ENGAGE: Canadian Communities and Energy Decision-Making - October 2016


Oct 3, 2016

This conference brought together energy leaders from the public, private, academic, Indigenous and NGO sectors to address the question of local community satisfaction with energy project decision-making processes. It featured premiere speakers and the results of cutting-edge research undertaken by Positive Energy in collaboration with the Canada West Foundation. 

Energy development has become increasingly contested at the local level. While opposition to pipelines is top of mind, energy projects of all stripes – from wind farms and other renewable energy sources like hydropower, to gas plants, transmission infrastructure, nuclear waste storage, and fracking – have confronted powerful local opposition in various communities. What is driving these energy conflicts and how do we fix it?

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Date and time
Oct 3, 2016
Location
Institute for Science, Society and Policy
Language
English
Organized by
Speakers
  • Dr. Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy
  • Martha Hall Findlay, President and CEO, Canada West Foundation
  • The Hon. James Carr, Minister of Natural Resources
  • Perry Bellegarde, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
  • Dr. Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy
  • Michael Cleland, Senior Fellow, Positive Energy
  • Timothy Egan, President, Canadian Gas Association
  • Dean Manywounds, Councillor, Tsuut’ina Nation; Chair, Indian Resource Council
  • Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada
  • Michael Cleland, Senior Fellow, Positive Energy
  • Stephen Bird, Professor, Clarkson University
  • Stewart Fast, Senior Associate Research, Positive Energy
  • Shafak Sajid, Canada West Foundation
  • Louis Simard, Professor, University of Ottawa
  • Trevor McLeod, Director, Centre for Natural Resources Policy, Canada West Foundation
  • Manon Abud, Vice-President, Engagement, Hill+Knowlton
  • Marc Henrie, former Chair of the Kent County Regional Service Commission, Kent County, New Brunswick
  • The Honorable Sergio Marchi, President and CEO, Canadian Electricity Association 
  • Sheldon Wuttunee, Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence 
  • Martha Hall Findlay, President and CEO, Canada West Foundation
  • Rob Burton, Mayor, Town of Oakville, Ontario
  • Dave Collyer, former President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  • Jay Khosla, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector, Natural Resources Canada
  • Steven Pacifico, Energy Exchange
  • Bob Watts, Vice-President and Partner, Government & Corporate Relations, First Peoples Group
  • Dr. Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy
  • Martha Hall Findlay, President and CEO, Canada West Foundation
  • The Hon. James Carr, Minister of Natural Resources
  • Perry Bellegarde, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations

Panel 1: Community Confidence in National/Global Context

  • Dr. Monica Gattinger, Chair, Positive Energy
  • Michael Cleland, Senior Fellow, Positive Energy
  • Timothy Egan, President, Canadian Gas Association
  • Dean Manywounds, Councillor, Tsuut’ina Nation; Chair, Indian Resource Council
  • Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada
  • Michael Cleland, Senior Fellow, Positive Energy
  • Stephen Bird, Professor, Clarkson University
  • Stewart Fast, Senior Associate Research, Positive Energy
  • Shafak Sajid, Canada West Foundation
  • Louis Simard, Professor, University of Ottawa
  • Trevor McLeod, Director, Centre for Natural Resources Policy, Canada West Foundation
  • Manon Abud, Vice-President, Engagement, Hill+Knowlton
  • Marc Henrie, former Chair of the Kent County Regional Service Commission, Kent County, New Brunswick
  • The Honorable Sergio Marchi, President and CEO, Canadian Electricity Association
  • Sheldon Wuttunee, Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence
  • Martha Hall Findlay, President and CEO, Canada West Foundation
  • Rob Burton, Mayor, Town of Oakville, Ontario
  • Dave Collyer, former President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  • Jay Khosla, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector, Natural Resources Canada
  • Steven Pacifico, Energy Exchange
  • Bob Watts, Vice-President and Partner, Government & Corporate Relations, First Peoples Group
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