Join us for the eighth annual formal dinner at Massey College in the University of Toronto, the W. Kenneth McCarter Memorial Dinner.

The evening is dedicated to the memory of Kenneth McCarter, who sadly passed away in 2016. Ken's many contributions to our alumni network as well as the wider community are recalled and honoured through this event.

Nathalie Des Rosiers, Principal of Massey College will provide a post-dinner address. Professor Nathalie Des Rosiers will lead Massey College for a five-year term through August, 2024. Previously, she was a Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa-Vanier. She served as Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Born in Montreal, she studied law at Université de Montréal and received a LLM from Harvard University. She practiced law in London, Ontario, with Lerners LLP, and was also Professor, Faculty of Law, Western University. She served as President of the Law Commission of Canada (2000-2004), Dean of the Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa (2004-2008), Vice-President of Governance, University of Ottawa (2008-2009). She was general counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (2009-2013), and then returned to the University of Ottawa as Dean of Common Law Section (2013-2016). She is a Member of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the Order of Ontario, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She holds doctorates Honoris Causa from the Law Society of Ontario and Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique). Her scholarship has focused on women’s rights and constitutional law.

Tickets:

• Regular-priced - $70 (57 available)

• Volunteer tickets - $40 (3 available and requires some help with set up on the day of the event from 4.30pm)

Please sign up for tickets through eventbrite but payment will be via e-transfer to OCST at contact@ocst.ca once you have signed up on eventbrite. This is due to an increase in eventbrite fees. If you are not setup for e-trasnfer, please email us at contact@ocst.ca once you have signed up.

Please note, all e-transfers must be received by November 18th otherwise the tickets will be released to people on the waitlist (there is always a waitlist for this event). No refunds please.

Any questions, please reach out to Payal Shah at +1 416 854 4686

About the College & Dinner

Massey College was founded on the model of Oxford and Cambridge colleges. The evening includes dinner with wine in Massey College's Ondaajte Dinning Hall, followed by port and coffee in the upper library.

Please arrive for reception drinks at 6pm (cash bar) - the dinner gong sounds promptly at 6.30pm.

This is a special event that will undoubtely evoke fond memories from Oxbridge and will help to forge new ones in Toronto. To avoid disappointment, purchase your ticket early. In year's past, this event has been fully subscribed.

Dress code: Business Attire – or better, bring your gown (this might be your only opportunity to wear it appropriately in Toronto!).

Organized by The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Toronto in loving memory of Ken McCarter.