Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will hold the third of four virtual cabinet retreat sessions today. The final session will take place on Jan. 21. The cabinet retreat will focus on the government’s ongoing work to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, including the vaccine rollout and the travel and border measures currently in place. They will also discuss the economy and … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will hold the second of four virtual cabinet retreat sessions today. The other two sessions will take place on Jan. 18, and 21. The cabinet retreat will focus on the government’s ongoing work to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, including the vaccine rollout and the travel and border measures currently in place. They will … Read more
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will take part in the 2021 Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference, taking place Jan. 25-26. Other participants include (among others) Ontario Premier Doug Ford; Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, and national political affairs columnist Chantal Hébert. Details online. Call 416-729-5425.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will deliver remarks to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. This event will take place online.
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul will deliver remarks in a talk, “Intersections of Identity in Politics,” part of the 2021 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture Series, hoste by Carleton University. Paul will discuss her experience as a Black Jewish woman in politics and the lessons she has learned. A moderated Q&A session will follow. This event will take place online.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a press conference ahead of the New Democratic Party’s National Policy Convention, which opens today and runs until April 11, 2021. The press conference will take place online. This convention will take place online.
The Liberal Party’s National Convention will take place from April 8-10, 2021. Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan (Outremont, Que.), Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.), Terry Beech (Burnaby North—Seymour, B.C.) and Mona Fortier (Ottawa—Vanier, Ont.) will serve as the party’s 2021 Convention co-chairs. The three days of events will feature a variety of keynote panels and speakers, policy conversations, and innovative … Read more
The Conservative Party National Policy Convention wil take place online from March 18-20. Dr. Leslyn Lewis, Conservative candidate in Haldimand-Norfolk, and Quebec radio host Archy Beaudry will host the event. The over 10 hours of scheduled policy and constitution debate and voting will be moderated by MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey-White Rock, B.C.) and MP Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.).Call … Read more
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will take part in a discussion on “Looking Forward: The Impact of the American Election on Canadian Public Policy,” hosted by Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). Boehm will be joined by Farah Huq, director, Future of Canada Centre, Deloitte, as they reflect on the critical bilateral relationship, and discuss the challenges and opportunities that the incoming … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will take part in a fireside chat moderated by ISG Senator Rosa Galvez, hosted by GreenPAC. Wilkinson will be joined by John Podesta, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton and former senior counsel to Barack Obama, as they discuss how the new Joe Biden Administration in the United States will impact climate change … Read more
