KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
(Toronto Committees)
Presents a Public Forum with
Tony Clarke
Director, Polaris Institute and Author
Tony Clarke is the director of the Polaris Institute in Canada which works with citizen movements, developing tools and strategies for challenging corporate power in public policy making on key issues, both nationally and internationally. At present, this work includes both energy and water issues. On energy, Tony is actively involved in developing national and U.S. related campaign work to stop the massive Canadian tar sands production which has become the no. 1 source of foreign oil imports to the U.S. and the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. He coordinated the 2006 report on the tar sands called Fuelling Fortress America and set up the Tar Sands Watch campaign at Polaris [visit www.tarsandswatch.org] .
The Dominion is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles. Taking its name from Canada's official status as both a colony and a colonial force, the Dominion examines politics, culture and daily life with a view to understanding the exercise of power.