MP Gazan to take part in virtual coffee break

NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) 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

Green Party leadership debate

Steve Paikin will moderate the second all-candidates debate featuring the 10 contestants vying for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada. This event will take place online. Call 613-562-4916 x 204.

Webinar: “COVID-19 on the World Stage”

The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar on “COVID-19 on the World Stage” featuring Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, South African High Commissioner to Canada; Cong Peiwu, Ambassador of China to Canada; Juan Jose Gómez Camacho, Ambassador of Mexico to Canada. This event will take place online.

Ambassador of France to deliver remarks

The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a webinar on “France’s COVID-19 Response and Lessons Learned” featuring Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France to Canada. This event will take place online.

Federation of Canadian Municipalities to hold a press conference

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities will release its bottom-line requirements for the “safe restart” funding agreements being negotiated by the federal, provincial and territorial governments. Participants include Bill Karsten, FCM President; Don Ivison, Big City Mayors’ Caucus Chair and Mayor of Edmonton; Marc Demers, Mayor of Laval; and Ray Orb, Chair of the FCM Rural Caucus. This event will take place online. … Read more

Webinar: “COVID-19 and the International Order”

The Balsillie School for International Affairs Pundits hosts a virtual panel discussion on “COVID-19 and the International Order,” discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the rules-based international order, and speculate on what future may hold for the order in a post-pandemic world. Panelists include Miles Kahler, American University; Abdul Mohammed, African Union High Level Panel; Michael Saward, University of Warwick; … Read more

Virtual event: “Defense In The Aftermath Of COVID-19”

The Canadian International Council hosts a virtual event on “Defense In The Aftermath Of COVID-19” featuring Richard Mills Jr., Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States of America to Canada. This event will take place online.

Webinar: “The Future of Money in an Era of Digitization and COVID-19”

The Canadian Association of Business Economics hosts a webinar on “Central Bank Digital Currency: The Future of Money in an Era of Digitization and COVID-19?” featuring Francisco Rivadeneyra, Director of CBDC and Fintech Policy and Research, Bank of Canada. This event will take place online.

Webinar: “First Nations People and the COVID-19 Crisis”

Acosys Services Consulting hosts a webinar in French on the social, economic and governmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on First Nations communities in Quebec. Speakers include Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assemblée des Premières Nations Québec-Labrador; Dr. Stanley Vollant, Innu doctor and surgeon; Jean-Claude Therrien Pinette, social development and communities expert; Isabelle Picard, First Nations specialist for Radio-Canada; … Read more