On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) will make a forest industry announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-447-3488.
Governor General Julie Payette will host the next in the series of GGConversations, on “Artificial Intelligence (AI): What it is and isn’t” featuring Jean-François Gagné, founder and CEO of Element AI. This event will take place online.
Concordia University hosts a three-day conference on “The UN at 75: Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Multilateralism,” exploring themes including environmental governance, international development, gender-based violence; international trade and digital technologies. Speakers include Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the UN; Louise Blais, Canada’s deputy ambassador to the UN; retired Canadian ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques; and Rohinton P. Medhora, president, Centre for International Governance … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will announce federal financial assistance for Développement économique de l’agglomération de Longueuil to support manufacturing businesses. Then at 2:30p.m. EST, she will announce financial support for Québec International, a regional export promotion organization. Both these events will take place online. Contact catherine.mounier-desrochers@canada.ca.
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar on “Canada-China Trade in a Shifting Global Environment” featuring Philip Calvert, former Canadian ambassador to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. This event will take place online.
The University of Ottawa hosts a discussion on “Building Canada’s Post-Pandemic Foreign Policy” featuring Michael Petrou, editor-in-chief of OpenCanada, and Roland Paris, international affairs policy analyst and former advisor to the prime minister. This event will take place online.
The Empire Club of Canada hosts a panel discussion on the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, focusing on the impacts that it will have on the economies of Ontario and Canada. BNN Bloomberg reporter Anita Sharma will moderate the discussion featuring Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada; Frances Donald, managing director, chief economist and head of Macro Strategy, Manulife; and Chris Jackson, … Read more
The Munk Debates hosts a Munk Dialogue with James Carville, U.S. Democratic Party stalwart, political strategist and author, on the likely outcomes of the U.S. election. This event will take place online.
The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a webinar on “What Now? A Post-election Review of Canada-U.S. Relations.” Two former Canadian ambassadors to Washington David MacNaughton and Frank McKenna will unpack the U.S. election outcome in the White House and examine what the results mean for Canada. This event will take place online.
McGill University hosts a webinar on “The Quebec Referendum, 25 years later: memories and analysis,” a public discussion featuring four actors from the 1995 referendum campaign, two from the “yes” camp and two from the “no” camp. Graham Fraser will moderate the event featuring former Parti Québécois MNA Louise Beaudoin, former president of the PQ’s youth … Read more
