MEDIA ADVISORY - CELEBRATION OF THE RIGHT TO KNOW WEEK

OTTAWA, Sept. 27 /CNW/ - Canada is joining countries around the world to celebrate the Right to Know Week from September 27 to October 1, 2010.

The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada has organized various panel discussions where groups of world renowned experts will discuss the challenges to achieving greater government transparency.

Suzanne Legault, the new Information Commissioner of Canada, will take the opportunity to talk about her vision and the challenges she is facing during the following panel discussions:

WHAT:	Push or Pull: Liberating Government Information		WHAT:	Making the Case for Open Government
WHEN:	September 29, 2010               10:00 a.m. to noon		WHEN:	September 29, 2010 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:	Canadian War Museum Barney Danson Theater       1 Vimy Place Ottawa		WHERE:	Canadian War Museum Barney Danson Theater            1 Vimy Place Ottawa

Right to Know Week program: http://www.righttoknow.ca/en/Uploads/brochure/RTK%20Program_FINAL_EN.pdf

Open to the general public. Seating is limited.  Admission is free.

For further information:

For media enquiries, please contact:
Thérèse Boisclair
Director of Communications
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
613-943-4368