Professeurs Pour La Liberte Announces Clinton Cancels Appearance Days Before Event.OTTAWA, Canada -- Former President Bill Clinton has abruptly canceled his appearance as keynote speaker at the unveiling of the Professeurs pour la liberte program, days before it was scheduled to occur. Supporters and staffers of Professeurs pour la liberte are heartbroken heart·bro·ken adj. Suffering from or exhibiting overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment. heart at this last-minute change in plans. "A day ago we were discussing the agenda," says a shell-shocked Shelvan Kannuthurai, head of the PPL PPL - Polymorphic Programming Language. An interactive, extensible language, based on APL, from Harvard University. ["Some Features of PPL - A Polymorphic Programming Language", T.A. Standish, SIGPLAN Notices 4(8) (Aug 1969)]. initiative. "His keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. and what we might discuss in the question period. Now I've got to contact everyone on a guest list of about a thousand! Jack Layton John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC, MP, Ph.D (born July 18, 1950) is a social democratic Canadian politician and since 2003 has been leader of Canada's New Democratic Party. He is a former city councillor and deputy mayor of Toronto, Ontario. and nineteen members of his caucus caucus: see convention. . Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau (born December 25, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the eldest son of the late former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper. Trudeau has recently won the federal Liberal Party nomination in the Montreal riding of Papineau. - he just emailed me - he wants to bring his mother. High Commissioners and Ambassadors from 105 different countries. About 145 Canadian Members of Parliament. Hundreds of government officials. Stockwell Day Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PC, MP (born August 16, 1950 in Barrie, Ontario), is a Canadian politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, and a former leader of the Canadian Alliance. . Twelve cabinet ministers. Reverend Mpho Tutu, that's Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter. A Saudi prince - flying here on Monday!" The program has drawn unprecedented enthusiasm from social entrepreneurs A social entrepreneur is an entrepreneur who works to increase social capital, often by founding humanitarian organizations. Historical examples of leading social entrepreneurs
"That is the good part of it," says Mr. Kannuthurai. "In the months of preparation for this event, we've seen so much enthusiasm and interest. Everyone wants to help. They're delighted to find a program they can believe in. They care about sustainability. I've talked to politicians, professors, diplomats. From Canada, the U.S., around the world. They're so enthusiastic. It's renewed my faith in human nature. It's renewed my faith in Canada." "So this is just another hurdle - and we can overcome it. We've got an idea and a plan whose time has come. With PPL, we're going to educate and empower young Africans from within. The first reading of our bill comes up in Parliament on October 18th. Judging by what I've seen in the past few months, I'm confident that our Members of Parliament will respect and support it." For more information on Professeurs pour la liberte, visit:http://www.myppl.org/billclinton or contact Jonathan Candolf at +1 (416) 640 2125 or PPL main line +1 (416) 413 1234. |
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