Probe International’s executive director, Patricia Adams, joined 10 other distinguished Canadians on the Committee of Advisors for the 2004 visit to Canada of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At a meeting on April 23 with His Holiness, Ms. Adams introduced the work of Probe International, a foreign-aid watchdog, and, in particular, its efforts to stop destructive dam-building by the Chinese government and its implications for Tibet. A lively discussion followed on why environmental policies that are good for Tibetans are also good for Chinese citizens and how Canadian environmentalists could help to protect the sensitive ecology of the Tibetan Plateau.

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Back row, left to right:
Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, Chairperson of the Tibetan Cabinet
Ms. Kathleen Mahoney, Chairperson of the Board, Rights & Democracy
Mr. Kenneth V. Georgetti, President, Canadian Labour Congress
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Mr. Phil Fontaine, Grand Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Mr. Tim Brodhead, President, McConnell Family Foundation
Mr. Alexandre (Sacha) Trudeau, documentary film-maker
Mr. Warren Allmand, Former Solicitor General of Canada
Mr. Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari

Front row, left to right:
Dr. Thubten Jimpa, Director of the Institute of Tibetan Classics
Ms. Margot Franssen, President and Partner, Body Shop of Canada
Mr. Ed Broadbent, Author and Former Leader, New Democratic Party
Ms. Elizabeth May, Executive Director, Sierra Club of Canada
Ms. Patricia Adams, Executive Director, Probe International
Mr. Tom Axworth, Chairperson of the Board, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Mr. Nawang Rabgyal