Canada, which are relevant to the situation in Indonesia. The participants, who represented a wide range of well-known Indonesian civil society and academic institutions, passionately shared their views and opinions on the state of democracy in Indonesia. As a result of the discussion, fresh ideas emerged on ways to overcome challenges and to ensure the continuation of democratic development in Indonesia.

6th World Movement for Democracy Assembly

April 12, 2010

Jakarta, Indonesia.  Frmr PM Campbell, Chair of the Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy, participated in the organization's 6th World Assembly titled, "Solidarity Across Cultures: Working Together for Democracy."  The assembly took place from April 11-14, 2010 and focused on ways to expand democracy movements within all cultures, ways to develop mutually supporting cross-cultural relationships to advance democracy in all global regions and ways to further the work already begun in previous assemblies.

Watch Frmr PM Campbell's welcoming remarks at the Sixth Assembly here.

 Watch Frmr PM Campbell as she tapes a tv interview in Jakarta.

Quality of Higher Education in Ukraine Debate

March 30, 2010

Photo courtesy of FEG

Kyiv, Ukraine.  Kim Campbell helped kick off an event to debate the quality of higher education offered in Ukraine's current system.  Campbell chairs the International Advisory Board of the Foundation for Effective Governance, which organized the event with the partnership of British-based Intelligence Squared.  The debate “Ukrainian universities are failing their students” was the seventh in a series of public debates in Ukraine carried out in the Oxford Union style and included participants: Vitaly Butenko, Chief Strategy Officer of DTEK and Sergiy Kvyt, President of the National University “Kyiv Mohyla Academy.”

FEG's director, Natalyia Izosimova, explains, “The goal of debates is to arrange an informative and efficient conversation on those issues of Ukraine’s economy development on which we don’t have a clear and simple answer. At the same time the debates are important both for the present and the future of Ukraine.”

Learn more by visiting the FEG website's page about the debate.

See Ms. Campbell's video blog about this on BiteSizeChunks.

Campbell Opens NDI Conference

March 23, 2010

Photo courtesy of NDI

Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.  Former Prime Minister Campbell delivered the opening address of the National Democratic Institute's academic conference

“Representation and Responsibility – Getting the Election System Right” on the advantages and disadvantages of open or closed candidate lists in Macedonia’s electoral system. The conference was aimed at:

• Generating public discussion on specific reforms of Macedonia’s electoral code; and
• Engaging political parties, members of parliament (MPs), academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others in a wider debate about the positive and negative aspects of open and closed candidate lists.

In her keynote speech Campbell stated, “The objective is not giving a certain proposal, but making people think in the direction of improving the election system and working on finding the appropriate solution for organising the elections.”

See Ms. Campbell's video blog about her trip on BiteSizeChunks.

See video of Ms. Campbell's speech on the BiteSizeChunks Youtube Channel.

UCLA Anderson hosts Frmr PM Campbell

February 22, 2010

Dean Olian and Frmr PM Campbell

Los Angeles, USA. Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, hosted Canada's first and only female prime minister, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, for a talk titled "Life After Politics: Going Global." Campbell discussed her ongoing professional journey since stepping down from her position as the 19th prime minister of Canada in 1993.

A global visionary, Campbell has worked to promote democracy and the advancement of women throughout the world and is a founding member of the Club of Madrid, an independent organization of former heads of state and others that aims to strengthen global democracy. She chairs the board of international advisers of the Foundation for Effective Governance and the steering committee of the World Movement for Democracy. 

Additionally, students got the first look at Campbell's new blog, BiteSizeChunks.

Visit the UCLA Anderson School of Management to learn more about the school and how it is PREPARING GLOBAL LEADERS and click here to see the video of the entire event.