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a:25:{s:11:"event_start";s:4:"1200";s:9:"event_end";s:4:"1330";s:13:"display_start";s:4:"1200";s:11:"display_end";s:4:"1330";s:14:"start_unixtime";i:1381428000;s:12:"end_unixtime";i:1381433400;s:10:"event_text";s:54:"Emails+at+the+Bleeding+Edge+of+Parliamentary+Democracy";s:12:"event_length";i:5400;s:13:"event_overlap";i:1;s:11:"description";s:1925:"The+use+of+digital+technology+has+transformed+the+effi+ciency+of+government.+But+at+what+price%3F+Since+no+tweet+or+email+can+ever+truly+be+deleted%2C+what+does+this+mean+to+our+parliamentary+system+of+government+which+is+based+on+decisions+being+made+behind+the+closed+doors+of+caucus+and+cabinet%3F%0A%0APresented+as+a+conversation+with+former+Ontario+Cabinet+Minister+John+Wilkinson%2C+owner+of+Wilkinson+Insight+Incorporated+and+former+Saskatchewan+Deputy+Minister+to+the+Premier+Dan+Perrins%2C+JSGS+Director+of+Outreach+%26+Training.%0A%0AJohn+Wilkinson+was+first+elected+to+the+Ontario+Legislature+in+2003+as+the+MPP+for+Perth-Middlesex.+In+2007+he+was+re-elected+as+the+MPP+for+Perth-Wellington.+During+his+first+term+he+served+as%3B+Vice+Chair+of+the+Standing+Committe+on+Finance+%26+Economic+Aff+airs%2C+Vice+Chair+of+the+Municipal+Property+Assessment+Corporation%2C+Parliamentary+Assistant+to+the+Minister+of+the+Environment+and+then+as+Parliamentary+Assistant+to+Premier+Dalton+McGuinty+in+his+role+as+Minister+of+Research+%26+Innovation.+During+his+second+term+John+was+called+to+Cabinet+and+served+as+Minister+of+Research+%26+Innovation%2C+then+as+Minister+of+Revenue+and+finally+as+Minister+of+the+Environment.%0A%0APresently%2C+John+is+the+owner+of+Wilkinson+Insight+Incorporated+which+offers+his+unique+insight+on+a+wide+range+of+topics+through+public+speaking+engagements%2C+post+secondary+lectures+and+to+select+clients.+John+continues+to+be+in+the+news.+He+recently+served+as+Campaign+Co-Chair+for+Kathleen+Wynne%E2%80%99s+successful+bid+to+become+Ontario+Liberal+Party+Leader+and+the+province%E2%80%99s+25th+Premier.+He+currently+serves+alongside+two+other+former+Cabinet+Ministers%2C+John+Snobelen+%26+Elmer+Buchanan%2C+on+the+tri-partisan+Expert+Panel+hired+by+the+Ontario+Ministry+of+Agriculture+%26+Food+to+facilitate+a+new+relationship+between+the+horse+racing+industry+and+the+government+of+Ontario.";s:6:"status";s:0:"";s:5:"class";s:0:"";s:9:"spans_day";b:0;s:8:"location";s:61:"Prairie+Room%2C+Diefenbaker+Building%2C+101+Diefenbaker+Place";s:10:"categories";s:0:"";s:9:"organizer";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:8:"attendee";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:9:"calnumber";i:1;s:7:"calname";s:13:"U of S Events";s:8:"timezone";s:19:"Canada/Saskatchewan";s:5:"other";s:0:"";s:3:"geo";s:0:"";s:3:"url";s:37:"http://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca";s:8:"sequence";i:1;s:5:"recur";s:0:"";}
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