Dr. Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor to the prime minister, will deliver the keynote address on the opening day of the two-day Neuro-Gairdner Open Science in Action Symposium, hosted by the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital. National and international experts will discuss Open Science and healthcare innovation, data governance, open biobanking, policy, patient consent and engagement, neuroinformatics and more. Details online.
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) will make an announcement regarding the Creative Export Canada program in Quebec. This event will take place online. Call 819-994-9101.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will make an announcement regarding green infrastructure for Prince Edward Island. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Liberal MP Tony Van Bynen (Newmarket-Aurora, Ont.) will announce support for the York Region’s electric vehicle charging network. This event will take place online. Call 613-447-3488.
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will announce support for advanced manufacturing in the Windsor-Essex region. Then at 2:15 p.m. (EST), Joly will announce funding for an infrastructure project for the Francophone community in Nunavut. Both events will take place online. Contact catherine.mounier-desrochers@canada.ca.
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will speak about “Exploring Life Post-COVID” in a webinar hosted by the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. This event will take place online.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announcement regarding funding for several green pilot projects in Québec. She will be joined by Garth Frizzell, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. This event will take place online. Call 613-949-1759.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.)and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) will announce a new initiative aimed at helping improve food security in rural and northern communities. This event will take place online. Call 343-549-2326.
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario hosts a meeting on “Mobilizing Collective Action for Long-Term Care Reform in Canada,” exploring efforts to inspire provincial, territorial and federal governments to establish national standards for LTC and to take additional action to support seniors who wish to stay in their homes longer. Globe and Mail columnist André Picard will moderate the discussion … Read more
The Canadian War Museum hosts a moving Remembrance Day ceremony. At extactly 11:00 a.m. (EST), sunlight will enter through a single window in Memorial Hall, illuminating the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. An explanation of the significance of the Hall will take place just before 11:00 a.m. This event will take place online.
