Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will meet with air industry, tourism and consumer stakeholders to discuss the traveller experience. A media availability will follow. This event will take place at the International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters, Conference room 7 A/B, 3rd floor, 999 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. Call 613-991-0700.
The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal hosts a presentation by former U.S. president Barack Obama. This event is sold out. Details online.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Canada (Quebec Chapter) presents “NAFTA 2.0 Panel Series / Session 2,” part of a series of conferences throughout 2017 on the NAFTA treaty and cross-border trade. Panelists Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada; Raymond Bachand, special advisor to the Quebec Government; and Marc Perron, managing partner, Deloitte (Québec), will discuss how the … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will deliver opening remarks at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce’s “Strategic Forum on Transportation”. This event will take place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle. Call 613-991-0700. Details online.
The Jean Monnet Centre Montréal hosts a debate featuring Paul Magnette, Minister-President of the Walloon Government, who will give a talk on how to avoid the European Union disintegration [in French]. A reception wil follow. This event will take place at Université de Montréal, Faculty of Environmental Design, 2940, ch. de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Room 1120. Details online.
L’Université de Montréal hosts a three-day conference on “The Canadian Confederation: Past, Present, and Future,” bringing bring together scholars from Canada, the Commonwealth, and the world to explore the origins, present state, and future prospects of the Canadian constitutional settlement. Experts in law, history, politics, and economics will present papers on the history of the Confederation … Read more
The Montreal Board of Trade hosts a business luncheon featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who will talk about the close ties that connect our two countries. This event will take place at Plaza Centre-Ville, 777 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. Details online.
Canada Post will start to celebrate Canada 150 by unveiling the first of 10 special commemorative stamps in Montréal with special guest Moshe Safdie, the world-renowned architect who designed Habitat 67. Each of the 10 stamps to be unveiled separately over the next five weeks tells an exceptional story about a Canadian achievement, milestone or unforgettable … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will make an announcement regarding rail safety in Canada. He will be joined by Clark Somerville, President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and David Price, Chair of FCM Rail Safety Working Group and Councillor, Ville de Sherbrooke. The event will be held at the Delta Montreal, 475 Avenue du Président-Kennedy. Call 613-991-0700.
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) will address the membership of Universities Canada about the recommendations set out in Canada’s Fundamental Science Review report. The event will be held at the InterContinental Montreal, Sarah Bernhardt Room, 2nd Floor, 360 Saint-Antoine St. W. Call 343-291-2600.
