TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 22, 2011) - Hassan Yussuff, secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress, will participate in a June 23 panel discussion to review what lessons can be learned about public accountability and policing from last year's G20 meeting and its aftermath in the streets of Toronto. Yussuff will be available for media comment.
The CLC's partners in planning this event are the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights at the University of Toronto. A live webcast of the panel discussion will be available through the Asper Centre website at: www.aspercentre.ca.
| WHAT: | Panel discussion: G20, Lessons Learned, Messages Lost |
| WHEN: | Thursday, June 23, 6:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Bennett Lecture Hall, Faculty of Law |
| University of Toronto | |
| WHO: | Moderator: Bob Hepburn, Toronto Star |
| Panelists: Hassan Yussuff, secretary-treasurer, CLC | |
| Meaghan Daniel and Clayton Ruby, lawyers | |
| John Sewell, activist and municipal affairs writer |
The Canadian Labour Congress, the national voice of the labour movement, represents 3.2 million Canadian workers. The CLC brings together Canada's national and international unions along with the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 130 district labour councils. Website: www.canadianlabour.ca
Contact Information:
CLC Communications
Cell: 613-878-6040
Tel: 613-526-7431
dgruending@clc-ctc.ca
Erin Harrison
CLC Ontario Region,
Cell: 647-407-5244
eharrison@clc-ctc.ca