EDMONTON—A business communications conference scheduled to take place in Banff Monday has removed controversial writer and researcher Vivian Krause as its keynote speaker. “Clarifying that connection was one of our largest concerns with Ms. Krause’s presentation,” Tremblay said. However, experts and environmental organizations reached by Star Calgary say Krause’s conclusions not only ignore the international nature of environmental philanthropy, but leave out the fact that Canadian environmental organizations receive most of their money from Canadians. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Jody MacPherson, a communications professional in Calgary and longtime IABC member, said she was concerned when she learned of plans to feature Krause as a keynote speaker. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Star Edmonton reached out to Krause to respond to the conference organizer’s decision.

Source: The Star October 26, 2019 00:11 UTC