The following, from the Canada West Foundation, popped into my inbox yesterday afternoon:
Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and John Baird, Minister of the Environment, to discuss Clean Air Act and climate change in Calgary
CALGARY, Feb. 7, 2007 — The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Environment and Energy Security, and the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, will be available to answer questions on the Clean Air Act and climate change in the Canada West Foundation boardroom at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2007
All media are invited to attend.
All media! Invited to attend! Excellent! I immediately notified CTV’s Alberta bureau chief Sarah Galashan for I cannot recall when we’ve heard Jim Prentice talk about the environment. He is, after all, the chair of the cabinet committee that looks at environment and energy issues which means anything that Baird wants to do has to make its way out of Prentice’s committee first. Sarah, I hoped, could be my eyes and ears for this important meeting.
Sadly, this e-mail popped into my inbox a few hours after the first one:
CORRECTION regarding an earlier advisory concerning Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and John Baird, Minister of the Environment
CALGARY, Feb. 7, 2007 — The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Environment and Energy Security, and the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, will not be available to the media in Calgary on Friday, February 9, 2007. The advisory was sent out by mistake and the Canada West Foundation apologizes for the error.