Equal Voice hosts a series of information sessions for women and gender-diverse people to connect directly with party representatives to ask questions, learn more about the parties’ policies, and how to get involved and volunteer. This first session will be in collaboration with the Conservative Party of Canada. This event will take place online.
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders hosts a webinar, “Engaging Political Parties, Politicians, and Policy Makers on Patient Needs.” The soon-to-be called federal election is an opportunity for rare-disease stakeholders to come together to ensure that all political parties and political aspirants are aligned on our patient needs. This event will take place online.
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders hosts a webinar, “Aligning on Rare Drug Strategy, PMPRB, and Federal Election.” This session will gather feedback on Health Canada’s “What We Heard” report on the Rare Disease Drug Strategy, come up with a workable consensual alternative mechanisms for drug pricing, and how to engage political parties on issues concerning rare disease … Read more
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) will take part in a meet and greet fundraiser. This event will take place online. Contact emilyseabrook@conservative.ca.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) will make an infrastructure announcement. This event will take place online. Call 873-355-9576.
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) will make a clean energy retrofit announcement for Nova Scotia. This event will take place online. Call 613-447-3488.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor) Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) will make an announcement concerning local job creation and economic growth in municipalities and First Nations in the Kenora region. This event will take place online. Contact catherine.mounier-desrochers@canada.ca.
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar, “Canadian Development Assistance – Israeli and Palestinian Reconciliation,” a discussion on Canada’s development assistance strategies in the Middle East and a review of a grassroots initiative that involves collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian volunteers providing assistance to sick Palestinian children. Participants include Dr. Akram Amro, executive manager of a Palestinian NGO; Dr. Nipa Banerjee, former Canadian … Read more
Compass Rose Group hosts a webinar, “Engaging with the media: The road to #elxn44.” Compass Rose public affairs counsellors Shirlee Engel (former Global News correspondant), Ken Polk (former deputy director of communications for Liberal prime minsiter Jean Chrétien) and Linda Godin (former Ottawa bureau chief for Groupe Média TFO) will discuss how media relations has evolved during the pandemic … Read more
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new PBO report: Revenue Estimates of M-68: One-time Tax on Extreme Wealth. This report is in response to a request by Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches-East York, Ont.) to estimate the revenues from implementing a one-time tax on extreme wealth outlined in Motion M-68. This report will be available online. Call 613-222-8516.
