Bibeau and Ontario Minister Thompson to highlight results of Annual Conference of federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will be joined by Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for Ontario, and other provincial and territorial Ministers for a media conference following the Annual Conference of federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture. Details online. Call 613-462-4327.

NDP MPs and advocates call for international vaccine access

NDP MPs Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.) and Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) will hold a media availability with advocates for international vaccine access, including the Bolivian Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration Benjamin Blanco, to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to allow the COVID-19 vaccine to be manufactured in Canada for export to … Read more

Preston Manning and ex-MP Hsu to take part in science conference

Reform Party founder Preston Manning and former Liberal MP Ted Hsu will take part in a panel discussion on “‘Lion’s Den’: Pitch Your Science-Based Policy Intervention to Real Politicians,” part of the Canadian Science Policy Centre’s annual conference from Nov. 8-26. This event will take place online.

Senator Galvez and MP Jeneroux to take part in conference

ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, Alta.) will take part in a panel discussion on “Science Meets Parliament” part of the Canadian Science Policy Centre’s annual conference from Nov. 8-26. This event will take place online.

Senator Galvez and MP Fergus to take part in science conference

ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Liberal MP Greg Fergus (Hull-Aylmer, Que.) will take part in separate panel discussions during the Canadian Science Policy Centre’s annual conference from Nov. 8-26. Fergus will speak on “How Can Academic-Community Collaborations help realize the Power & Promise of Big Data to Address Social Justice Challenges in Canada?” at 1:30 p.m. ET. Then at 3:00 … Read more

Senator Moodie to take part in panel discussion

ISG Senator Rosemary Moodie will take part in a panel discussion on “Leadership on Tap,” part of the Children’s Healthcare Canada’s annual conference, “From Crisis to Catalyst:  The Next Chapter in Children’s Healthcare,” taking place Nov. 22-26. This event will take place online.

Jody Wilson-Raybould to discuss her new book

Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould who will discuss her memoir ‘Indian’ in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power, hosted by Indigo Events. The book recounts Wilson-Raybould’s journey to Ottawa, her challenges with enacting change while in cabinet and the important lessons that now inform her approach to power and politics. this event will take place online.

Webinar “Who Gets Heard?”

Ryerson University hosts a webinar, “Who Gets Heard?” part of the “Dialogues for Change: RE: Thinking Politics” series. Elections are supposed to represent our collective voices, but some voices are clearly louder than others. How do we get heard at these critical moments? This event will take place online.