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Record information – Brief Barr, Gerry, Alex Neve and Maude Barlow - News Conference
Series title:National Press TheatreHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:2009-06-09Item number (ISN):426914Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL PRESS THEATREAccession:2010-0035Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:2009-06-09Country of production:cnDescription:News conference about human rights in Colombia and implications for the Canada-Colombia free trade deal. Opponents to the free trade deal cite human rights violations in Colombia as the reason not to proceed with the deal. The speakers are: Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada; Gerry Barr, President and CEO of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation, and Maude Barlow, National Chair of the Council of Canadians and Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly. Specific concerns mentioned include the effect of mineral exploration, the oil industry and other industry on subsistence farmers and other communities who are pressured to leave their land so that it can be exploited by industry.Language:English / FrançaisNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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