Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will announce investments under the Youth Employment and Skills Program to support the professional development of young people in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec in the agricultural sector. Details online. Call 343-549-2326.
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay–Rainy River, Ont.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.); Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora—Rainy River, and June Caul, Mayor of the Town of Fort Frances, will make an infrastructure announcement. Details online. Call 613-941-0660.
Canada’s Procurement Ombudsman will host the Diversifying the Federal Supply Chain Virtual Summit on March 23-25, 2021. Now in its third year, the Summit is being organized to increase the diversity of federal government suppliers and raise awareness of the public and private sector programs that can help all gender identities, Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, … Read more
As Ontario and Quebec are set to table their budgets and with the first federal budget in two years on the horizon, Canadian Club Toronto hosts a timely conversation on rebuilding Canada’s economy. Moderated by Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, the panel includes three business leaders representing different regions … Read more
The Canadian Study of Parliament Group hosts its second event of the day: “Committees after COVID.” Even before the pandemic, committees were undergoing changes: the removal of Parliamentary Secretaries as regular members of House committees, the participation of independent Senators in committees and the rise in popularity of the “town hall-style meeting” for travelling committees all had … Read more
The Canadian Study of Parliament Group hosts “Virtual Parliaments, Real Scrutiny?” This seminar will examine the impact of the pandemic on legislative scrutiny using examples from the Parliament of Canada, the provinces, and internationally. Attention will be paid to how virtual proceedings affect both the formal elements of scrutiny activity and the atmosphere in which such scrutiny … Read more
Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, will take part in a conversation on Canada’s role at the United Nations, and how future leaders can break into global diplomacy and policymaking hosted by the University of Toronto. This event will take place online.
The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History hosts an Oxford Union-style debate: “Be It Resolved that Canada Should Sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” Participants include former Liberal cabinet minister Bill Graham, Chancellor at Trinity College, University of Toronto; Robert Bains, President and CEO, NATO Association of Canada; and Beatrice Fihn, executive director, … Read more
ISG Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard will take part in “First of the Firsts: Black Women Leaders in Public Service,” the first in the 2021 Speak Truth to Power Forum hosted by Dalhousie University. She will be joined by former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Dr. Mayann Francis, former Nova Scotia MLA Yvonne Atwell, African Nova Scotian leader and activist Dr. Lynn Jones, and … Read more
Policy Insights Forum hosts a webinar on “Canada-U.S.: Securing and Investing in Continental Defence” discussing top priorities for Canadian defence investment, investments in Arctic presence and Canadian sovereignty, and hemispheric threats and challenges. Speakers include former Liberal Parliamentary Secretary Lt.-Gen. (Ret’d) Andrew Leslie; former vice-chief of the defence staff Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman; and Lt.-Gen. (Ret’d) Yvan Blondin, senior aerospace … Read more
