ITK President Mary Simon Launches Cross Canada Speaking Tour “Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: Sovereignty Begins at Home”
Tuesday October 23, 2007 – Ottawa, Ontario – Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Mary Simon today launches a Cross Canada Speaking tour titled, “Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: Sovereignty Begins at Home.” The national launch is being held at the Canadian Club of Ottawa luncheon at the historic Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
“Our concept of asserting Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic goes well beyond the much needed military and legal measures anticipated and recently announced by the Government of Canada,” says Mary Simon. “My purpose in speaking to Canadians in all provinces and territories is to make the case that the best way to assert Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic is through its residents who live in the region. The Inuit approach to asserting sovereignty is holistic in nature and calls for the development of healthy people and healthy communities alongside the military and legal measures.”The speech is accompanied by visuals and statistical tables to underline the importance of taking a comprehensive approach to sovereignty. An important objective of the speaking tour is to help Canadians to become better informed of the contemporary issues facing Inuit in the Canadian Arctic – Climate Change, sovereignty, social, and economic. Mary Simon is asking Canadians to take action and write to Members of Parliament in support of the Inuit approach to the issue, which is positive, progressive, collaborative, and participatory.
The tour begins in Ottawa today and continues later in November and December with speaking engagements in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Toronto, Ontario. In 2008 all other Canadian provinces and territories will be visited. A tour schedule with confirmed venues is attached to this release.
ITK is pleased to announce the national tour airline and sponsor for the tour is First Air. Mr. Bob Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Air will be one of the Head Table guests at the national launch today in Ottawa.
Source:
Stephen Hendrie
Senior Communications Officer
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Cell: 613.277.3178
hendrie@itk.ca
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