Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new legislative costing note, “COVID-19: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) – As extended to August 2020” online. Call 613-992-8026.
The University of Alberta’s China Institute hosts online its 10th National Forum on Canada-China Economic Policy on the theme “50 Years of Evolving Economic Relations.” Speakers include (among others) Peiwu Cong, China’s Ambassador to Canada; Dominic Barton, Canada’s Ambassador to China; Lloyd Axworthy, former Canadian foreign affairs minister and current chair of CUSO International; and Guy Saint-Jacques, former … Read more
The Canadian International Council’s Edmonton chapter hosts a webinar on “The Future of Canada-U.S. Trade” featuring Dr. Greg Anderson, professor in political science at the University of Alberta; Carlo Dade, director of the Trade and Investment Centre at the Canada West Foundation; and Dr. Meredith Lilly, Associate Professor at Carleton University. This event will take place online.
Peiwu Cong, China’s Ambassador to Canada, will deliver remarks on China-Canada Relations in a webinar hosted by the Canada-China Friendship Society. This event will take place online.
Concondia University hosts the first in a series of panel discussions on “Decoding Hate Speech.” Today’s webinar, “Hate Speech: A Global Overview,” explores how countering hate speech is a major national and international policy challenge. Speakers include former Canadian senator Romeo Dallaire, distinguished fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies; Katarzyna Gardapkhadze, Officer in Charge, … Read more
Queen’s University hosts a webinar, “Redefining Fragility and Resilience of Nation-States: The cases of Italy, the United States, Ethiopia, Germany and Cuba.” Abdelkerim Ousman, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College, will explore how Covid-19 reveals that countries’ income levels and type of political regimes are not indicators of resilience or fragility in coping with the pandemic. This event will take place online.
The Montreal Council on Foreign Relations hosts a webinar featuring Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization. This event will take place online.
The Ottawa International Writers’ Festival hosts a conversation with Maclean’s magazine’s Paul Wells and historian Anne Applebaum about her new book, Twilight of Democracy, which examines why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism and authoritarianism. This event will take place online.
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will virtually tour women-owned small businesses based in Montreal, Que. and discuss the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. This event will take place online. Call 343-571-3537.
Liberal MP Chandra Ayra (Nepean, Ont.) will take part in a webinar on “Fair and Effective Taxation on Global Corporations” hosted by the Pearson Centre. Other participants include Allison Christians, Associate Dean, McGill University Faculty of Law and the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law; and Toby Sanger, Executive Director of Canadians for Tax Fairness. This event will take … Read more
