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'''Sylvia Ostry''' was a Canadian economist
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'''Sylvia Ostry''' was a Canadian economist and civil servant<ref>https://www.cdhowe.org/our-people/sylvia-ostry</ref><ref>https://politics.utoronto.ca/2020/05/remembering-dr-sylvia-ostry-cc-om-frsc/</ref>
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She wrote a working paper on ''The United States and Europe: Coping with Change'' for the [[1982 Bilderberg]],<ref name=bb1982report>[[File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1982.pdf]]</ref> when she worked for the [[OECD]]. She was a proponent of [[multilateralism]], including trade treaties such as [[NAFTA]] and what would become the [[WTO]]<ref>https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sprr_e/ottawa_e.htm</ref>
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==Education==
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She studied economics at [[McGill University]], getting a Ph.D. in [[1954]]. She then did postgraduate study at [[University of Cambridge (Girton College)|Cambridge University]].
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==Career==
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She taught at [[Concordia University]]), [[McGill University]], and [[Université de Montreal]], all in [[Montreal]], at [[Carleton University]] in [[Ottawa]], and was a research fellow at the [[University of Toronto]].
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From 1990 to 1997, she chaired the Centre for International Studies at the [[University of Toronto]]. From 1991 to 1997 she also served as chancellor of the [[University of Waterloo]] in Kitchener, Ontario, a mostly ceremonial post.<ref name=ency>https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/ostry-sylvia</ref>
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She was the chief [[statistician]] of the Government of Canada (1972–1975); deputy minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1975–1978); chair of the [[Economic Council of Canada]] (1978–1979); head of the Department of Economics and Statistics of the [[OECD]] in Paris (1979–1983); deputy minister for International Trade and coordinator of International Economic Relations for the Government of Canada (1984–1985); ambassador for Multilateral Trade Negotiations and the prime minister's personal representative for the economic summit (1985–1988); Volvo Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the [[Council of Foreign Relations]] in New York (1989–1990); western co-chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission for [[Hungary]]'s Economic Recovery (1990–1994); and chair of the National Council of the [[Canadian Institute of International Affairs]] (1990–1995).<ref name=ency/>
  
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Sylvia Ostry wrote a working paper on ''The United States and Europe: Coping with Change'' for the [[1982 Bilderberg]].<ref name=bb1982report>[[File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1982.pdf]]</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 23:18, 21 November 2024

Person.png Sylvia Ostry  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(economist)
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BornSylvia Knelman
June 3, 1927
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedMay 7, 2020 (Age 92)
NationalityCanada
EthnicityJewish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (Girton College), McGill University
SpouseHenry Isidore Wiseman
Member ofGroup of Thirty
Quad Bilderberg Canadian economist and government advisor

Sylvia Ostry was a Canadian economist and civil servant[1][2]

She wrote a working paper on The United States and Europe: Coping with Change for the 1982 Bilderberg,[3] when she worked for the OECD. She was a proponent of multilateralism, including trade treaties such as NAFTA and what would become the WTO[4]

Education

She studied economics at McGill University, getting a Ph.D. in 1954. She then did postgraduate study at Cambridge University.

Career

She taught at Concordia University), McGill University, and Université de Montreal, all in Montreal, at Carleton University in Ottawa, and was a research fellow at the University of Toronto.

From 1990 to 1997, she chaired the Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto. From 1991 to 1997 she also served as chancellor of the University of Waterloo in Kitchener, Ontario, a mostly ceremonial post.[5]

She was the chief statistician of the Government of Canada (1972–1975); deputy minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1975–1978); chair of the Economic Council of Canada (1978–1979); head of the Department of Economics and Statistics of the OECD in Paris (1979–1983); deputy minister for International Trade and coordinator of International Economic Relations for the Government of Canada (1984–1985); ambassador for Multilateral Trade Negotiations and the prime minister's personal representative for the economic summit (1985–1988); Volvo Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York (1989–1990); western co-chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission for Hungary's Economic Recovery (1990–1994); and chair of the National Council of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (1990–1995).[5]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/197821 April 197823 April 1978US
New Jersey
Princeton University
The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US
Bilderberg/198214 May 198216 May 1982Norway
Sandefjord
The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway.
Bilderberg/199630 May 19962 June 1996Canada
Toronto
The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada
Bilderberg/200230 May 20022 June 2002US
Virginia
Chantilly
Westfields Marriott
The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia.
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