Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), on behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), announce support for a cleantech accelerator. This event will take place online. Register at fdo.rsvp-rsvp.fdo@canada.ca.
The Toronto Board of Trade hosts a webinar on “Reimagining the Way We Trade: New Normal, New NAFTA.” This panel discussion will feature trade and business experts as they explain how CUSMA can be leveraged to help Canadian importers and exporters. How does a background of the pandemic impact this new trade agreement? This event will take place … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) Kate Young (London West, Ont.), on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), will make a virtual smart grid funding announcement. This event will take place online. Call 343-292-6100.
Caroline Maynard, Information Commissioner of Canada, will submit a special report to Parliament regarding her systemic investigation on the processing of access requests by the Department of National Defence on July 22, 2020. The report provides the Information Commissioner’s recommendations for improved compliance with the Access to Information Act by the department. The report will be available … Read more
The nine contestants vying for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada will take part in the first in a week-long series of six regional online town halls across Canada. The contestants will respond to submitted questions and each event will feature two moderators. This event will take place online. Call 613-562-4916 x 204.
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Rachel Bendayan (Outremont, Que.) will take part in a Business Fireside Chat hosted by the Ottawa Board of Trade. This event will take place online.
Conservative MPs Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.), James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, Man.), Michael Cooper (St. Albert, Alta.), Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.)and Peter Kent (Thornhill, Ont.), BQ MP Stéphane Bergeron (Montarville, Que.), Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and Liberal MP Judy Sgro (Humber River-Black Creek, Ont.) will take part in an online solidarity rally hosted by Falun Dafa Association of Canada, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will announce funding to support innovation and businesses development in rural Nova Scotia, promoting economic growth and the creation of good jobs for Atlantic Canadians. This event will take place online. Contact chris.brooks@canada.ca.
The Recovery Project hosts a webinar, “The Race to Find a Vaccine,” exploring the principles and progress to-date of COVID-19 vaccine development in different regions of the world, and what roles education, awareness and health systems play. Former Liberal health minister Anne McLellan will moderate the discussion featuring Dr. Alan Bernstein, president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and founding … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.) will discuss the recent Fiscal Update and how Sudbury and Northern Ontario are managing throughout this health crisis in a webinar hosted by Advocis Sudbury chapter. This event will take place online.
