Dinner Event: Canada and the 2030 Agenda
On January 26, 2016, IISD hosted a dinner event in Ottawa convening leaders from business, government, academia and civil society to discuss key sustainability issues and Canada's role in addressing them.
On January 26, 2016, IISD hosted a dinner event in Ottawa convening leaders from business, government, academia and civil society to discuss key sustainability issues and Canada's role in addressing them.
The event was also an opportunity and honour Maurice Strong, a visionary advocate for sustainable development, who passed away late last year. Speakers included Hon. Jim Carr, Lloyd Axworthy and John Ralston Saul.
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Alan Young
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Hon. Jim Carr
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Scott Vaughan
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Jim Bruce and Matthew McCandless
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John Ralston Saul, Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Kimo Goree
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John Ralston Saul
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Lloyd Axworthy
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Mark Halle and Jim MacNeill
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Pauline Gerrard, Elizabeth May, Alan Young, Hanne Strong
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Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Scott Vaughan, John Ralston Saul
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