What:

An Independent Canada in an interdependent world:
The Council of Canadians’ 20th annual general meeting

Key Canadian social justice advocates will meet at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa November 4 and 5 to discuss the impacts of Canada-U.S. relations on the lives of Canadians. The event marks the 20th anniversary celebration of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s leading citizen watchdog organization.

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Book launch
Too Close for Comfort: Canada’s Future within Fortress North America by Maude Barlow

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Building a Vision - Free Public Forum
Keynote speeches by Roy Romanow and Maude Barlow

Entertainment by:
Ottawa Capital Slam Poets & The Soul Jazz Orchestra

Admission is free

Saturday workshops

9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Workshops
 Topics will include:

• NAFTA and the WTO: Failed and Failing
• The Right to Water: National and International Perspectives
• Security and Civil Rights

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Gala Dinner

Surprise guest performer and special awards ceremony

Who:

Friday night:

Maude Barlow, National Chairperson for the Council of Canadians

The Hon. Roy J. Romanow, P.C.,O.C.,Q.C. Senior Fellow in Public Policy
Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan

Saturday workshop guest speakers:

Beatrice Olivestri, Friends of the Earth Canada
Ralph Pentland, former official with Environment Canada and formerly with the IJC
Stephen Clarkson, University of Toronto Professor, Department of Political Science
Monia Mazigh, Human rights advocate
Jaggi Singh, Member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and organizer with Solidarity Across Borders
Bruce Campbell, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Steven Staples, Director, Project on the Corporate-Security State, Polaris Institute

Award recipients:

Tony Clarke
Maher Arar and Monia Mazigh
Jeremy Hinzman (on behalf of all U.S. war resisters currently residing in Canada)

When:

Where:

November 4th and 5th

Confederation ballroom, The Westin Hotel, Ottawa, ON