As part of its COVID-19 Policy Forum Series, the Lung Health Foundation hosts a webinar: “The Canadian/Global Policy Response.” Was Canada’s response sufficient to curbing the spread of COVID-19? How did existing socio-political contexts exacerbate the effects of COVID-19 on marginalized communities? Panelists will delve deeper into the economic and social measures taken during the … Read more
The Canadian Water Summit and Water Canada host a webinar: “Blue Economy: Ensuring Reliable Access to Safe Drinking Water.” In Canada, the federal and provincial governments play an important role in setting and updating the guidelines and regulations needed to provide reliable access to safe drinking water. This session will explore questions such as: what’s working? … Read more
McMaster University’s Master of Public Policy in Digital Society and the Toronto Public Library hosts a webinar, “Predict + Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing,” exploring collaborations between public law enforcement, private data brokers and technology companies. Participants include author and scholar Sarah Brayne and Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, assistant professor of Sociology, University of Toronto. This event will take … Read more
The Vancouver Board of Trade hosts a webinar, “Critical Minerals, Canadian Advantage,” featuring Pierre Gratton, president and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada. This event will take place online.
Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will deliver remarks on “Reflections on Post-Pandemic Policy Challenges,” part of the ongoing conference hosted by the Canadian Association for Business Economics. This event will take place online.
The Ottawa International Writers’ Festival hosts author Terry Fallis who will discuss his latest novel, 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 save … Read more
Conservative candidates Michelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.), Alex Ruff (Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound, Ont.), John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, Ont.), Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.), and James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.) will hold a virtual press conference responding to the state of the crisis in Afghanistan. Contact: media@conservative.ca.
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders hosts a webinar: “Refocus PMPRB ‘Back to the Future’,” the first part in a series on “How to Get Back to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s Original Mandate to prevent excessive drug pricing and support pharma R&D investment.” Learn why responding to the July 15 proposed guideline changes is very important … Read more
The Lung Health Foundation and Canada’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats host a three-part COVID-19 Policy Forum Series. The first webinar is “COVID-19 Testing and Tracing,” discussing Canada’s approach to testing implementation and consider how diagnostic testing capacity and reporting can be improved. Panelists include Dr. Fiona Smaill, medical microbiologist and professor at McMaster University; Dr. David Bulir, infectious disease … Read more
Santis hosts a webinar: “Election 2021: Everything health care leaders need to know about the state of the campaign, polling, party platforms and potential election impacts.” Santis’s political and health policy experts will discuss the state of the federal election and its potential impact on the health care sector. This event will take place online.
