VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 18, 2016) - The Canadian Labour Congress and the Council of Canadians will host a town hall meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday, November 22nd to discuss why Canada must not sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.
Speakers at the town hall include CLC President Hassan Yussuff, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians Maude Barlow, British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council President Lee Loftus and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' BC Director Seth Klein. They will discuss the impacts the TPP will have on Canadians, particularly the negative impacts to the environment and its effects on Vancouver.
Who: | Hassan Yussuff, CLC President |
Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians | |
Lee Loftus, British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council | |
Seth Klein, CCPA Director, BC | |
What: | Town Hall on TPP |
Where: | Hilton Vancouver Metrotown |
6083 McKay Avenue | |
Burnaby, BC | |
When: | Tuesday, November 22nd, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm |
Contact Information:
or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Chantal St-Denis
National Representative, Media Relations
613-355-1962
cstdenis@clc-ctc.ca