Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public
advocacy organization, as well as the founder of the Blue Planet Project working internationally
for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization
and Food and Water Watch and is a Councilor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council.
Maude is the recipient of six honorary doctorates as well as the 2005 Right Livelihood Award
(known as the “Alternative Nobel”), and is the best selling author or co-author of 16 books. Her
latest are Too Close For Comfort: Canada’s Future Within Fortress North America and
Blue
Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.
Maude's Profile
Maude is the recipient of numerous educational awards and has received honorary
doctorates from six Canadian universities for her social justice work.
Most recently she received the
prestigious “2005 Right Livelihood Award” given by the Swedish Parliament and widely referred
to as “The Alternative Nobel.”
Her most recent publications are Too Close For Comfort: Canada’s Future Within
Fortress North America; Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop Corporate Theft of the World’s Water
(with Tony Clarke), now published in 40 countries; and Profit is Not the Cure: A Citizens’
Guide to Saving Medicare.
Topic Categories
International, World View
Environment
Social, Political
Presentation Titles
Too Late to Panic -- Protecting Canada's Water and Energy Supplies
The Future of the Canadian Healthcare System
Women and Globalization -- Who Wins / Who Loses?
Teachers Are Leaders, And The Foundation For The Future
Audience Testimonials
"Maude has that combination of passion, relevant information and human caring that totally
involve her audience." -- EcoNexus
