The Sustainability Project – Roundtable 1
Tuesday, October 6th 2009
Ottawa, Ontario
Is there a governance problem?
Do the challenges of sustainable development and climate change require a more collaborative approach to governance? Does the existing policy process falls short of what is needed, and is some form of collaborative governance a viable alternative? Is there a common understanding of what we mean by ‘sustainable development’?
Overview
The Sustainability Project
The NRTEE is joining forces with the Public Policy Forum (PPF) to explore how new, collaborative engagement processes can lead to better sustainable development policy in Canada. The NRTEE and the PPF believe that there may be a need for new forms of public and stakeholder engagement in the development and implementation of sustainable development policies and solutions. With this project, the NRTEE and PPF will explore the view that sustainability requires specially crafted and focused governance mechanisms and processes to navigate through difficult issues and to create a more integrated perspective within our governments and society on how to promote sustainability. (more…)
Agenda
09:00 – 10:30
Welcome, Introductions and Overview of the Process
10:45 – 12:00
What does sustainable development mean for participants?
13:00 – 14:30
Are current policy processes appropriate for sustainable development?
14:45 – 15:30
The appetite and capacity for change?
15:30 – 16:00
Next Steps
Participants
Roxanna Benoit
Former Managing Director, Public Affairs Bureau, Alberta Executive Council Office
Gerald Butts
President and CEO,
WWF Canada
Karen Clarke-Whistler
Chief Environment Officer,
TD Bank Financial Group
Mike Cleland
President and CEO,
Canadian Gas Association
Dianne Cunningham
NRTEE Member
Francine Dorion
NRTEE Member
Karen Farbridge
Mayor of Guelph, Ontario
Michael Keenan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Environment Canada
Gord Lambert
Vice President Sustainable Development, Suncor
Don Lenihan
Facilitator, Public Policy Forum
Dr. Stephen Lucas
Assistant Deputy Minister, Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural Resources Canada
Greg Lyle
Managing Director,
Innovative Research Group
Alfred MacLeod
Assistant Deputy Minister Intergovernmental Policy,
Privy Council Office
Hugh MacLeod
Associate Deputy Minister, Climate Change, Ontario Climate Change Secretariat
Peter MacLeod
Principal, MASS
David McLaughlin
President and CEO, NRTEE
James Meadowcroft
Canada Research Chair in Governance for Sustainable Development,
Carleton University
David J. Mitchell
President and CEO
Public Policy Forum
Peter Robinson
CEO, David Suzuki Foundation
Christopher Waddell
Carty Chair in Business and Financial Journalism
Carleton University
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