Final
Report: 41st SEAMEO Council Conference
The Swissotel the Stamford
Republic of Singapore
22-23 March 2006
The Swissotel the Stamford
Republic of Singapore
22-23 March 2006
Proceedings
Contents |
| Proceedings |
| Appendices |
Appendix
4.3.4 |
Statement
by Mr George Molloy Head of the Canadian Delegation |
| Mr
Chairman, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Centre Directors, Distinguished Observers, Ladies and Gentlemen, |
It
gives me great pleasure to be participating at the 2006 Conference
of SEAMEO Ministers. I bring sincere best wishes from the government
of Canada, and from the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.
|
May
I first of all add my congratulations to the new chair, as well
as the vice-chair, upon their respective elections. I am certain
that the conference will be a great success under their stewardship. |
Ministers
of education have a huge responsibility to their people to ensure
the very best opportunities for individual development and the enrichment
of social and cultural values. Meetings such as this allow us the
rare opportunity to learn from one another and to demonstrate our
willingness to work cooperatively together. |
We
have witnessed the strength of the people in the region over this
past year on the rebuilding which is taking place following the
December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami disaster. We have also
witnessed the support provided by other countries to facilitate
and promote SEAMEO’s assistance in the rehabilitation and
reconstruction efforts. |
Canadian
authorities continue to support the work of SEAMEO and this commitment
is reflected in the long-standing support and involvement of our
institutions through the Association of Canadian Community Colleges
and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. |
Canada’s
systems of education are not immune to international education trends,
and our educators welcome the opportunity to learn about the innovations
that are occurring in other parts of the world. |
Mr
Chair, thank you for the opportunity to say these few words. I congratulate
SEAMEO for its successes over the past year, and I look forward
to our continuing dialogue at this meeting. |
| Information on education in Canada can be found at http://www.cmec.ca/international/educationcanada.en.pdf |
