Conservative MP Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) and former Liberal MP Jean Augustine will take part in the “George Floyd Memorial Lecture: A Path to Justice, Reconciliation and Equity” hosted by the International School of Greatness Canada. This event will take place online.
The UCL Institute of the Americas hosts a webinar on “Canada, the U.K. and the Nuclear Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities” Like the U.K., Canada is committed to ambitious carbon targets, which cannot be achieved without nuclear power in the energy mix. Yet nuclear power has remained highly sensitive. Panelists include former British high commissioner to Canada Anthony Cary, chairman of … Read more
Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, will take part in a conversation entitled “Current Global Challenges: COVID-19, Refugees, the the Path to Becoming a Diplomat” hosted by the International Diplomacy Initiative. This event will take place online.
The Empire Club of Canada co-hosts “Getting to Net-Zero: The Role of Canada’s Transportation Sector.” Panelists include Peter Tertzakian, deputy director, ARC Energy Research Institute; Kris Smith, executive vice-president, Suncor; and Merran Smith, founder and executive director, Clean Energy Canada. This event will take place online.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) will discuss transportation that works for all Quebecers and that contributes to Quebec’s economic recovery in a webinar hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. This event will take place online.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation hosts “National Security Challenges in the 21st Century,” a conversation with Vincent Rigby, national security and intelligence advisor to the prime minister. Rigby will discuss his role in supporting the government in responding to national security challenges in the 21st century, the evolving global threat landscape, the best practices emerging in … Read more
The Group of 78 hosts a webinar on “Public Funding for Fossil Fuels: From Part of the Problem to Part of the Solution” discussing the nature and extent of funding from governments in Canada (federal and provincial) for fossil fuel production. Participants include Vanessa Corkal, a policy analyst with the International Institute for Sustainable Development; and Mitchell Beer, publisher of The … Read more
The Policy Insights Forum hosts a webinar on “A National Security Strategy for the Arctic: A U.S.-Canadian View.” Discussion topics include bolstering Canada’s Arctic presence through a Whole-of-Government approach, Canada’s alliance within NATO and other Arctic partners, public diplomacy strategy and American perspectives on the Canadian position. This event will take place online.
McGill University hosts a conversation with Benjamin Hoy, author of A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border across Indigenous Lands. Focusing on Indigenous history and state power, Hoy’s new book argues that the border was never particularly effective at physically stopping people at the line. This event will take place online.
German Ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser will take part in the launch of the Konrad Adenauer Research Chair, a partnership between the University of Ottawa and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to promote social science research. Inaugural chair, Dr. Daniel Stockemer, will present his research examining some of the key challenges faced by representative democracies, including the effects of migration on political attitudes and … Read more
