McGill University hosts a webinar, “The Road to 2050: Policies for a Net-Zero Future” exploring which policies will best lead us to a world with much lower greenhouse-gas emissions? Speakers include John Dillon, Senior Vice President, Policy and Corporate Counsel, Business Council of Canada; Brian Topp, partner at GT & Company and former chief of staff to Alberta … Read more
McGill University hosts a webinar on “The Canadian Healthcare System: A Model for the U.S.?” a panel exploring how Canada’s healthcare system really works, and why its perception in the U.S. is so polarized. Speakers include Gregory Marchildon, professor of comparative healthcare at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto; and Amanda Aronczyk, journalist and … Read more
The Canada Strong and Free Network hosts its annual conference (formerly known as the Manning Networking Conference). Speakers include Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.), former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, former Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement, former leader of Alberta’s Wildrose Party Danielle Smith, and former British prime minister David Cameron. This event will take place online.
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will deliver opening remarks at “The Change Conference: Planning for the Unpredictable Future,” hosted by The Pearson Centre over five days in April (from April 8-21). Today’s discussion topics include “Energy Policy for economic recovery,” “Green Infrastructure and creating new jobs,” and an all-party panel on “Parliament in 2021.” This event will take place … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will highlight federal investments in support of bioplastics innovations in the Canadian agricultural sector. This event will take place online. Call 343-549-2326.
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will deliver remarks in a webinar hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. This event will take place online.
On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay–Rainy River, Que.) will announce FedNor funding to support agricultural producers across Northwestern Ontario online. Then at 11:30 EST, Polowski will make an infrastructure funding announcement on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) online. Call 613-941-0660.
Liberal MP Kody Blois (Kings-Hants, N.S.) will highlight investments under the Emergency Processing Fund to improve the safety of agri-food workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event will take place online. Call 343-549-2326.
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Toni Gravelle will deliver remarks on “The role of the Bank of Canada in responding to market-wide stress” in a videoconference hosted by the CFA Society Toronto. This event will take place online.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.) will make an infrastructure announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.
