Event Location: Online

Perry Bellegarde, former Assembly of First Nations national chief, will be honoured as 2021 Nation Builder of the Year by the Empire Club of Canada. This event will take place online.

The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders hosts “Every Patient Counts: Equity through Diversity and Inclusion” part of the series “Building Canada’s Rare Drug Program: A Boldacious Billion$ Investment,” a roundtable of multistakeholder panelists representing some of these diverse voices to provide their perspectives on the issues and challenges that must be addressed to promote equity and … Read more

The Canadian Institute hosts the fifth annual “Indigenous Consultation and Engagement Atlantic,” a three-day conference exploring some of the most contentious consultation issues seizing the east coast, including the federal response to moderate livelihood fishing, land claims, court cases, and the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This event will take place online.

The Milton Public Library hosts a virtual evening with author Terry Fallis who will discuss his latest book Operation Angus. Angus McLintock (accidental Member of Parliament, has won re-election and now junior global affairs minister) and his trusty chief of staff Daniel are thrown into a race against the clock to uncover the Chechen sleeper cell, thwart their plans, and ultimately … Read more

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki will take part in a panel discussion on “Future-Proofing Policing,” part of the West Coast Security Conference (Nov. 22-26) hosted by the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies Vancouver. This event will take place online.

Liberal MP David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.) will take part in a panel discussion on “Warning Intelligence,” part of the West Coast Security Conference (Nov. 22-26) hosted by the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies Vancouver. This event will take place online.

The University of Ottawa hosts a webinar on “Security in the United Nations: What can be Learned About Staying and Delivering in High-Threat Environments” featuring Paul Farrell, principal security coordinator/director of Global Security at UNICEF. This event will take place online.

National Chief RoseAnne Archibald will deliver the opening remarks at the Special Chiefs’ Assembly hosted by the Assembly of First Nations from Dec. 7-9. Chiefs from across the country will gather to set strategic direction based on First Nations needs and priorities. Governor General Mary Simon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), cabinet ministers and other federal party leaders have been invited. This … Read more

Stéphane Dion, Canada’s ambassador to Germany and special envoy to the European Union, will deliver remarks at the launch of the new book Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy by Prof. André Lecours, hosted by the University of Ottawa. This event will take place online.

The Writers’ Trust of Canada hosts the innaugural Balsillie Prize for Public Policy, a new $60,000 award for the best public policy book in Canada. Finalists include Jody Wilson-Raybould for Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power; André Picard for Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of … Read more