OTTAWA, May 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Economic Club of Canada in partnership with Canadians for a New Partnership, hosts an armchair discussion regarding the importance of a National Indigenous Guardians Network in Canada.
| WHO: | Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, C.C. - Canadians for a New Partnership | |
| Dahti Tsetso – Resource Management Coordinator, Dehcho First Nations | ||
| Pierre Gratton - President and CEO, Mining Association of Canada | ||
| Stephen Kakfwi - President and CEO, Canadians For a New Partnership | ||
| Valérie Courtois, RPF - Director, Indigenous Leadership Initiative, International Boreal | ||
| Conservation Campaign | ||
| WHAT: | The Economic Club of Canada in partnership with Canadians for a New Partnership will | |
| host an armchair discussion regarding the importance of a National Indigenous | ||
| Guardians Network in Canada. Budget 2017 recognizes the importance of such a | ||
| Network and an initial investment of $25 million over 5 years was included. This seed | ||
| funding will assist in developing the national network and prepare Indigenous Nations | ||
| and communities to launch their own Indigenous Guardians programs. This event is | ||
| sponsored by the Mining Association of Canada and Rio Tinto. | ||
| WHEN: | Thursday, June 1st, 2017 | ||||||
| 11:30am | Registration begins | ||||||
| 12:15pm | Opening remarks by Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, C.C. | ||||||
| 12:30pm | Panel discussion begins | ||||||
| 1:30pm | Event concludes | ||||||
| WHERE: | Chateau Laurier - 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa | ||||||
The Economic Club of Canada:
Each year, more than 100 key policy makers and business leaders seek out the Economic Club of Canada’s platform to deliver major keynote addresses. Audience members are drawn from the most senior levels of Canadian business, health care and government. Membership is open to all who share a passion for discourse around the most important issues of today.