Event Location: Online

iPolitics Live hosts a webinar on “Strategic partners for a sustainable recovery post-pandemic: Top diplomats from the EU and Canada share a vision for the path forward.” Toronto Star Ottawa bureau chief and economics columnist Heather Scoffield will moderate the discussion featuring European Union Ambassador to Canada, Dr. Melita Gabrič, and Canadian Ambassador-designate to the European Union, Dr. Ailish Campbell. This … Read more

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PE) will make an infrastructure announcement together with James Aylward, provincial Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post two new legislative costing notes, “Tax on Unproductive Use of Canadian Housing by Foreign Non-resident Owners,” and “The Collection of GST from Foreign-Based Sellers on Goods Sold to Canadian Residents from Canadian Fulfillment Warehouses,” on his website. Call 613-992-8026.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) will announce support to in-Canada families of victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 who were Canadian citizens, permanent residents or foreign nationals who were found eligible on their permanent residence application at the time of the air disasters. This event will take place online. Call 613-954-1064.

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.), on behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), will announce the winner of the ACOA Hull Design Efficiency Challenge. Details online. 

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.), Caroline Mulroney, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Transportation, will make a virtual infrastructure announcement. Other representatives in attendance include: John Tory, Mayor of Toronto; Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham and Chair of York Region … Read more

Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will make a virtual announcement with the CAN Health Network, followed by a panel discussion. Details online. Call 343-551-0246.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will participate in a fireside chat with the President and CEO of Nature Conservancy of Canada, Catherine Grenier, at the Making Nature Investable virtual summit. The summit will explore how to facilitate and finance nature-based solutions to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. It will include sessions … Read more

NASA will hold a virtual briefing about the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful and complex space telescope ever built. An international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb Telescope will allow researchers to study every phase in cosmic history, from the first light after the big bang and the formation of … Read more

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.)  will hold a virtual news conference to announce new funding programs as well as the financing of projects to support Canadian airports. Details … Read more