The Ottawa Green Expo is pleased to present exciting Local Green Celebrity Guest speakers at the event!

2010 Ottawa Green Expo guests included:

Margaret Trudeau

Margaret Trudeau, who became the youngest prime minister's wife in Canadian history when she married Pierre Elliot Trudeau in 1971 at the age of 22, has led a rich and interesting life. Margaret Trudeau’s interest in water issues began during HABITAT, the historic first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, held in Vancouver in 1976. Carrying a bucket of water, she led a parade to the shore of Jericho Beach to represent global citizens living without clean water. Subsequently, she became a supporter of WaterCan after learning of the organization’s work during a visit to a WaterCan booth at her daughter’s school. In 1996, she began volunteering with WaterCan on special projects and as a committee member for various WaterCan events. In 2002, Margaret was appointed Honourary President of WaterCan. In this role, she has spent countless hours making the public aware of the importance of clean water and sanitation in developing countries through speaking engagements, interviews, and awareness campaigns. Margaret has described her volunteer work with WaterCan as her life’s second calling, stating “It’s a role that I just love…I have a voice and I can use it.”

SARAH BOUDENS

Hear Clean Air Champion and Olympian whitewater kayaker SARAH BOUDENS speak about how air pollution impacts her as a high performance athlete, and what she does to reduce health risks and her environmental footprint.

David Chernushenko



See media celebrity, global energy expert and filmmaker David Chernushenko preview his new film Powerful.