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November 3, 2011 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Planning For Prosperity – Building Canada’s Low-Carbon Growth Plan

NRT Stakeholder Consultation Session November 3, 2011 - Vancouver, British Columbia

The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT) is investigating the economic risks and opportunities of climate change for Canada. As part of this initiative the NRT is exploring what a low-carbon economy looks like for Canada. This meeting is one of ten regional events being held by the NRT and its Regional Partners across the country throughout November and December, 2011. The purpose of these sessions is to obtain stakeholder input and advice on the regional and pan-Canadian opportunities and challenges inherent in the global transition to a low-carbon economy, and how Canada can succeed and prosper in this new reality. This input will shape the findings and recommendations of the NRT in its development of a low-carbon growth plan for Canada. These meeting will help:

• Solicit broad-based private sector input on how Canada should position itself in the global low-carbon transition;
• Improve our understanding of regional priorities and opportunities; and
• Ensure that our advice is grounded in the regional realities.

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Western Regional Partner

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Discussion Paper - Planning For Prosperity: Building Canada’s Low-Carbon Growth Plan Cautious Optimism: Western Perspectives on a Low-Carbon Economy Prepared by Shawna Stirrett Senior Policy Analyst Canada West Foundation

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Participants

Jill Baker Senior Policy Advisor NRT Shawn Burns President and CEO Carbon Credit Corp. John Cuddihy Senior Policy Advisor NRT Dr. Roger Gibbins Sarah Goodman Tides Canada Doug Hooper CEO and Chair Canadian Bioenergy Corporation Roslyn Kunin Director of BC Office Canada West Foundation Tim McEwan President & CEO Initiatives Prince George Richard Prokopanko NRT Member Gov Relations Rio Tinto Alcan Inc Juergen Puetter President Blue Fuel Energy Corp. John Richards School of Public Policy Simon Fraser University Shawna Ritchie  Erich Schwartz  Ian Thomson Jasper Van de Wetering Environmental Manager Lehigh Cement

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The Regional Sessions

• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - November 2, 2011
• Vancouver, British Columbia - November 3, 2011
• Calgary, Alberta - November 9, 2011
• Winnipeg, Manitoba - November 24, 2011
• Toronto, Ontario - November 8, 2011
• Montreal, Quebec - November 24, 2011
• Saint John, New Brunswick - November 29, 2011
• Halifax, Nova Scotia - November 30, 2011
• St. John's, Newfoundland - December 2, 2011