Event Location: Online

The Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect hosts a panel on “The Future of Global Humanitarianism.” Panelists include former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Allan Rock, Dr. Karen Smith, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on R2P, and former prime minister of Hungary Dr. Peter Medgyessy. Dr. Tom Axworthy, Secretary-General of the InterAction Council, will moderate the Q&A session that follows. This event … Read more

The Balsillie School of International Affairs hosts a webinar on “China and The World: The Road Ahead,” part of its Global Insights series. Panelists include Miwa Hirono, Ritsumeikan University; Zhenzhong Si, Balsillie School of International Affairs; Joseph Torigian, American University; and Kailing Xie, University of Warwick. This event will take place online.

The Balsillie School of International Affairs hosts a webinar on “Racism, Anti-oppression, and International Affairs,” part of its Global Insights series. A panel of experts will discuss how the study of politics and international affairs have come under scrutiny for their racialized assumptions and biases, and the new opportunities arising for self-examination, structural reform, reconciliation, alliance, and justice. This … Read more

The Balsillie School of International Affairs hosts the launch of a new book, A National Project: Syrian Refugee Resettlement in Canada. The book’s editors and immigration experts will discuss the experiences of refugees and receiving communities during Canada’s Operation Syrian Refugee from 2015-2016. They also offer key lessons to be learned from Canada’s program. Speakers include Leah Hamilton, associate professor, Bissett … Read more

Former Liberal cabinet minister Gar Knutson continues a long-standing tradition of offering ambassadors, high commissioners and senior officials within the diplomatic community a behind closed doors analysis of the current political landscape and the impacts on domestic and foreign relations. Knutson will speak on “Trudeau’s Liberal Agenda: Challenges that Lie Ahead” and former Liberal cabinet minister David Pratt will deliver … Read more

ISG Senator Diane Bellemare will take part in a panel discussion on “Examining the Options,” part of a four-day online conference on “Choosing the Right Target: Real Options for the Bank of Canada’s Mandate Renewal,” hosted by McGill University. She will be joined by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge; Evan Siddall, CEO at the Canada Mortgage and Housing … Read more

The Canadian Association of Business Economics hosts a webinar on “Canadian Outlook: Six Months After Shutdown” featuring Doug Porter, Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group. This is the sixth in a series of webinars on the theme “The Impact of the Pandemic on the Economy.” This event will take place online.

The Canadian Association of Business Economics hosts a webinar on “U.S. Outlook: An Unprecedented and Uneven Recovery” featuring Frances Donald, Managing Director, Global Chief Economist & Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy, Manulife Investment Management. This is the fifth in a series of webinars on the theme “The Impact of the Pandemic on the Economy.” This event will take place online.

The Canadian Association of Business Economics hosts a webinar on “Global Economic Outlook from the Asian Viewpoint” featuring Tuuli McCully, Head of Asia-Pacific Economics, Scotiabank Singapore. This is the fourth in a series of webinars on the theme “The Impact of the Pandemic on the Economy.” This event will take place online.

The Canadian Association of Business Economics hosts a webinar on “Next Steps for Income Support and Social Insurance in Canada” featuring Miles Corak, Professor of Economics at the Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality at City University of New York. This is the third in a series of webinars on the theme “The Impact of the Pandemic on the Economy.” This … Read more