As Eugene Oscapella from the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy said: "We in Canada have agreed to take John Walters off your [US] hands for a few hours on February 22. I am more than a little perplexed as to why the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, a supposedly independent drug policy agency, is inviting him to speak without using a panel format that would allow his statements to be challenged. There will be a question and answer session after his speech, but that will hardly offer the opportunity for a balanced debate. I wonder if these were the only terms on which he would speak here."
Drug Policy in the United States:
A Presentation by John P. Walters
Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
You are cordially invited to a luncheon event with featured speaker John P. Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Mr. Walters will provide an overview of the U.S. National Drug Control Strategy, its progress and challenges. Opening remarks will be delivered by Michel Perron, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), Canada's national addictions organization. An informal question and answer period will follow the presentation.
Date:
February 22, 2007
Time:
11:45 am - 1:15 pm (lunch is included)
Location:
Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Tudor Room
(1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7)
Registration:
Seating is limited and RSVPs are required. Please confirm your attendance by February 20, 2007, by contacting Brooke Bryce, CCSA, at 613-235-4048, ext. 222 or emailing bbryce@ccsa.ca.
I expect Chrisisonfire to be there throwing eggs at him.
its ok when your QTFT
