The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada hosts this semester’s Eakin Lecture on “Balancing “Competing” Interests: How Albertans Think about Energy Transition,” with Visiting Fellow Melanee Thomas who will present a research-based argument for why it is in Canada’s – and particularly Alberta’s – interest to seriously plan for transitioning away from fossil fuels. This event will take place … Read more
The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a luncheon presentation on “Beyond Sport: being competitive internationally” with David Shoemaker, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General, Canadian Olympic Committee. This event will take place at Le Westin Montréal, 270 Saint-Antoine St. W. Details online.
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will discuss “Measures in place to help safeguard the Canadian financial system in a challenging global environment” at the The International Finance Club of Montréal. This event will take place at The Saint James’s Club, 1145 Union Ave. Details online.
The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a luncheon event with Mairead Lavery, President and Chief Executive Officer, Export Development Canada (EDC), who will speak on “International Trade: Risks and Opportunities in a Divided World.” This event will take place at the Marriott Château Champlain, 1050 De la Gauchetière St. W. Details online.
Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will host an election night party with supporters at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle. Call 613 627-2384.
The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a luncheon presentation with Jean-Michel Blanquer, France’s Minister of National Education and Youth. This event will take place at Marriott Château Champlain, 1050 De la Gauchetière St. W. Details online.
The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal hosts a conversation with former U.S. president Barack Obama. This event will take place at Centre Bell, 1909 ave. des Canadiens-de-Montréal. Details online.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will spend the day in Montreal doing various campaign activities with Green Party candidate Daniel Green (Outremont, Que.) and will make a Green Party announcement. Details to follow. Call 613-562-4916 x206.
Liberal Party candidates Geneviève Hinse (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.), Steven Guilbeault (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) and Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will highlight their party’s commitments to move forward on public transit in Quebec. This event will take place at the Beaubien Metro Station, 6530 Avenue de Châteaubriand. Contact tbelair@liberal.ca.
The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada host the second in its Brown Bag Lecture Series, on “Canada, Québec, and the Public-Private Healthcare Debate in Canadian Provinces” featuring Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Canada Research Chair in Policies and Health Inequalities at McGill University. She will discuss the interplay between public and private health care in Quebec, links with … Read more
