Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) will take part in event announcing funding for the Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association. Contact: marie-emmanuelle.cadieux@canada.ca.
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will take part in a roundtable discussion with Canadian cleantech CEOs and entrepreneurs receiving funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada for projects that will help drive the growth of Canada’s green economy. This event will take place online. Call 343-291-1777.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) will make an announcement regarding COVID-19 response infrastructure for Nova Scotia hospitals and long term care facilities. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.
The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) hosts “Have we entered the sixth mass extinction event? A view from home” part of its Bacon & Eggheads virtual series. Jeff Saarela, vice-president, Research and Collections at the Canadian Museum of Nature, will moderate a panel discussion featuring Lenore Fahrig, Chancellor’s Professor of Biology, Carleton University; Andrew Gonzalez, professor of Biology, McGill University; and Mark … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar on “Securing Cyberspace: How to address digital threats in the Indo-Pacific” featuring Kawamura Yasuhisa, Ambassador of Japan to Canada; former national security advisor to the prime minister Richard Fadden, now senior advisor, Macdonald-Laurier Institute; Motohiro Tsuchiya, Dean of Policy Management, Keio University; Rafal Rohozinski, principal and Chief Executive Officer, The SecDev Group; … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will make an announcement. This event will take place online. Contact catherine.mounier-desrochers@canada.ca.
On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Liberal MP Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Marc Serré (Nickle Belt, Ont.) will announce FedNor support for early-stage technology firms in Greater Sudbury. This event will take place online. Call 705-690-0957.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post three new legislative costing notes: “Digital Services Tax”, “Canada Recovery Hiring Program” and “Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits Extension” and a new PBO report: Impact Assessment of Budget 2021 Measures. These will be posted online. Call 613-992-8026.
Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) will announce Youth Employment and Skills Strategy funding for projects that will help youth with autism spectrum disorder overcome barriers in the digital economy. This event will take place online. Call 819-994-5559.
Liberal MP Shaun Chen (Scarborough North, Ont.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Raymond Cho, Ontario’s Minister for Seniors and Accessibility and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough North, and Alan Lam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, will make a virtual infrastructure announcement. Details … Read more
