A panel discussion during the Right to Know Week
Organized by the Office of the Information Commissioner and Carleton University
Reception to follow from 5-7pm

Séminaire du droit à l'information - Présenté par le Commissariat à l'information du Canada et l'Université Carleton
Date : 26 septembre 2016
Heure : 13 h à 19 h
Lieu : Université Carleton, édifice Residence Commons, salle 270

1:00 – 1:05: Opening, Dr. André Plourde, Dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs

1:05 – 1:10: Welcome remarks, Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada

1:10 – 1:30: Keynote speech, The Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board

1:30 – 2:30: Panel: Access in journalism
Moderator: Susan Harada, Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
Panelists:
-Sean Michael Holman, Assistant professor of Journalism, Mount Royal University
-Jayme Poisson, Reporter, Toronto Star
-Justin Ling, Features Editor, VICE News

2:30 – 2:45: BREAK

2:45 – 3:45: Panel: Policy issues
Moderator: Robert P. Shepherd,School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
Panelists:
-Charlie Angus, Member of Parliament for Timmins – James Bay, New Democratic Party of Canada
-Craig Forcese, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa; President, Canadian Association of Law Teachers
-Dr. Dominique Clément, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Department of History & Classics, and the Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta
-Peter Barnacle, General Counsel, Canadian Association of University Teachers

3:45 – 4:45: Panel: Open government
Moderator: Mary Francoli, Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
Panelists:
-Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law, University of Ottawa
-Don Lenihan, Senior Associate, Research & Engagement, Canada 2020
-Amanda Clarke, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
-Robert Giggey, Program Manager, Content Design & Development; Service Innovation & Performance, City of Ottawa

4:45 – 5:00: Closing remarks,Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada