Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) alongside Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.) will make an announcement on new funding for protecting green spaces in Montréal. Call 819-230-1557.
McGill University hosts the Fall 2023 Eakin Lecture. Derek Silva, associate professor of sociology at Western University, will deliver remarks on “The System is Broken: Why Canada Needs a Judicial Inquiry into Harm and Abuse in Sport and Why That’s Not Enough.” This event will take place at the McGill Faculty Club, 3450 rue McTavish. Details online.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will preside the signing ceremony of a modernized Canada–Switzerland audiovisual coproduction treaty with Swiss President Alain Berset. This event will take place on the sidelines of the CINEMANIA Film Festival.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will participate in a question and answer session with the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec. Later in the morning, he will meet with the President of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec, Magali Picard. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Following the fourth Space4Women meeting hosted by the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Canadian Space Agency, the CSA will host a panel featuring four experts in the global space community to discuss the highlights from the week’s meetings. They will outline actions that can be taken to encourage women and girls to pursue scientific and technical fields. … Read more
McGill University hosts this year’s Mallory Lecture: “Federalism and the Climate Crisis: Can Climate Action and Intergovernmental Harmony Co-Exist?” Kathryn Harrison, professor of political science at the University of British Columbia, will argue that heated federal-provincial conflicts reflect the fundamental incompatibility of climate change mitigation and economic reliance on fossil fuels. Canada thus faces a choice between … Read more
Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez (Mississauga–Streetsville, Ont.) will kick off Small Business Week and announce additional investments to support women entrepreneurs. This event will take place at École des entrepreneurs du Québec, 505 René-Lévesque Blvd. W. Call 343-575-5436.
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute hosts the Montreal Climate Security Summit from Nov. 1-2. Global security professionals, scientists, senior public servants, policy-makers, and youth leaders will addresses climate change as not only an ecological emergency, but as an international security threat and risk multiplier. Details online.
The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitain Montreal hosts a conversation in French with Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, on “A world without Radio-Canada.” This event will take place the DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal, 1255 Jeanne Mance St. Details online.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) will make an announcement regarding a new investment under the National Trade Corridors Fund to the Montreal Port Authority for a project in Contrecoeur at the Port of Montreal Tower, 200 De la Commune W. St. Contact Laura.Scaffidi@tc.gc.ca.
