MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2006
Council of Canadians in Charlottetown to chart better course for Canada –U.S. relations
As Canada prepares to host the next Security and Prosperity Partnership Summit bringing together leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States, the Council of Canadians is getting Canadians involved. The Council opposes the framework being pushed by big business leaders to integrate Canadian policies with those of the United States.
At the organization’s 21st annual general meeting from October 27 to 29, concerned citizens and key social justice advocates from across North America will converge to design a better strategy for North American relations – one that will put the interests of people before those of large corporations.
WHO:
Maude Barlow is the chairperson of the Council of Canadians, award-winning social justice advocate and author of 15 bestselling books including Too Close for Comfort.
Bruce Campbell is the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, one of Canada’s leading think tanks.
Murray Dobbin has been a freelance journalist broadcaster and author for 35 years. He is a leading social analyst based in British Columbia.
Claudia Fegan is a medical doctor from Chicago. A public health care advocate, she is the co-author of Universal Health Care: What can we Learn from the Canadian Experience.
Antonia Juhasz is a visiting scholar at the Washington, DC-based Institute for Policy Studies and author of The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time.
Steven Staples is a defence analyst and writer based in Ottawa. He is the author of the newly released Missile Defence: Round One.
WHEN/WHERE:
October 27-29
Rodd Charlottetown
Public Forum October 27
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Workshops and Panels October 28
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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For more information, please contact:
Dylan Penner, Media Officer, Council of Canadians: (613) 233-4487, ext. 249; 1-800-387-7177, ext. 249; 
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