The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post two new reports entitled Supplementary Estimates (B) 2021-22 and Energy sector and agriculture: federal revenue forgone from tax provisions. The PBO will also post a new legislative costing note entitled Cost Estimate of Bill C-3: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code at the same time. Call 613-992-8026.
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) will recognize the 2020 recipients of Canada’s Volunteer Awards at a live virtual ceremony. The recipients were selected from hundreds of nominations received from across the country for their outstanding contributions and volunteer efforts. Details online. Contact: Margaret.jaques@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Toni Gravelle, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak by videoconference to the Surrey Board of Trade.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will participate in an online conversation on violence against women on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Call 613-222-2351.
The Royal Society of Canada hosts a virtual town hall on “COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids: What Does This Mean For All of Us?” This hour-long event will feature experts discussing key challenges in Canada’s ongoing efforts to end the pandemic. This event will take place online.
Canada 2020 hosts a webinar on “A Sustainable, Inclusive and Digital Future for Rural Canada,” a dialogue with policymakers, stakeholders and researchers on how policies and programs can help drive community well-being, connectivity and innovation in smaller and rural communities in Canada. This event will take place online. Contact carolyn@canada2020.ca.
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar on “Is It Now Time For Canada to Recognize the State of Palestine?” featuring a debate between Dr. David Matas, an immigration, refugee and international human rights lawyer based in Winnipeg, Man., and Dr. Peter Larson, chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel/Palestine. This event will take place online.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) will take part in a virtual fundraising event. This event will take place online.
The University of Ottawa hosts “Why We Need Feminist Political Economy Now More Than Ever” a roundtable discussion exploring what can feminist political economy bring to our understanding of the global economy today? Will this new visibility of many of the key insights of feminist scholarship translate into policy changes? Or will the legacy of … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will take part in a fireside chat hosted by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. This event will take place online.
