September 28 in Ottawa: National Town Hall
Citizens’ Engagement and State Accountability
Join me this Monday evening, September 28, for an important discussion organized by Canada’s Information Commissioner. The National Town Hall on Citizens’ Engagement and State Accountability kicks off Right to Know week in Ottawa, and starts at 7:00 p.m. at La Nouvelle Scene Theatre, 333 King Edward Avenue (between Rideau and York). CBC Radio’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld will facilitate a discussion about the role of media as catalysts, the right of citizens to hold Parliament accountable, security concerns or international relations considerations vs. fundamental democratic rights in times of conflicts; and access to information in the digital age. I’ll be on the panel along with David Akin, National Affairs correspondent for Canwest News Service, blogger On The Hill, new media expert; Ben Leapman, Sunday Telegraph (UK) journalist who contributed to exposing the UK Parliamentary expenses scandal; David McKie, CBC investigative journalist, author and instructor of computer-assisted reporting techniques at Carleton University; and Jeff Sallot, Carleton University journalism instructor and former Globe and Mail journalist. See the Right to Know web page for information on events being held across the country.
