8:30 – 8:45

Conference Opening Remarks, Glen Toner, Carleton University

8:45 – 10:15

Conference Opening Roundtable

"Looking Back: How Have We Done in Canada?"

Moderator: David Runnalls, IISD

Panelists: Jim MacNeill, WCED; Gord Lambert, Suncor Energy; Alan Nymark, Queen's University; and Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Green Ribbon Panel 

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00

POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Moderator: James Meadowcroft, Carleton University

Authors: Roger Gibbins, Canada West Foundation; Mark Winfield, York University

Discussants: David Anderson, Former Federal Minister of Environment; Tim Sale, Former Manitoba Minister of Health

12:00 – 1:30

Luncheon Speaker: David Runnalls, International Institute for Sustainable Development

1:30 – 3:00

THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS

Moderator: Bruce Doern, Carleton University

Authors: Ann Dale, Royal Roads University; Glen Toner, Carleton University and Francois Bregha, Stratos Inc

Discussants: Stephanie Cairns, International Institute for Sustainable Development; Stewart Elgie, University of Ottawa

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:45

THE SUSTAINABILITY IMPERATIVE AND THE INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE ON POLICY

Moderator: Robert Slater, Carleton University

Authors: Robert Gibson, University of Waterloo; Gordon McBean, University of Western Ontario

Discussants: David Keith, University of Calgary; Jean Piette, Ogilvy Renault

8:30 – 10:00

CANADIAN BUSINESS AND THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE

Moderator: Paul Griss, New Directions Group

Authors: Kevin Brady, Five Winds International; David Wheeler, Dalhousie University and Annika Tamlyn, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Discussants: Tima Bansal, University of Western Ontario; Toby Heaps, Corporate Knights

10:00 – 10:15

Break

10:15 – 11:45

CITIES, COMMUNITIES, AND EDUCATION

Moderator: Jonathan Westeinde, Windmill Development Group

Authors: David V. J. Bell, York University; Chris Stoney and Robert Hilton, Carleton University

Discussants: Jean Perras, Mayor of Chelsea, Quebec; Charles Hopkins, York University

11:45 – 1:30

Luncheon Speaker: Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada

1:30 – 3:00

CANADA'S ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Moderator: Maureen O'Neil, International Development Research Centre

Author: Ligia Noronha, The Energy and Resources Institute, India

Discussants: Jean Lebel, International Development Research Centre; George Greene, Stratos

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 5:00

Conference Closing Roundtable

"Where to From Here … and How?"

Moderator: David Runnalls, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Panelists: Ken Ogilvie, Pollution Probe; James Meadowcroft, Carleton University; Johanne Gelinas, Deloitte and Touche; and John Robinson, University of British Columbia