Event Location: Online

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will participate in the Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, from April 22-23. Other cabinet miniters taking part include Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), International Development Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) and Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.). Details online.

Simon Fraser University hosts the 2021 Spry Memorial Lecture on “Changing the Spectrum: Race, media and building democracy in Canada” featuring Desmond Cole, Canadian activist, journalist, broadcaster, and author; and Tanya Talaga, Ojibwe award-winning journalist and author, producer, director, and speaker. This event will take place online.

The University of Saskatchewan hosts a lecture on “COVID Vaccines: From the production line to the people,” exploring the policy and considerations behind getting the COVID vaccine from the production line to Canadians. Speakers include Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie CD, Commander Military Personnel Generation Group; Dr. Volker Gerdts, Director and CEO, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization; and Col. Scott F. Malcolm CD, MD, Deputy Surgeon … Read more

The University of Saskatchewan hosts a webinar, “Budget Day 2021: COVID-19, Deficits and the Impacts on Western Canada.” A panel of experts will dissect the federal and Saskatchewan provincial budgets, and discuss the impacts on COVID recovery, the energy and environment sectors, and more. This event will take place online.

The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar on “Canadian Disarmament Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future.” Are the disarmament achievements associated with Canada a fading memory? What are our current diplomatic capabilities to assume leadership on disarmament issues and what priority issues should Canada champion going forward? Former ambassador for Mine Action, Jill Sinclair, will moderate the session featuring two … Read more

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will discuss his party’s plan to make him prime minister at a webinar hosted by Ryerson University. This event will take place online.

The Famous Five hosts a virtual Pink Tea event, featuring former chief justice of Canada’s Supreme Court Beverley McLachlin. This event will take place online.

Concordia University hosts the Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Forum, a two-day conference featuring panel discussions on topics including disinformation in public health, elections, online hate, ethics, AI governance, the United Nations and global cooperation. Speakers include Ines Coppoolse, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Canada; Irene Khan, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to … Read more

The Munk Debates hosts a members-only Munk Dialogue featuring Jonathan Haidt, one of the world’s most fascinating and provocative social psychologists at the New York University Stern School of Business. He will discuss how the pandemic is polarizing public debate in new and dangerous ways. This event will take place online.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) will discusses his plan to help Canada recover from COVID-19, secure future economic growth, and get Canadians back to work at a webinar hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. This event will take place online.