Former Liberal health minister Dr. Jane Philpott will moderate a panel discussion on “Conversations Confronting COVID-19: Aging” hosted by Queen’s University. A panel of experts from health care, research, and policy-making will examine our preparedness for such a virus, asking whether we have failed or succeeded in our duty to safeguard the most vulnerable members of our society? What … Read more
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will take part in a webinar on “Egypt-Canada Economic and Investment Relations.” She will be joined by Dr. Hala El-Said, Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development. This event will take place online.
The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar featuring former prime minister Brian Mulroney on his “Agenda for Canadian Greatness,” in conversation with former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant. This event will take place online.
The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar on “Canada and the World” with the Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations. This event will take place online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) will make a virtual announcement on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.). This event will take place online.
Governor General Julie Payette will host a virtual discussion entitled “The Pandemic and Persons with Disabilities: What Canadians Should Know” featuring Benoît Huot, Canadian Paralympic champion and sports broadcaster; Al Etmanski, author and former co-chair of the COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group; and Barbara MacDougall, freelance musician. This event will take place online. Call 343-548-1857.
On behalf of Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), Liberal MP Marc G. Serré (Nickel Belt, Ont.) will make a funding announcement for an infrastructure project in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. This event will take place online.
The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar on “The Present and Future of Canada-China Relations” featuring China’s ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu. This event will take place online.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new PBO report entitled ″Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020: Issues for Parliamentarians″ online. Call 613-992-8026.
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will release the report, Recovery for All: Proposals to Strengthen the National Housing Strategy and End Homelessness, which will spell out improvements to the National Housing Strategy that, if implemented, would create a pathway to end homelessness by 2030. Steve Pomeroy, Senior Research Fellow with Carleton University Centre for Urban Research and Education, … Read more
