Webinar: “The Scientific and Social Impacts of COVID-19”

Carleton University hosts a virtual panel discussion on “The Scientific and Social Impacts of COVID-19” exploring the risks of the pandemic from biomedical, psychological and economic perspectives, with an emphasis on how epidemiological projections have had, and will continue to have, impacts on social well-being and economic stability. Panelists include Carleton University’s Erling Rud (Health Science), Kim … Read more

Minister Schulte to hold town hall on seniors’ issues

Minister of Seniors Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan, Ont.) will take part in a virtual tour of Small Scale Farms, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Chris Bittle (St. Catharines, Ont.) and Liberal MP Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.). Then at 2:00 p.m. EST, Schulte will take part in a virtual roundtable on seniors’ issues during COVID-19, followed by an in camera roundtable … Read more

Green Party Leadership contestants debate Canada’s place in the world

The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute and rabble.ca host the Green Party of Canada’s eight leadership contestants for a debate on Canada’s place in the world. Journalist Judy Rebick will moderate the debate, which will cover a variety of topics including Middle East politics, Venezuela, NATO, the climate crisis, international mining and arms industries, the U.S. presidency, tensions with China and Canada’s … Read more

Webinar: “Cybersecurity for the Remote Workplace”

The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar on “Cybersecurity for the Remote Workplace: Security in the Time of COVID and Beyond” featuring Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, Ont.) and John Menezes, President and CEO of Stratejm Inc. This event will take place online.

PS MacKinnon to take part in webinar

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Que.) will take part in a webinar on “The Public Service of the Future” hosted by the Pearson Centre. He will be joined by Linda Silas, President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions; Jim Miller, Principal at Connect Public Affairs and former Director of Policy to the employment and … Read more

Minister Champagne to attend meeting

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will attend the ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial, which will be held via video conference. Call 343-203-7700

Canada Post’s 2020 Annual Public Meeting

Canada Post will hold its 15th Annual Public Meeting. Presenters include Suromitra Sanatani, Acting Chair of the Board of Directors of Canada Post; Doug Ettinger, President and CEO; Wayne Cheeseman, Chief Financial Officer; and Susan Margles, Chief People and Safety Officer. They will provide an overview of the Corporation’s performance in 2019. Details online. Call 613-734-8888.

Minister O’Regan to deliver remarks

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will deliver a virtual keynote address at the Gastech Conference on Canada’s approach to advancing its role as a global energy supplier in a post-COVID world. This event will take place online. Call 343-292-6100.