Environment & the Federal Election: How to Talk About It

Event Date

Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 10:30 EDT

Event Description

Elizabeth May will be joining a roundtable discussion at the Environmental Studies Association of Canada’s 2015 conference (ESAC 2015). A panel of distinguished experts from various fields will discuss how Canadian citizens can raise environmental and sustainability concerns in October’s federal election.

This talk builds on themes explored in Canada’s Map to Sustainability, the most important issue A\J has published in our 44-year history. In this special issue, we teamed up with Sustainable Canada Dialogues / Dialogues pour un Canada vert to chart our country’s path toward a sustainable future. Authors from the issue will join A\J, elected officials and other environmental experts at this roundtable.

Panelists include:
Megan Leslie - NDP MP
John McKay - Liberal MP
John Bennett - Executive Director, Sierra Club Canada
Ann Dale - Professor, Royal Roads University
Normand Mousseau, Professor Universite du Montreal
James Meadowcroft, Professor, Carleton University
Stephen Scharper, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Robert Paehite, Founder, Alternatives Journal

Where: University of Ottawa Sports Complex, SCS E218

When: Tuesday June 2, 10:30 AM

For more details, visit the Alternatives Journal website.
 

 

Region(s)

Ontario