The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled The Cost of Canada’s Surface Combatants: 2021 Update and Options Analysis. In response to a request by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO), this report presents a costing analysis of building Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) with the continuation of … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new PBO report entitled Compensation for the delay and denial of services to First Nations children. Call 613-992-8026
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, today. This will be the first bilateral meeting between Canada and President Biden’s administration. The two leaders will meet virtually. Details online.
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) will participate in a virtual event with veterans, introducing a new approach to commemorating Canadians who have served our country, at home and abroad. This event will take place online. Call 613-992-7468.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PE) will make an infrastructure announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, NB) will make an infrastructure announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will lead a group of Canadian business people on a virtual trade mission to France from March 29-April 1 and April 8, with a focus on creating opportunities for businesses to grow and contribute to a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery. This event will take … Read more
The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) Calgary chapter hosts a webinar on “The WE Scandal: A Study in Ethics.” Using the CPRS Code of Professional Standards and Decision Tree to guide the discussion, participants will analyze the WE scandal and discuss the ethical issues behind it, how the issue was managed from a communications perspective, and … Read more
The Group of 78 hosts a webinar on “The Global Ascendency of China.” Author Gar Pardy will discuss his book, China in a Changing World, with Rev. Prof. Dr. James Christie, ambassador-at-large of The Canadian Multifaith Federation. This event will take place online.
Project Ploughshares hosts a webinar on “Canada and the Arms Trade,” a discussion on Canada’s past and present role in the international arms trade, exploring the drivers and outcomes of Canada’s growing weapons exports, which countries are receiving Canadian arms, and the legal and humanitarian ramifications of these trends. Speakers include Kenneth Epps, former policy adviser, Project … Read more
