Minister Ng to take part in webinar

Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will join a panel of business experts for an online discussion about the key international trade barriers post-COVID-19 and how to overcome them, especially in areas such as digital trade. This event will take place online.

Webinar: “Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Corporate Canada”

The Canadian Club of Toronto hosts a webinar on “Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Corporate Canada” featuring retired Canadian senator Dr. Donald H. Oliver; Andria Barrett, CEO of the Diversity Agency and President of the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce; Wes Hall, Executive Chairman and Founder, Kingsdale Advisors and Founder and Chair, BlackNorth Initiative; Rola Dagher, President and CEO, Cisco Canada; and David Simmonds, Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, McKesson … Read more

Webinar: “Basic Income: Is This the Time?”

Independent Senator Frances Lankin will take part in a webinar on “Basic Income: Is This the Time?” hosted by The Pearson Centre. She will be joined by former Liberal MP now Pearson Centre associate Robert-Falcon Ouellette; Sheila Regehr, Chairperson of the Basic Income Canada Network; and Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow at The Pearson Centre and editor at SocialCanada.org. This event will take place online.

The Dominion Carillonneur Canada Day recitals

The Dominion Carillonneur Dr. Andrea McCrady will perform two special carillon recitals for Canada Day. The morning recital will follow the commemoration ceremony for Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. These recitals will be streamed live on ParlVU. Call 613-995-7882.

Payette to attend virtual discussion

Governor General Julie Payette will participate in a virtual discussion with Alexander Shelley, Music Director of Canada’s NAC Orchestra. Details online.

PBO to post legislative costing note

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new legislative costing note online entitled ″Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) – Update.” Call 613-992-8044.

PS Ellis to make an announcement

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.) will take part in a virtual infrastructure funding announcement for public transit and active transportation on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.). This event will take place online. Call 613-949-1759.

Minister Ng and MP Zahid to take part in webinar

Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will take part in a webinar on “Enhancing Canada-Pakistan Bilateral Trade” hosted by the Canada Pakistan Business Council. Ng will be joined by Liberal MP Salma Zahid (Scarborough Centre, Ont.), Chair of the Canada Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group; Dr. Wendy Cukier, founder of the Diversity Institute; and Rocco Rossi, President, Ontario … Read more