Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will discuss “Energy Insfrastructure: A Roadmap for the Future” part of a webinar on “Digital Grid: The shift to connected power systems” hosted by the Globe and Mail. This event will take place online.
The NATO Association of Canada hosts a webinar on “Canada at the OSCE” featuring Jocelyn Kinnear, Canada’s Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). This event will take place online.
The Canadian Urban Transit Association hosts a webinar on “Public Transit and a Green, Inclusive Recovery.” David Cooper, principal at Leading Mobility Consulting, will lead a discussion on CUTA’s National Transit Recovery Strategy. This event will take place online.
NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton-Strathcona, Alta.) will deliver remarks on “Need for a National Maternal Mental Health Strategy,” as part of the symposium “Strategic Approaches to Perinatal Mental Health Care in Canada” hosted by the Ludmer Centre and the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative. This event will take place online.
As part of Concordia University’s symposium on “GAM(BL)ING: Commodification of Leisure in the Digital Era,” American whistleblower and cybersecurity expert Edward Snowden will deliver a keynote address on “What I learned from games: playing for and against mass surveillance,” exploring his formative relationship with digital games, focusing on how they shaped his ideas and ideals of freedom and justice. This event will … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association hosts a webinar on “Canada’s universal health care system – myth or reality?” Dr. Danielle Martin and Dr. Nadine Caron will explore the gaps that COVID-19 has exposed in Canada’s health care system and the steps needed to rebuild it. They will be joined by Globe and Mail health reporter André Picard … Read more
The University of Toronto hosts a four-day history conference: “Between Postwar and Present Day: Canada 1970-2000 – Local, National, Global” from May 6-9, exploring political, economic, cultural, and social change in Canada from 1970 through the 1990s. Panel discussions will cover agriculture policy, race relations, health, gay and lesbian issues, the press, energy and the environment, and politics. This … Read more
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will take part in a discussion on “Confronting Anti-Asian Racism in Canada” hosted by the Empire Club of Canada. She will be joined by Eileen Park Robertson, founder and filmmaker at Anecdotia Media. This event will take place online.
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will deliver remarks on “A New Industrial Policy for Canada,” a webinar hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. This event will take place online.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will deliver remarks on “The benefits of an inclusive economy” in a webinar hosted by Atlantic Canadian universities. This event will take place online.
