Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) will speak at a session called “Making Technology Work for All People” at the DemocracyXChange Summit. Call 343-551-9740.
World BEYOND War and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute will host an online event breaking the parliamentary silence on the planned fighter jet purchase. Speakers include NDP defence critic Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.), Green MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.), and ISG Senator Marilou McPhedran. Details online. Call 647-769-2472.
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), along with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Official Languages) René Arseneault (Madawaska—Restigouche, N.B.), will participate in a virtual event tomorrow on the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund. Details online. Call 709-689-5731.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will attend several multilateral virtual meetings this week. Today, she will attend virtual meetings of the G7 and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. On Thursday, she will participate in the virtual 2020 Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund International Monetary and Financial Committee. And … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will announce support of innovation and the economy. She will be joined by Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.). This event will take place online. Contact catherine.mounier-desrochers@canada.ca.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar entitled “Strong and Free: Re-imagining foreign policy for a new world,” exploring ways in which Canada and its fellow democratic middle-powers should prepare their foreign policy apparatus and their foreign policy thinking for this brave new world. MLI’s Shuvaloy Majumdar will moderate the discussion featuring Richard Fadden, former national security advisor … Read more
Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Timothy Lane will take part in a panel discussion on “How should central banks react to the Libra initiative?” part of the Central Bank Payments Conference. This event will take place online.
Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Timothy Lane will participate in a panel discussion on “Central Bank Digital Currency and the Private Sector: A Recipe for Innovation?” hosted by the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee-Chamber of Digital Commerce. This event will take place online.
ISG Senator Yuen Pau Woo will take part in “the “Canada-China Economic Forum: Living with China-A Middle Power Finds Its Way,” hosted by Simon Fraser University. Other speakers include former Associate Deputy Minister of Finance Wendy Dobson, and Richard Harris, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Simon Fraser University. This event will take place online.
The Institute for 21st Century Questions and Global Brief Magazine host a two-day conference: “After the Pandemic: The State And Future of Canada,” featuring a series of discussions on topic including the economy, public health, Indigenous relations and national unity. Speakers include former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore; former PEI premier Robert Ghiz; former senior adviser to … Read more
