Senator Woo to take part in Canada-China Economic Forum IV

ISG Senator Yuen Pau Woo will take part in “Canada-China Trade Relations in Light of China’s Recent International Trade Diplomacy,” the fourth part of the Canada-China Economic Forum, hosted by Simon Fraser University. Other participants include former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird; Carlo Dade, director of Trade and Investment Centre, Canada West Foundation; Fan Cui, professor, University of International Business … Read more

Webinar: “The Deficit Myth”

The University of Saskatchewan hosts a lecture on “The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy,” featuring Stephanie Kelton, professor of economics and public policy at Stony Brook University and author of The Deficit Myth. This event will take place online.

Part Two of the Progress Summit 2021

In the second of three instalments of the Broadbent Insitute’s Progress Summit 2021, Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard will take part in a webinar on “Building a Caring Economy to Speed Recovery.” Other speakers include Dr. Danyaal Raza, chair, Canadian Doctors for Medicare; Linda Silas, president, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions; and Dr. Amina Jabbar, geriatrician. This … Read more

A Conversation with UN Ambassador Bob Rae

The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History hosts a conversation wtih Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, who will discuss events in Myanmar and other global hotspots. This event will take place online.

Webinar: “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Threat Landscape in Canada”

The University of Ottawa and the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies host a webinar on “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Threat Landscape in Canada,” discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the national security landscape in Canada. Participants include Daniel Jean, former national security and intelligence advisor to the prime minister; Dr. Leah West, assistant professor, Carleton … Read more

Minister O’Regan to take part in webinar

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will discuss “The Future of Renewable Fuels and Low-Carbon Leadership in the Canadian Fuels Sector” with Bob Espey, President and CEO of Parkland, in a webinar hosted by the Empire Club of Canada. This event will take place online.

Webinar: “Palestine Solidarity: Why the NDP Convention Matters”

The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute hosts a webinar on “Palestine Solidarity: Why the NDP Convention Matters.” Former NDP MPs Libby Davies and Svend Robinson will join Zahia El-Masri, activist and former NDP candidate; Hammam Farah, activist and board member of the Palestinian Canadian Community Centre – Palestine House; and Rabbi David Mivasair, emeritus at the Ahavat Olam Synagogue in Vancouver and member of Independent Jewish Voices, will … Read more