Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will discuss the Fall Economic Statement in a virtual event hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade. She will be joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.). This event will take place online. Call 613-762-9446.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will attend the 14th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, hosted virtually by Chile’s Ministry of National Defense. Details online. Call 613-996-3100.
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will join Canadian entrepreneurs and industry leaders to discuss how to position Canadian small businesses for long-term growth by helping them go digital, innovate and build resilience. Ng will also highlight the government’s commitments from the Fall Economic Statement to support small businesses … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) will participate in a high-level virtual panel discussion about Canada’s domestic blue economy, hosted by the Ocean Frontier Institute. Jordan will be joined by Karin Kemper, Global Director for the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice at the World Bank. … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new PBO legislative costing note entitled Bill C-206: Extension of the exemption for qualifying farming fuel to marketable natural gas and propane. This Bill amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to extend the exemption for qualifying farming fuel to marketable natural gas and propane. Call 613-992-8026.
The NATO Association of Canada hosts a webinar on “Diplomacy in Times of COVID-19: A Discussion on Security and Cooperation.” Urban Ahlin, Sweden’s ambassador to Canada, will deliver remarks on Sweden and Canada’s bilateral relationship, common security interests and Sweden’s management of COVID-19, as well as the importance of Arctic partnerships and economic integration, NATO and the Swedish delegation. This event will … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Oliphant (Don Valley West, Ont.) will deliver remarks at “Collaboration for Human Rights: Canadian Embassies and LGBTIQ Movements Globally” hosted by Dignity Network Canada. Speakers will reflect upon the role of Canada in supporting the human rights of LGBTIQ people globally. Oliphant will be joined by Steve Letsike, Executive … Read more
The Canadian Study of Parliament Group hosts a virtual conversation with Donald Savoie, Canada’s pre-eminent expert on Canadian institutions and public administration. His newest book, Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions, is a deep analysis about the health of Canada’s democracy. Savoie will talk this book, his career, and his prognosis for Canada’s institutions as … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.) will take part in a webinar on “Canada: Isotope Power?” examining the Canadian isotope landscape in the wake of COVID 19, the current uses and applications of isotopes, the economic impact of Canadian leadership in isotope production and the necessary policy steps to ensure that Canada … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) will meet with Canada’s premiers to discuss COVID-19, strengthening health care, and the distribution and logistics of vaccines. Details to follow.
