The University of Ottawa hosts a lecture on “PS752: The Long Road to Transparency, Accountability and Justice” featuring former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale, special adviser to the prime minister on Ukrainian flight PS752 which was shot down in Iran one year ago. Goodale will discuss what has been accomplished thus far and what to expect next on … Read more
Carleton University hosts “Ode to Staffers: Tales from the Trenches,” part of the Herb Gray Lecture Series. Heather Bakken, publisher of iPolitics, will moderate a discussion with political strategists Kevin Bosch (Liberal), Hamish Marshall (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) who will share their experiences from the political war room trenches. This event will take place online.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a media availability to discuss his plan to continue to help Canadians through this pandemic, including fighting for paid sick leave for all Canadians. This event will take place online. Call 613-222-2351.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.) will take part in a virtual announcement for infrastructure funding. Then at 1:30 p.m. EST, he will be joined by Liberal MP Marc G. Serré (Nickel Belt, Ont.) for a virtual announcement in support of technology, innovation and recovery efforts in … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar on “Connecting After COVID: Infrastructure and Trade in the Indo-Pacific” discussing infrastructure development and trade in the Indo-Pacific, and what role Canada might play in these shifting dynamics. Speakers include Kawamura Yasuhisa, Ambassador of Japan to Canada; Dr. Amitendu Palit, senior research fellow, National University of Singapore; Bart Édes, senior associate … Read more
Auditor General Karen Hogan will appear before the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Government Operations for the public review of the Public Accounts for the year 2018-19. This event will take place online. Call 1-888-761-5953.
Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Timothy Lane will deliver remarks on “Payments Innovation Beyond the Pandemic,” hosted by to the Institute for Data Valorisation. This event will take place online.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) will take part in an infrastructure event. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will take part in a discussion on British Columbia’s economic future hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. The board’s President and CEO, Bridgitte Anderson, will moderate the panel featuring Sue Paish, CEO, Digital Technology Supercluster; Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO, BroadbandTV Corp; and Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority. This … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor) Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) will announce FedNor funding to foster community economic development in Sault Ste. Marie in an online event. Then at 2:30 p.m. EST, Sheehan will speak to the impact of two FedNor funding projects to enhance business innovation and expansion, and … Read more
