Concordia University hosts a webinar, “The Great Firewall: China’s model of digital control,” part of the speaker series “Canada-U.S. Democracy and Human Rights Collaboration Initiative” funded by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Panelists will shine a light on the strategies used by authoritarian states like China, and discuss the pressing need for alliances between Canada, the United … Read more
The Lung Health Foundation hosts a webinar, “Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Rollout.” Panelists will discuss why Canada lacked the capacity to domestically produce vaccines, whether Canadian jurisdictions fell short in their initial vaccine rollout process, and how our public health system can be strengthened to maximize readiness for future infectious respiratory disease outbreaks. This event … Read more
McGill University hosts a virtual book launch for McGill professor and former Ottawa Citzen editor-in-chief Andrew Potter‘s new book: On Decline. CBC Montreal’s Jonathan Montpetit and Potter will discuss the book, which surveys the current problems and likely future of Western civilization (spoiler: it’s not great). This event will take place online.
The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a discussion featuring Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. This event will take place online.
Audit Principal James McKenzie will hold a news conference following the tableing of a Followup Audit on Corrections in Nunavut—Department of Justice by The Office of the Auditor General of Canada to the Nunavut Legislative Assembly. The report will be released online. Call 1-888-761-5953.
The Toronto Public Library hosts a webinar, “Govern Like a Girl,” based on Kate Graham‘s new book, Govern Like a Girl: The Women Who Became Canada’s First Ministers. Graham will be joined former premier and Ontario MPP Kathleen Wynne to discuss the inspiration, challenges, and successes of governing like a girl. This program is suitable for children ages … Read more
Liberal candidate Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and NDP candidate Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) will take part in “Canada Votes 2021,” an event hosted by The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and the Mustel Group. Local candidates from the major federal parties will present their parties’ positions on the important economic and business issues facing Canada. The Board … Read more
The first face-off between federal party leaders takes place on TVA as part of its Face-à-Face series, hosted by Pierre Bruneau. Prime Minister and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.), Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.), and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will participate in the event, which will be broadcast on TVA, LCN, QUB … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “Securing the Flank: Defending our allies from the Baltics to the Black Sea,” a discussion of what Canada is doing, could do, and should do to meet ongoing challenges to the eastern flank of the transatlantic community. Participants include Roman Waschuk, former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine; Jill Sinclair, Canadian representative to the Ukraine Defence … Read more
Catholic Conscious hosts a webinar, “Catholics and Canadian Politics,” a conversation with former Ontario cabinet minister John Milloy on how Catholics can advance a Catholic social vision in Canadian politics. The full release is available online.
