Minister Monsef to make virtual infrastructure announcement

Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will join Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Ontario MPP Dave Smith; and the Mayor of Peterborough, Diane Therrien, to make a virtual funding announcement on public transportation in Peterborough. Details online.

PBO to post two new reports

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report online, “Provincial Government Liquidity Outlook,” and a new legislative costing note, “ Special payment to Disability Tax Credit certificate holders.” Call 613-992-8044. 

Miller to sign framework with Atlantic First Nations Water Authority

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) and the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority will virtually sign a framework agreement to facilitate the transfer of responsibility for water and wastewater services from Indigenous Services Canada to the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority. Details online.

PBO to release new report online

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new legislative costing note online entitled “Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) – Eight Week Extension.″ Call 613-992-8044.

Liberal MP Ellis to make infrastructure funding announcement

Liberal MP Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.) on behalf of Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), will join Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Todd Smith, Ontario’s Minister of Children, Community and Social Services; Mitch Panciuk, Mayor of Belleville; and Jim Harrison, Mayor of Quinte West, to make … Read more

Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield to make infrastructure announcement

Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Ont.) on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), will join Parliamentary Assistant to the Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Stephen Crawford and Cam Guthrie, Mayor of the City of Guelph, wil make an infrastructure funding announcement online. Please contact the City of Guelph at mayor@guelph.ca to register for the event  and receive … Read more

Webinar: “Challenges and Opportunities in Global Security and Liberal Democracy”

The NATO Association of Canada hosts a webinar on “Challenges and Opportunities in Global Security and Liberal Democracy,” a discussion of new publications on international security and liberal democracy. Panelists include Dr. Tom Axworthy, distinguished senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Chair of Public Policy at Massey College; Dr. Adam Chapnick, professor of defense studies at the Royal … Read more

Webinar: “America’s Global Role in the Age of COVID-19”

The Recovery Project hosts a webinar on “America’s Global Role in the Age of COVID-19” featuring Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, author, academic, and foreign policy thought-leader; and Roland Paris, professor of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa and former foreign affairs advisor to the prime minister. This event will take place online.

Green MP May to take part in virtual coffee break

Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will take part in Equal Voice’s Virtual Coffee Break series featuring elected officials from across Canada and party lines to discuss what it’s like to govern amidst COVID-19, the challenges they are facing, and hear more about how you can get involved in politics during this time of social distancing. This event … Read more