The Ottawa International Writers’ Festival hosts “The Power of Teamwork.” CBC Radio’s Dr. Brian Goldman will discuss his new book, The Power of Teamwork: How We All Can Work Together Better with Alex Munter, president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. In the high-pressure and complex setting of healthcare, a new approach to teamwork is leading to healthier patients, … Read more
The Ottawa International Writers’ Festival hosts “Who is Served and What is Protected?” exploring the problems with contemporary policing and the ways resources might be re-allocated to support healthy communities. The Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, co-host of the Bad + Bitchy podcast, hosts a conversation with authors Brandi Morin and Desmond Cole. This event will take place online.
Canadians United Against Hate hosts a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Human rights activists will call attention to the surge in racism and white supremacy in Canada, the lack of decisive action by governments to address it, and call out the Canadian government for the very racialized nature of … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) and Jeanie McLean, Yukon’s Minister of Education, will announce additional support for recruitment and retention of Early Learning and Child Care workers across the Yukon. This event will take place online. Contact mohammad.a.hussain@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) and Government of Canada officials will announce updates to the border measures implemented to protect the health of Canadians due to COVID-19. This event will take place online. Call 613-957-0200.
Concordia University hosts a panel discussion on “Decolonizing Climate Policy in so-called Canada.” Indigenous Climate Action has been conducting a two-year research project focused on Decolonizing Climate Policy in Canada. Through a first phase of critiquing top-down federal climate policy to a second phase of developing Indigenous-led climate policy from the ground up, the project team has been … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. He will be joined by Chief Thomas Neeposh from the Cree Nation of Mistissini. This event will take place online. Call 613-992-6568.
Queen’s University hosts a talk by Clayton Thomas-Müller, author of Life in the City of Dirty Water and Canada Reads finalist. He will speak on the topics discussed in his book such as the urban Indigenous experiences throughout Canada, along with environmental advocacy and land rights in Canada and the United States. This event will take place … Read more
Germany’s Ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser will deliver remarks in French on “The era of change – the German perspective” in a luncheon presenation hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. This event will take place online and in-person at Sofitel Montréal 1155 Sherbrooke St. W.
Carleton University hosts a “Roundtable on the Age of Political Disruption.” Leading researchers in the Department of Political Science will reflect on the ways in which we are living through an ‘age of political disruption’, exploring recent events from around the world as well as in Canada, and considering what these events mean in a wider political context. This event will … Read more
