On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PE) will make an announcement regarding healthcare and recreation infrastructure. This event will take place online. Call 613-298-7386.
NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) will explore Canada’s response since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission published its report, part of a webinar “Voices for Peace 2021 – Radical Hope, Radical Resistance.” This event will take place online.
The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute hosts “International Solidarity Now! A gathering for a more just Canadian foreign policy,” a virtual event featuring presentations from organizations including MiningWatch, Project Ploughshares, and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East highlighting how they are helping to build a more just Canadian foreign policy. This event will take place online.
The Institute on Governance hosts a webinar on “Virtual Parliament: Is it working, and what are the risks to our democracy if it fails?” How does virtual Parliament work? What are the risks to government accountability, transparency, and deliberative democracy if virtual Parliament doesn’t work? Do we need to make more, significant changes to how … Read more
The Insitute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar on “Filling Gaps in Canada’s Ailing Long-Term Care System with Cash-For-Care Benefits.” University of Ottawa professor Colleen Flood will discuss her recent IRPP study on the potential advantages of cash-for-care benefits for improving long-term care in Canada. She will be joined by Ito Peng, professor of sociology and public … Read more
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar on “The Defence Intelligence Review: A Perspective of the Enterprise Review” featuring Brig.-Gen. Gregory Smith, Director General Intelligence Enterprise, Department of National Defence. This event will take place online.
The University of Saskatchewan hosts a webinar on “Finding the Right Balance: Equalization in Canada,” a panel discussion on the history, formula and policy around Canada’s equalization plan. Participants include Mary Janigan, journalist, historian, author of The Art of Sharing: The Richer versus the Poorer Provinces since Confederation; Haizhen Mou, professor at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy; and Trevor Tombe, associate … Read more
On behalf of Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will make an announcement for support for people at risk of overdose in Ottawa. This event will take place online. Call 613-957-0200.
Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry will deliver remarks on “Monetary Policy, Trends in Real Interest Rates and Depressed Demand” at the 2021 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society. This event will take place online.
ISG Senator Kim Pate and NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) will take part in a webinar: “Guaranteed Liveable Income: Pathways towards a just transition” hosted by The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice. Other participants include Jessie Golem, a recipient and facilitator of the Ontario Guaranteed Livable Income Pilot Project; Dr. Evelyn Forget, professor of Economics … Read more
