Event Location: Online

Queen’s University hosts a webinar, “Islamophobia: Historical and Global Perspectives on the 5th Anniversary of the Quebec City Mosque Massacre.” In the five years since the Quebec City mosque massacre that killed six Muslim worshippers and wounded many more, the grave problem of Islamophobia has grown only more serious in Quebec, in Canada and beyond. Why? Dr. Adnan … Read more

Queen’s University hosts a webinar, “Spin Doctors: How media and politicians misdiagnosed the COVID-19 pandemic” featuring Nora Loreto, editor of the Canadian Association of Labour Media. From January 2020 to July 2021, Canadians were often told by politicians, public health officials and journalists that stopping the spread of COVID-19 was in their hands. Loreto will discuss the limits of this … 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 two announcements regarding support for two community organizations: Two Rivers Development Association and Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health Centre. These events will … Read more

Canada 2020 hosts a webinar, “Demand without supply: What Canada needs to do to create a resilient health sector.” The pandemic is upending global manufacturing processes and disrupting Canada’s health sector supply chain. What can Canada learn from this experience? How will governments, the public and private sector, work to rebuild and establish greater supply chain … Read more

Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) will announce new recipients from Alberta who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. This event will take place online. Call 613-992-7468.

Former Liberal foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy will take part in a symposium on “St. Laurent’s Gray Lecture after 75 Years” hosted by The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History. In January 1947, Minister of External Affairs Louis St. Laurent gave a lecture on “The Foundations of Canadian Foreign Policy,” the relevance and prescriptions of which is still debated today. Axworthy … Read more

The Walrus presents a Leadership Forum on “Trust in Tumultuous Times,” exploring key insights from the 2022 CanTrust Index, an annual nationwide study conducted by Proof Strategies. In addition to assessing trust levels between Canadians and their public services, employers, institutions, and political leaders, the 2022 study also sheds light on pandemic anxiety levels, concerns over … Read more

Telus hosts a webinar, “Connecting Canada: 5G, spectrum policy and closing the digital divide,” a conversation on spectrum policy and the economic and social impact of connectivity across Canada. Participants include Denise Williams, CEO of the First Nations Technology Council; Kalvin Bahia, principal economist at GSMA; and Helaina Gaspard, director, governance and institutions, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, uOttawa. This … Read more

Carleton University hosts a webinar, “EU Digital Governance: Lessons and Consequences for Canada”, exploring European Union governance of the digital economy and the impact on Canadian businesses operating in the EU. Panellists include Mark Agnew, senior vice president, Canadian Chamber of Commerce; Chantal Bernier, Dentons Canada and honorary senior fellow, University of Ottawa; Kristina Irion, associate professor, University of … Read more

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Julie Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth, Ont.) will unveil Canada’s strategy for satellite Earth observation, and will make a funding announcement in the Earth observation sector. This event will take place online. Call 343-292-6100.