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John Gerretsen
John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment for Ontario, was first elected in 1995 to represent Kingston and The Islands. He was re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Minister Gerretsen’s top priority since his appointment as Minister of the Environment in 2007 has been to guide the implementation of the government’s climate change action plan, including meeting targeted greenhouse gas reductions of 6% below 1990 levels by 2014 and 15% by 2020. In addition to historic investments in public transit, phasing out coal-fired electricity generation by 2014 and the development of green energy alternatives, a key component of Ontario’s climate change action plan includes a cap-and-trade program. Legislation providing for cap and trade to allow Ontario to link to other systems in North America and abroad was passed by the Ontario Legislature in December 2009. As Minister of the Environment, Mr. Gerretsen also sponsored legislation to ban the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides province-wide and brought forward landmark legislation to protect Lake Simcoe. Minister Gerretsen announced Ontario’s Toxics Reduction Strategy and introduced the Toxics Reduction Act, which was passed in June 2009, to improve quality of life and to help develop a greener economy. In 2009, he served as President of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. During Minister Gerretsen’s term as President, the Council developed a Canada-wide Action Plan for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), a sustainable packaging strategy and a Canada-wide strategic vision for water that featured a water efficiency libelling program. Helena Jaczek, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment.
Dr. David Pearson
Dr. David Pearson is Professor of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University and member of the Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit at Laurentian University with an interest in Sudbury lakes, and Co-Director of the Laurentian University/Science North Graduate Diploma program in Science Communication. From 1980 to 1984, Dr. Pearson was the Project Director for Science North, the science centre in Sudbury. He has also hosted two TV series - "Understanding the Earth" (TV Ontario) and "Down to Earth" (MidCanada TV) - and was the scientist for CBC Northern Ontario's weekly “Radio Lab" program from 1981 to 1995. In 2000, he was awarded the Ward Neale Medal by the Geological Association of Canada for his contribution to public awareness of the geosciences in Canada. In 2003, he was awarded the prestigious McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science by the Royal Society of Canada for extraordinary achievement in communication of science to students and the public.
This is event is generously supported by:
AECON Group Inc.
AREVA Canada
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Deloitte
Elenchus Research Associates
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Just Energy
McCarthy Tetault LLP
McMillan LLP
Ogilvy Renault LLP
Ontario Power Generation
Sithe Global
Sussex Strategy Group
Torys LLP
Union Gas Limited
Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
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