Event Location: Online

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will hold a media availability following the second Global Conference for Media Freedom, which Canada is co-hosting with Botswana. This online event will feature the first Ministerial meeting of the Media Freedom Coalition. Experts will discuss the challenges to media freedom and promote the health of the global information. Canada will also announce new … Read more

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will deliver a keynote address on the third and final day of the Toronto Global Forum, hosted by the International Economic Forum of the Americas. Then at 4:30 p.m. ET, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will take part in a panel discussion on “International Trade … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will take part in fireside chat session on “The Present and Future of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector,” part of the virtual edition of the Toronto Global Forum hosted by the International Economic Forum of the Americas from Oct. 26-28. This event will take place online. Call 416-607-5422 x 208.

The Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts a webinar on “Who Decides? Misinformation and Election Interference.” A panel of experts will discuss how the basic foundations of democracy have been shaken to their core, as misinformation, emotionality, and fearmongering are used as tools to manipulate electoral processes. how have we arrived at this troubling point in democratic … Read more

The Canadian International Council hosts the “U.S. Election Ambassadors’ Panel.” Retired CBC correspondant David Halton will moderate the discussion featuring former Canadian ambassadors to the United States Derek H. Burney and Michael Kergin. This event will take place online.

David MacNaughton, former Canadian ambassador to the United States, will join David Wilkins, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, and Thomas J. Donahue, CEO of the United States Chamber of Commerce, for a discussion on “Canada-U.S. Issues,” on the final day of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting. This event will take place online.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will take part in a fireside chat with Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, as part of the Chamber’s two-day annual general meeting. At 11:00 a.m. ET, Beatty will chat with Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.). At 2:00 p.m., Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) … Read more

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri will deliver the opening remarks at the John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture. Jean Tirole, with the Toulouse School of Economics, will speak on “Digital Currencies and the Common Good: Models and Coopetition.” This event will take place online.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will make an announcement about funding to support the economic recovery of the Mirabel airport. This event will take place online. Call 613-314-0963.

The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a webinar on “Strengthening transatlantic ties for a strong recovery” featuring Isabelle Hudon, Canada’s ambassador to France, and Roland Lescure, Member of Parliament for the French of North America in the National Assembly of France. This event will take place online.