Event Location: Online

On behalf of Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) and Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI), will make a funding announcement regarding support for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence in … Read more

On behalf of Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) will make virtual announcements regarding support for nine community organizations. Details online. Contact: Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Following a meeting with provincial and territorial counterparts responsible for emergency management, President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will hold a press conference. This event will take place online. Contact: annie.cullinan@qpc-cpr.gc.ca.

Simon Fraser University hosts the 2022 Dallas Smythe Lecture: “Platform regulation in Canada: Networked autonomy and networked sovereignty.” Sara Bannerman, Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance at McMaster University, will discuss whether communications law and policy, including platform regulation, are neutral or a technical arbiter serving justice and balancing the interests of conflicting groups. Question of … Read more

Ryerson University hosts a webinar, “How Canada Can Lead in Privacy Reform Globally.” Elizabeth Denham, former assistant privacy commissioner of Canada and former UK information commissioner, will discuss how national laws can mesh into effective international data protection. This event will take place online.

The University of Saskatchewan hosts the 2022 Houston Lecture featuring Dr. Katharine Smart, president of the Canadian Medical Association, who will speak on “Learning from the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada’s Healthcare System.” This event will take place online.

Canadian Human Rights chief commissioner Marie-Claude Landry will take part in a webinar, “Hate Crimes in Canada” hosted by the Globe and Mail. What is fueling the rise in hate crime, what are the implications for society, and how might law enforcement, the justice system, citizens and communities respond?  Other participants inlcude Irwin Cotler, international chair, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for … Read more

The University of Ottawa hosts “International Solidarity between Indigenous Peoples: Sovereignty and Self-Determination in the Post-COVID World.” Indigenous Peoples of Formosa (Taiwan) and on Turtle Island (North America) have faced similar tragedies of violence, displacement, and genocide. In both places, Indigenous Peoples affirm sovereignty and claim rights to self-determination in a neo-liberal context that includes … Read more

NDP finance critic Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.) and innovation, science and industry critic Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) will hold a press conference to talk about how the government can help families struggling to get by as the price of gas goes up. This event will take place online. Call 613-222-2351.

The International Manifesto Group hosts the first in a series of webinars on “‘Freedom Convoy’ and Emergency: Canada’s Political Contradictions.” Part I will provide an overview, focusing on the movement, its historical origins and social character from a critical left, Indigenous and Quebec perspective. Participants include Bryan Palmer, professor emeritus, Trent University; Radhika Desai, political science professor, University of Manitoba; Niigaanweweidam Sinclair, … Read more