Event Alert - Canada-U.S. Energy: What Does the Future Hold for Oil, Trade and the Environment?

- Maclean's magazine joins top political experts to drill down on the future of energy, pipelines and policy on both sides of the border -
- Media are invited to attend town hall event taking place in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 19 -
- Airing live on C-SPAN in the United States and CPAC in Canada -

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - The prospect of North American energy independence—whether that means the U.S. energy boom or U.S.-Canada trade in energy—is a hot topic on both sides of the border. But there are still many complicated questions to answer, decisions to be made and agreements to be hammered out.

Maclean's is Canada's only national current affairs magazine. Known for its investigative journalism and political and public affairs coverage, Maclean's reaches 2.4 million readers each week.

Join Maclean's and CPAC for an in-depth discussion as Maclean's top journalists engage experts in a discussion on North America's evolving energy landscape and pipeline politics. Canada-U.S.: What's the Future for Energy, Environment and Trade? is free to the public.

Maclean's magazine's Washington Bureau Chief Luiza Ch. Savage and Maclean's Political Editor Paul Wells will be joined by:

• His Excellency Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the United States
• The Hon. John Manley, President and CEP, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
• Scotty Greenwood, Senior Managing Director, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
• Danielle Droitsch, Natural Resources Defense Council

Moderated by CPAC Anchor and Executive Producer Peter Van Dusen, this event is part of the Maclean's-CPAC "In Conversation" series of town halls tackling today's tough issues.

Event Details

Canada-U.S.: What's the Future for Energy, Environment and Trade?
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Location: Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. ET
Media RSVP Required: Louise Leger, 416-764-4125, [email protected]

Airing live on C-SPAN in the United States and CPAC in Canada.

For complimentary tickets, visit: www.macleans.ca/inconversation

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About Maclean's
Maclean's is Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Maclean's enlightens, engages and entertains 2.4-million readers with strong investigative reporting and exclusive stories from leading journalists in the fields of international affairs, social issues, national politics, business and culture. Visit www.macleans.ca.

About CPAC
CPAC is Canada's only privately-owned, commercial free, not for profit, bilingual licensed television service. Created in 1992 by a consortium of cable companies to preserve an independent editorial voice for Canada's democratic process, CPAC provides a window on parliamentary, political and public affairs in Canada and the world. Since 1992, the cable industry has invested more than $50 million in CPAC. CPAC is delivered via cable, satellite and wireless distributors to over 11 million Canadian homes and worldwide via 24/7 live webstreaming and podcasts at www.cpac.ca. All CPAC programming can be viewed simultaneous to the television broadcast at www.cpac.ca.

SOURCE: Maclean's Magazine

Media contact 
Louise Leger, Maclean's, [phone], [email protected]