Equal Voice hosts a a lunchtime discussion featuring Pat Sorbara, veteran campaign organizer, and Supriya Dwivedi, radio host at Global News. Sorbara and Dwivedi will discuss the unique challenges facing women in politics such as recruitment, how to ensure our political representation better reflects today’s society, and how political campaigns may evolve in a post COVID-19 society. This event … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette will host a virtual discussion on “How do we get back on stage in these uncertain times for the performing arts?” with actors Patrick Huard and Colm Feore. This event will take place online. Call 343-548-1857.
Global Public Affairs hosts a webinar on “Government Relations: The New Reality” exploring how the uncertainty of the pandemic will likely have major impacts on corporate strategy, especially when it comes to government relations and engagement. Tom Clark will moderate the discussion featuring Elan MacDonald, Senior Vice President, National Business Development; and Yonathan Sumamo, Senior Consultant. This event will take place … Read more
Carleton University hosts a virtual roundtable on Indigenous economic development. What actions can be taken to support economic development for Indigenous communities and how can we make the future better for all? Panelists include Merlyn Recinos, Mayor of Igloolik, Nunavut; Kelly Lendsay, President and CEO of Indigenous Works; and Joy Cramer, Director of Operations, Southern Chiefs’ Organization. This event will … Read more
Dr. Catherine Hankins and Dr. David Naylor, two scientists on Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, will take part in a conversation with Maclean’s Live’s Paul Wells to discuss the progress in the fight against the coronavirus and the dangers that lie ahead. This event will take place online.
The Canada China Business Council hosts a webinar on policies to encourage investment in China and liberalize trade. The webinar is geared to all five of its Canadian chapters simultaneously, followed by a roundtable discussion with Cong Peiwu, China’s ambassador to Canada. This event will take place online.
The University of Alberta’s China Institute hosts a webinar on “Assessing Canada-China Relations” featuring former Canadian ambassador to China Robert Wright; Yves Tiberghien, Canada’s representative on the International Steering Committee at the Pacific Trade and Development Conference; and former Canadian diplomat Philip Calvert, now Senior Fellow at U of A’s China Institute. This event will take place online.
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute hosts a webinar on “Quantum Supremacy and its Many States of National Insecurity.” Panelists include Lindsay Gorman, Fellow of Emerging Technologies Alliance for Securing Democracy in Washington, D.C.; James Andrew Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.; and Michele Mosca, Director of Quantum-Safe Canada and Co-Founder of the Institute of Quantum Computing, Waterloo, … Read more
The Canadian International Council National Capital’s Asia-Pacific Study Group will host its first virtual session on “Japan’s Reaction to Shifting Geopolitical Tides.” Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Director and co-founder of the Ottawa-based Council on International Policy, will discuss the challenges faced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe‘s Japan amid the pandemic. This event will take place online.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) will welcome candidates for citizenship, in a virtual citizenship ceremony on Canada Day. The event will also feature highlights from a virtual roundtable discussion with front-line workers who have recently immigrated to Canada. This event will take place online.
