April 13^th
Friday Evening
6:00 - 7:00    Registration
7:00            Welcome and Introduction
7:15 - 9:15    Keynote Speaker: Brian Charlton, Former Ontario Minister of Energy Minister;
                        currently a member of Green Venture

April 14^th
Saturday
9 - 10: Election and Environment Issues - Issues, Plans, and Players

- Julia Langer, Director of Global Threats, WWF-Canada (on behalf of the Campaign for a Clean Energy Future)

- Janet Sumner, Executive Director, Wildlands League

- Dave Fluri, OPSEU ("Save the MNR" campaign)

- TBA, Fair Vote Canada

- Murray Campbell, Columnist on Queen's Park, Globe & Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinions/columnists/Murray+Campbell.html

- David Kraft, Senior Consultant, Campaigns & Research, StratCom

http://www.stratcom.ca/aboutus_ourTeam_kraft.php

- The Boreal Forest:  Leah Henderson, Boreal Forest Campaigner, ForestEthics

- Climate change (and Ontario's energy crunch):  Shawn Patrick Stensil, Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace Canada; Keith Stewart, Manager, Climate Change Campaign, WWF-Canada

- Democratic Reform: TBA, Fair Vote Canada

- The Status of Waste Management in Ontario - John Jackson, Citizens' Network On Waste Management

- Safe Water in Ontario - Jessica Ginsburg, Canadian Environmental Law Association

1:30 - 2:30: Workshops - Organizing Skill Share: Tools, Skills and Local Strategies

- Organizing Local Election Campaigns: Everything from canvassing to all-candidates debates – strategy and tactics for running "the environment" as a candidate

- Media & Communications Training: Crafting the message and getting it out there.

To be determined by conference participants

If an election-geared debate on the environment were to be held today, what would it look like?  This is what!
Speakers TBA

The Ontario Environment Network gratefully acknowledges our conference co-sponsors:

• Greenpeace Canada
• Ontario Public Interest Research Group - McMaster
• WWF - Canada
• Ontario Public Service Employees Union