Event Location: Online

Canada 2020 hosts “Never Again: Restoring Trust with Canada’s Seniors,” a half-day virtual conference focused on reforming and redesigning Canada’s seniors’ care sector. Participants include André Picard, Globe and Mail health reporter and author; Shirlee Sharkey, CEO, SE Health; Dr. Allison McGeer, infectious disease physician and clinician scientist, Sinai Health System; and former B.C. politician Terry Lake, now CEO, BC Care Providers Association and … Read more

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) will make an infrastructure announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.

Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane will take part in a panel discussion on “The Future of Digital Currencies in Canada” a webinar hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This event will take place online.

On behalf of Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and Canadian Heritage (Sport) Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.) and Liberal MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, Ont.), will announce funding for BGC Canada (formerly Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada) to support two significant youth initiatives. This event will take place online. … Read more

Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime Heidi Illingworth will hold “Uphold Victims’ Rights and Uproot Systemic Racism”, a discussion on strengthening victims’ rights in Canada, finding meaningful ways to decolonize the justice system, and to creating just and responsive legal processes by addressing systemic racism and racial bias. Invited panelists include Jade Tootoosis, Indigenous justice advocate; Myrna McCallum, Indigenous lawyer; Dr. Annette Bailey, associate … Read more

On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will announce Government of Canada financial assistance to support the growth of Fruit d’Or, an agri-food business in the Centre-du-Québec region. This event will take place online.

On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.) will announce Government of Canada funding for the reconstruction project at La Ronde Cultural Centre in Timmins. This event will take place online. Call 613-295-3617.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar on “Understanding UNDRIP: Challenges to legislating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” Panelists include Chris Sankey, senior fellow, MLI, former elected Councillor for the Lax Kw’alaams Band, Chairman and CEO of Blackfish Enterprises; Heather Exner-Pirot, fellow, MLI; and Melissa Mbarki, policy analyst, MLI and member of the Muskowekwan First … Read more

On behalf of Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Ont.) will make an announcement for support for people at risk of overdose in Guelph. This event will take place online. Call 613-957-0200.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will join NDP MPs for separate discussions on the housing crisis. At 10:30 a.m. ET, he will join Housing critic Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) and representatives from the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association. This event will take place online. Then at 11:30 a.m. ET, Singh will take part in a similar conversation with former MP Tracey … Read more