Event Location: Online

The Conference of Defence Associations hosts a panel discussion on “The Economics of Domestic Vaccine Production” part of Carleton University’s 16th Defence and Security Economics Workshop. Participants include Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, vice-president of Vaccine Logistics and Operations, Public Health Agency of Canada; Nathalie Nye, director general, Horizontal Integration, COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Task Force, Public Health Agency of Canada; Robert Van Exan, Director of … Read more

The Royal Society of Canada, with the Embassies of France and Germany in Canada, host “Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in the Oceans.” This virtual town hall features experts from Canada, France and Germany who will share insights about the outcomes of COP15 and the opportunities of COP26, with a focus on the impacts of climate change … Read more

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar “A Better Future? How the West Can Support Democracy in Belarus and Russia.” Democracy, human rights activists and policy-makers will discuss how can Canada, the United States, and European allies support Russia’s free media and civil society in their fight for a free and democratic country. This event will take place online.

The Pearson Centre hosts a “A Matter of Equality: The Life’s Work of Senator Don Oliver,” a conversation with the former Conservative senator on his new autobiography. This event will take place online.

Concordia University hosts a Lunch and Learn webinar on “Understanding the Linguistic Duality Debate through an Historical Lens: 2019, 1969 and 1929.” Robert Talbot, manager of research at the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada, will explore the renewed debate over linguistic duality and official languages. The debate around federal bilingualism—90 years ago, 50 years ago, … Read more

The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History hosts a webinar on “G20 Summitry: Performance, Prospects, Proposals for Rome 2021.” Leading G20 practitioners and academic experts will discuss how successfully G20 summits have performed since their start in 2008, what the prospects are this year, and what proposals would propel success. This event will take place … Read more

Governor General Mary May Simon will deliver opening remarks at “Facing Canada’s Future,” a two-day conference hosted by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. Other participants include Dominic Barton, Canada’s ambassador to China; former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair; former B.C. premier Christy Clark, former Quebec premier Jean Charest; and former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicky Heyman. This event will take place online.

Carleton University hosts a lecture on “Federal Frenemies: The Politics of Québec and Francophone Minorities” with Stéphanie Chouinard, associate professor of political science at the Royal Military College of Canada. This event will take place online.

The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) hosts a webinar, “Was this house built for us? A conversation with former Parliamentarians.” Former Conservative cabinet minsiter Lisa Raitt, former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes will discuss their experiences and challenges, including the expectation of being a public figure, the rise of online hatred and violence, and … Read more

The Bank of Canada will release the autumn issue of the Business Outlook Survey and the latest results of the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. This will take place online.