Event Location: Online

Equal Voice, ProudPolitics, and Wisdom2Action co-host a webinar, “Proud Politics: Transgender Inclusion in Canadian Politics,” a panel discussion with transgender candidates and leaders from across the political spectrum. The topic of discussion will be the progress of transgender inclusion in Canadian politics, exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by Canada’s transgender community when navigating and engaging with political parties, building a profile … Read more

The Public Policy Forum hosts its Growth Summit Roundtables. Following invitation-only roundtables this morning in five cities across the country, a public webinar will take place at 10:30 a.m., building off discussions from each of the five roundtables and include commentary and conversation with a collection of guests. The webinar will feature interviews with former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa … Read more

The Public Policy Forum hosts its annual Fall Dinner, showcasing two case studies, a keynote speaker, and a panel exploring collaboration between different levels of government and other sectors during a global crisis. Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, will deliver the keynote address on “The Evolution of Public Trust & Public/Private Sector Collaboration during the … Read more

The University of Ottawa hosts a French webinar on “Working for Human Rights” featuring Marie-Claude Landry, chief commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission. Landry has been using her voice to denounce the rise of racism across Canada, and call attention to the adverse and disproportionate impacts of COVID 19 response and recovery measures on minority groups. This … Read more

Carleton University hosts the third in a series of panel discussions on “Transatlantic Trade Policy, Environmental Issues, and Climate Change.” North American and European experts will examine transatlantic trade policy, environmental issues, and climate change. Drawing on research and examples from the United States, Canada, and the European Union, panelists will consider the range of ways in which … Read more

Elevate hosts “Think 2030”, a virtual symposium featuring industry leaders, policymakers, and startup disruptors to advance critical initiatives in Canada that help foster a new equitable, sustainable and healthy era. All conversations will revolve around the concepts of equality, sustainability and health. Speakers at the three-day event include Margaret Eaton, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association; Gisèle Yasmeen, executive director, … Read more

Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (now professor at Central European University in Vienna, Austria) will deliver remarks on “Academic Freedom, Free Speech and Thinking for Yourself.” Academic freedom is threatened from without—by authoritarian regimes in China, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, etc.—but it is also threatened from within. What does it take to actually think for yourself in the universities … Read more

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “Digging Deeper: Canada’s prospects for leadership on critical minerals,” a discussion on how Canada can protect its interests and build its economy with a critical minerals strategy. Speakers include Maryscott Greenwood, CEO, Canadian-American Business Council; Dirk Naumann, president and CEO, Torgnat Metals; Heather Exner-Pirot, MLI fellow; and Dwayne Menezes, founder and … Read more

The Assembly of First Nations hosts the two-day “2021 Water Summit,” a national dialogue on urgent and emerging water issues facing First Nations. This event will take place online.

The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a webinar on “The New Reality for Travel and Tourism” featuring Julia Simpson, president and CEO, World Travel and Tourism Council; and Yves Lalumière, president and CEO, Tourisme Montréal. This event will take place online.