Building bridges between Canada and India (Articles from the Globe and Mail)

A conference, the Day of Overseas Indians was held in Toronto on June 9, 2011.  This conference is the first of many large events planned for 2011, declared the Year of India in Canada.  This event drew more than 550 delegates and speakers, from Indian business and government leaders to Governor-General David Johnston and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.  Reporter Joe Friesen from the Globe and Mail has interviewed several members at the international conference, interesting questions have been asked:

What's your relationship to India and to Canada?
How did you come to Canada?
What can Canada learn from India?
How is the Indian diaspora different from other diasporas in Canada?
How is India affected by its regional neighbours?
How will the Canada-India relationship evolve over the next century?
What trends are you seeing in reverse migration?
What is the conference about for you?
What can this conference achieve?
Why did you choose Canada as a place to live?
How do you see Canada's relationship with its diaspora communities?

To find out about their responses, please click on the following articles:

Members at the Day of Overseas Indians conference
Globe and Mail Update
Published Thursday, Jun. 09, 2011 9:56PM EDT
Last updated Friday, Jun. 10, 2011 12:41AM EDT

Multimedia - Voices from the Indian Diaspora Convention
Joe Friesen
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Jun. 09, 2011 9:55PM EDT

Voices from the Indian diaspora share perspectives on community
Joe Friesen — Demographics Reporter
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Jun. 09, 2011 9:55PM EDT
Last updated Friday, Jun. 10, 2011 9:32AM EDT

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