Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)

The role of the Canadian Wheat Board is being challenged by the Harper Government. There are implications for the future of grain farming and the security of the Canadian food supply. This is your opportunity to listen to and question candidates for the CWB District 3 directorship as they debate their visions for the future of the Canadian Wheat Board.

Speakers:

Larry Wayne Hill

Incumbent director Larry and his wife Sandra are full time farmers in the Swift Current area of Saskatchewan. In his role as Chair of CWB Trade Committee, Larry has represented the CWB at WTO (world trade organization) discussions, and has worked on US trade challenges on Canadian grain exported to US. Larry supports the single-desk selling power of the CWB.

Conrad Johnson

Conrad and his wife Fay have been farming in the Bracken area of Saskatchewan for over 30 years. Conrad is a director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers and the Chairman of the Board of Great Western Railway. Conrad believes in making the CWB voluntary.

Stephen John Vandervalk

Stephen is a fourth generation farmer from the Ft. McLeod area. Stephen is a director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers and the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission. Stephen believes in making the CWB voluntary.

SESSION PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Theatre Gallery

Admission free, donations gratefully received

Ted Haney, President of the Canada Beef Export Federation, will talk

about Canadian beef exports and the international export marketplace

today: the access status of key markets, the Canadian industry''s export goals -- and how Canadian beef is positioned to build demand and

differentiate itself from the competition.

Speaker: Ted Haney

As President of the Canada Beef Export Federation, Ted Haney is responsible for planning and implementing an international market development program for the Canadian cattle industry. He manages operations in six offices around the work and tackles trade access negotiations with countries of export interest to the industry. Ted has worked in Burma, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. Ted currently resides in Calgary. He volunteers for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Summerstock Conservatory and YMCA.

Moderator: Leonard Haney

Len Haney has lived and worked on a family farm near Picture Butte for most of his 90 plus years. His special interest is the seed growing industry. Len has served the community on several education boards and enjoys playing the violin.

Ted Haney, President of the Canada Beef Export Federation, will talk

about Canadian beef exports and the international export marketplace

today: the access status of key markets, the Canadian industry''s export goals -- and how Canadian beef is positioned to build demand and

differentiate itself from the competition.

Speaker: Ted Haney

As President of the Canada Beef Export Federation, Ted Haney is responsible for planning and implementing an international market development program for the Canadian cattle industry. He manages operations in six offices around the work and tackles trade access negotiations with countries of export interest to the industry. Ted has worked in Burma, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. Ted currently resides in Calgary. He volunteers for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Summerstock Conservatory and YMCA.

Moderator: Leonard Haney

Len Haney has lived and worked on a family farm near Picture Butte for most of his 90 plus years. His special interest is the seed growing industry. Len has served the community on several education boards and enjoys playing the violin.

Police, courts and service agencies dedicate an abundance of human resources to responding to domestic violence, yet community resources often cannot meet the demand for services.

Women are more likely than men to be the victims of the most severe forms of spousal assault, as well as spousal homicide, sexual assault and stalking. A victim''s decision to report these types of crimes of violence depend on a number of factors which include fear of the offender, shame and embarrassment, and availability of services. Shelter statistics in Canada indicate that as many as 200 women on a single day can be turned away as there is not enough space available.

Several contributing factors, such as poverty, lack of affordable housing and limited job skills result in women staying with their abusers in spite of the danger which they and their children may face.

Speaker: Debbie Middleton-Hope

Two years ago, Debbie Middleton-Hope retired as an Inspector from the Calgary Police Service after 25 years of service. During her career, she worked in a variety of areas but focused most of her attention working in the crimes against persons speciality units, such as child abuse, serious habitual offenders, robbery and prostitution.

After retiring, Debbie moved to Lethbridge and for the last year has worked with the Domestic Violence Action Team and the Sexual Violence Action Committee, completing a one year project on evaluating the services for domestic and sexual violence response within the community.

Police, courts and service agencies dedicate an abundance of human resources to responding to domestic violence, yet community resources often cannot meet the demand for services.

Women are more likely than men to be the victims of the most severe forms of spousal assault, as well as spousal homicide, sexual assault and stalking. A victim''s decision to report these types of crimes of violence depend on a number of factors which include fear of the offender, shame and embarrassment, and availability of services. Shelter statistics in Canada indicate that as many as 200 women on a single day can be turned away as there is not enough space available.

Several contributing factors, such as poverty, lack of affordable housing and limited job skills result in women staying with their abusers in spite of the danger which they and their children may face.

Speaker: Debbie Middleton-Hope

Two years ago, Debbie Middleton-Hope retired as an Inspector from the Calgary Police Service after 25 years of service. During her career, she worked in a variety of areas but focused most of her attention working in the crimes against persons speciality units, such as child abuse, serious habitual offenders, robbery and prostitution.

After retiring, Debbie moved to Lethbridge and for the last year has worked with the Domestic Violence Action Team and the Sexual Violence Action Committee, completing a one year project on evaluating the services for domestic and sexual violence response within the community.

Alberta’s government and industry have come a long way with the development of a one- time curiosity into a world class oil resource. However, environmental dangers and unregulated urban growth are a cause for concern. Cosmos Voutsinos is an engineer, consultant and entrepreneur with ideas to share on how to make the most of the tar sands.

Mr. Voutsinos will speak about:

• World production and use of energy.

• Depletion of oil resources and the coming day of reckoning

• Orderly production and use of Alberta’s tar sands oil avoiding adverse environmental and social consequences

• A model plan to develop a transition to alternate forms of energy

Speaker: Cosmos Voutsinos

Mr. Voutsinos earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science in mechanical (systems) engineering, from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Engineering in nuclear engineering from McMaster University. His engineering career included design engineering, construction management and energy consultation with the nuclear industry in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Taiwan.

Cosmos turned his mind to business in the early 1990’s. He established a company, Adtech Manufacturing Ltd. in 1989, which produces monitoring and control equipment to operate in adverse environments such as those found inside nuclear reactors or outer space. He sold Adtech in 2002 and now makes Lethbridge his home port.

Alberta’s government and industry have come a long way with the development of a one- time curiosity into a world class oil resource. However, environmental dangers and unregulated urban growth are a cause for concern. Cosmos Voutsinos is an engineer, consultant and entrepreneur with ideas to share on how to make the most of the tar sands.

Mr. Voutsinos will speak about:

• World production and use of energy.

• Depletion of oil resources and the coming day of reckoning

• Orderly production and use of Alberta’s tar sands oil avoiding adverse environmental and social consequences

• A model plan to develop a transition to alternate forms of energy

Speaker: Cosmos Voutsinos

Mr. Voutsinos earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science in mechanical (systems) engineering, from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Engineering in nuclear engineering from McMaster University. His engineering career included design engineering, construction management and energy consultation with the nuclear industry in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Taiwan.

Cosmos turned his mind to business in the early 1990’s. He established a company, Adtech Manufacturing Ltd. in 1989, which produces monitoring and control equipment to operate in adverse environments such as those found inside nuclear reactors or outer space. He sold Adtech in 2002 and now makes Lethbridge his home port.

With Alberta’s increased wealth and influence comes increased leadership responsibility on the national stage. But how should that leadership be exercised, and in what direction? Will Alberta lead with respect to fiscal responsibility and tax reform? making the transition from non-renewable to renewable energy resources? marrying environmental conservation with market-driven economic development? reforming healthcare? strengthening national unity through inter-provincial agreements? And how should Alberta lead – by example? by “going on its own”? by challenging the defects in federalism and national policy and proposing solutions? by building firewalls or bridges?

Mr. Manning will raise such questions, invite responses from the audience and provide his own view on how these questions might best be answered.

Speaker: Preston Manning

Mr. Manning served as a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2001. He founded two new political parties – the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance – both of which became the official Opposition in Parliament. Mr. Manning served as Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000 and was also his party’s critic for Science and Technology.

Since retirement from Parliament in 2002, Mr. Manning has released a book entitled Think Big. He has also served as a Senior Fellow of the Canada West Foundation and as a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Calgary and University of Toronto.

Mr. Manning is currently President and CEO of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy and a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute.

With Alberta’s increased wealth and influence comes increased leadership responsibility on the national stage. But how should that leadership be exercised, and in what direction? Will Alberta lead with respect to fiscal responsibility and tax reform? making the transition from non-renewable to renewable energy resources? marrying environmental conservation with market-driven economic development? reforming healthcare? strengthening national unity through inter-provincial agreements? And how should Alberta lead – by example? by “going on its own”? by challenging the defects in federalism and national policy and proposing solutions? by building firewalls or bridges?

Mr. Manning will raise such questions, invite responses from the audience and provide his own view on how these questions might best be answered.

Speaker: Preston Manning

Mr. Manning served as a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2001. He founded two new political parties – the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance – both of which became the official Opposition in Parliament. Mr. Manning served as Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000 and was also his party’s critic for Science and Technology.

Since retirement from Parliament in 2002, Mr. Manning has released a book entitled Think Big. He has also served as a Senior Fellow of the Canada West Foundation and as a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Calgary and University of Toronto.

Mr. Manning is currently President and CEO of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy and a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute.

For the first time in the history of SACPA, we are pleased to inform you that our speakers for Thursday,, October 12, 2006 will be three members of the Canadian Senate: SENATOR TOMMY BANKS (Edmonton), SENATOR JOYCE FAIRBAIRN(Lethbridge) AND SENATOR DAN HAYS (Calgary). SENATOR BANKS will address current issues regarding the environment with a special focus on water issues. SENATOR FAIRBAIRN will focus her message on agriculture but will also address literacy. SENATOR HAYS will speak on Senate reform. His title will be: "Reforming the Canadian Senate; A Continuing challenge."