Building better housing policy: How immigration, family formation, and a changing population shape housing supply and affordability

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a panel discussion addressing how immigration patterns affect supply and demand, how demographic shifts are changing housing needs, and how affordability influences key life decisions such as marriage, childbearing, and household formation. The panel will look at how municipalities and developers can respond with strategies that promote affordability, strengthen civil society, and support … Read more

Pop-Up Campaign School

Equal Voice hosts a 90-minute Pop-Up Campaign School workshop, “Mastering Media,” with Ginella Massa, to help women and gender-diverse individuals navigate the media spotlight in public life. Led by award-winning broadcaster Ginella Massa, the session will offer practical tools for pitching stories, crafting key messages, and handling interviews with confidence, with a focus on supporting participants … Read more

Webinar: Stopping runaway privatization of health care in Canada

The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) hosts a webinar, “Stopping runaway privatization of health care in Canada.” CHC Media Director Anne Lagacé Dowson will moderate a conversation with Ontario Health Coalition Executive Director Natalie Mehra, Canadian Doctors for Medicare Chair Dr. Melanie Bechard, and political economist and health policy researcher Andrew Longhurst. Registration online. Contact tglynn@healthcoalition.ca

Webinar: What is “mission-driven” government, and can it work here?

The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar, “What is ‘mission-driven’ government, and can it work here?” Institute for Government researcher Jack Pannell and Dan Honig of University College London’s School of Public Policy share their insights into the experience so far in the U.K., and whether the approach can work with Canada’s structure and culture of federal … Read more

AFN National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5

The Assembly of First Nations will convene a National Virtual Forum to bring together First Nations leaders for continued dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. Details online. Contact afncommunications@afn.ca

Democracy Dialogues with Obama Foundation’s Vandinika Shukla

Join Toronto Metropolitan University’s Democratic Engagement Exchange for a special Democracy Dialogues episode featuring Vandinika Shukla, Deputy Director of Programs at the Obama Foundation, in conversation with Victoria Kuketz. They’ll discuss how to foster trust and engagement across divides as democratic values face growing pressure. Register online. Contact madeleine.case@torontomu.ca

AI policy in Canada: A unique path between the EU and US

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) hosts a webinar, “AI policy in Canada: A unique path between the EU and US,” moderated by Deputy Director of Domestic Policy at the MLI, Peter Copeland. Speakers include Foundation for American Innovation Senior Fellow Ryan Khurana and Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness Lawrence Zhen, among others. Register online.