Ralph Nader will be opening the conference at 7:00 pm on February 24, 2012 with a keynote speech. Tickets to attend Nader’s speech are now available at locations across Edmonton.

 

On the evening of February 24 and the day of February 25 in Edmonton, concerned Albertans will have the opportunity to hear renowned consumer advocate and former U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Council of Canadians National Chair Maude Barlow and many other Canadian, American and European experts on the politics and policy of health care for seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable citizens.

They can hear them all – and participate in building a better future for all Albertans – by taking part in the Beyond Acute Care Conference at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe Conference Centre, 10111 Bellamy Hill, in Edmonton, Alberta, beginning at 7:00 pm on Friday, Feb. 24, and from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. A schedule of the conference events is available online.

There is a modest $75 fee for the conference, with a lunch included on Saturday. The fee is $50 for seniors and low-income participants.

Albertans who wish to hear Ralph Nader, who has devoted his living to giving ordinary people the tools they need to defend themselves against corporate negligence and government indifference, but cannot attend the full conference, can hear his keynote speech on Friday night for $25.

Beyond Acute Care: Covering Seniors and the Disabled with the Medicare Umbrella, is sponsored by several organizations determined to protect, enhance and extend Canada’s and Alberta’s fair and efficient system of public administered, publicly funded and publicly operated system of Medicare.

Organizations supporting this conference include: