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Media Advisory - The Honourable Roy Romanow to Unveil New Index that Measures Canadian Wellbeing

6/10/2009 12:00:00 AM

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:00 a.m.: The Honourable Roy Romanow and leading Canadian researchers will announce a new and better way to measure quality of life for all Canadians. The Canadian Index of Wellbeing will measure and report on eight areas of life: our standard of living, our health, the vitality of our communtieis, our education, the way we use our time, our participation in the democratic process, the state of our arts, culture and recreation, and the quality of our environment.

WHO:

• Hon. Roy J. Romanow, P.C., O.C., Q.C.,
  Former Premier of Saskatchewan and Commissioner on the Future of Health Care in Canada
  University of Waterloo
• Dr. Frances Westley, J.W. McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo
  Canadian Index of Wellbeing Researchers
• Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine, Professor & Chair, Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
• Dr. Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director, Centre for the Study of Living Standards
  Katherine Scott, Vice-President Research, Canadian Council on Social Development

WHAT:

• New index measuring wellbeing of Canadians
• Introduction to the first report in three areas of wellbeing: Living Standards, Healthy Populations and Community Vitality

WHEN:
8:00a.m. – Introduction to Index by Hon. Roy Romanow
10:00 a.m. – Onsite interviews with Hon. Roy Romanow and CIW Researchers

To arrange an interview, either in advance of or at the event, contact:

Lauren Bondar
Fleishman-Hillard Canada
(416) 645-8190
(647) 291-3161 or (416) 606-5951 (cell)
lauren.bondar@fleishman.ca

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