Sarah McLachlan, Mia Farrow and Nate Berkus Headline Me to We, October 25 on CTV

- etalk's Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim host Free The Children's

National Me to We Day this Friday, October 17 --

-- Event to be streamed live on CTV.ca/metowe with additional repeat broadcasts on CTV, MTV and Star! -

Toronto, ON (October 15, 2008) - Empower. Inspire. Effect change. For the second year in a row, CTV will broadcast highlights from Free The Children's National Me to We Day, it was announced today. Premiering Saturday, October 25 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, Me to We is a one-hour television special linking viewers across the country to the extraordinary youth event taking place this Friday in Toronto. Hosted by etalk anchors Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim, Me to We features an impressive roster of speakers and performers - including Sarah McLachlan, award-winning actress Mia Farrow, celeb designer Nate Berkus, Canadian Idol winner Theo Tams, Crash Parallel, Liberal MP-elect Justin Trudeau, and Free The Children founders Craig and Mark Kielburger - who are joining together to celebrate the power of young people to change the lives of others.

The largest one-day event of its kind, National Me to We Day unites top social issues speakers and performers with more than 8,000 student leaders from 600 schools and 40 school boards across Canada. Students and schools nationwide can catch the five-hour event in its entirety, live and unedited, when it is streamed on www.CTV.ca/metowe from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET (approximately) on Friday, October 17.

Produced and recorded by CTV from Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum, Me to We reinforces CTV's commitment to socially relevant programming fostering change. Sol Guy, host of the CTV/MTV series 4REAL, is a featured speaker at the event. Me to We will be re-broadcast Sunday, October 26 at 12 p.m. ET on CTV, Sunday, October 26 at 7 p.m. ET on MTV and Thursday, October 30 at 9 p.m. ET on Star! (visit CTV.ca/metowe to confirm local broadcast times).

**Media Note: Download photos of Me To We hosts Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim at www.ctvmedia.ca.

"CTV is an avid supporter of this powerful and empowering event," said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. "National Me to We Day is a celebration of the positive change that Free The Children brings to the lives of children worldwide. We are proud to partner with Free The Children and to be able to share this event with a national audience, online and on TV."

Me to We speakers and performers include:

• Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger, founders and directors, Free The Children
• Mia Farrow, actress and activist
• Songstress Sarah McLachlan
• Nate Berkus, celebrity designer
• Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP-elect
• The cast of Degrassi: The Next Generation
• World We Know recording artists, Crash Parallel
• 2008 Canadian Idol winner Theo Tams
• Sol Guy, host of MTV's 4REAL
• Farley Flex, Canadian Idol Judge
• Jessi Cruickshank, MTV Host
• Hannah Endicott-Douglas, actress, Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

Me to We is produced by CTV. Executive Producer is Karen Barzilay.

About etalk

Hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim, etalk is the most-watched Canadian entertainment newsmagazine. From the Oscars and the Emmys to the JUNO Awards and The Giller Prize, etalk is front-and-centre delivering up-to-the minute news in film, television, music and more. Celebrating both homegrown talent and international stars, etalk became Canada's first daily Canadian entertainment newsmagazine when it launched in 2002. etalk airs weeknights at 7 p.m. ET (check local listings) on CTV and at 8:30 p.m. ET on Star!

About Free The Children

Free The Children is the world's largest network of children helping children through education, with more than one million youth involved in innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded in 1995 by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has a proven track record of success. Through the energy and passion of youth, Free The Children has built more than 500 schools around the world and it provides education for 50,000 children everyday. The organization has received the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (also known as the Children's Nobel Prize), the Human Rights Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, and has formed successful partnerships with leading school boards and Oprah's Angel Network. For more information please visit www.freethechildren.com.

About CTV

CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.