On behalf of Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) will take part in a funding announcement for infrastructure in Southwest and Northern Ontario. This event will take place online. Call 613-295-8123.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will take part in a celebration announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Jeff Yurek, MPP for Elgin–Middlesex–London, and Joe Preston, Mayor of the City of St. Thomas, will make a virtual infrastructure funding announcement for public transit in Southwestern Ontario communities including St. Thomas, Point Edward, Hanover, LaSalle, Chatham-Kent, Leamington, Woodstock and West Elgin. Details online. Call 613-941-0660.
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will virtually visit small businesses in Glace Bay, N.S., to highlight pivoting their operations to reflect new realities, as well as how the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other emergency support measures are helping Canadian businesses. This event will take place online. Call 343-551-0244.
The University of Alberta’s Political Science Undergraduate Association hosts a webinar on “Politics in a Post COVID-19 World.” Experts from the University of Alberta’s Political Science Department will take a deep dive into the economic, social, and transnational issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists include Dr. Greg Anderson, Dr. Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Dr. Sevan Beurki Beukian, Dr. Fiona Nicoll and Dr. Matthew Wildcat. This event … Read more
Equal Voice hosts a virtual conversation with former Liberal MP Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian woman elected to the House of Commons, hosted by Emma May. This event will take place online.
Queen’s University hosts a webinar on “The Coronavirus Challenge: A Public Service as Good as It Proved it Could Be: Three Challenges.” Andrew Graham, Adjunct Professor at Queen’s School of Policy Studies, will explore how the public health crisis brought three themes to the forefront of the public service, all challenges to all governments: Breaking the Risk Averse Stagnation; Sherpa to the Policy … Read more
The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a webinar on “Globalization in a Post-pandemic World” featuring Ailish Campbell, Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada; former Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Pettigrew, Executive Advisor, International, Deloitte; former White House adviser Paul Deegan, Chief Executive Officer, Deegan Public Strategies; and Steven Altman, professor and executive director of the Center for the Globalization … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Western Economic Diversification Canada) and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada Water Agency) Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Man.) will announce support for two key tourism attractions in Manitoba. This event will take place … Read more
Northern Canada is the focus of the final public consultation on Canada’s tax system, hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s special commissioners will solicit ideas from experts and business leaders on potential tax reforms that will help businesses and individual Canadians recover from the economic impact of COVID-19. The consultations will be captured … Read more
