Event Location: Online

The Public Policy Forum and the University of Saskatchewan host a video conference on “Industrial Policy for Canada in a post-COVID World,” exploring what recent technology and geopolitics developments mean for Canada, and what Canadian policymakers should do about them. Panelists include Robert Asselin, Fellow at the Public Policy Forum; Edward Greenspon, President and CEO of the Public Policy Forum; and … Read more

The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar on “The North American Arctic: Security Challenges and Opportunities” Representing U.S. and Canadian perspectives, this debate will consider the role of the militaries, security agencies, international organizations and local actors to protect and develop the North American Arctic. Speakers include Iris Ferguson, Senior Advisor on Arctic security and policy, United States … Read more

The Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation will  release a new report, The Global Pandemic, Sustainable Economic Recovery and International Taxation. Speakers include ICRICT commissioners Joseph E. Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty, Jayati Ghosh and ICRICT Chair José Antonio Ocampo. This event will take place online. Contact annie.theriault@oxfam.org.

The Royal Canadian Mint will hold its Annual Public Meeting via audio webcast. Chair of the Royal Canadian Mint Board of Directors Phyllis Clark, Mint President and CEO Marie Lemay, and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Camelon will share information on the Crown corporation’s recent performance and its ongoing commitments to customers and essential sectors of the Canadian economy. This … Read more

The Migrant Works Network will hold a press conference calling for full immigration status for all non-permanent residents in the country to give migrants the ability to protect and care for themselves and their families during the pandemic. Details online.

The Embassy of Norway in Canada hosts a webinar on “Norwegian Business in Canada in a COVID-19 Perspective,” examining key effects of the pandemic and how governments and business support each other. Speakers include Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, Norway’s ambassador to Canada; Mark Schaan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Jon Ingar … Read more

Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, 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

Conservative MP Karen Vecchio (Elgin–Middlesex–London, Ont.) 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

The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar on “International Development Assistance In a COVID-19 World.” How can political leaders better convince the Canadian public of the synergies between our values and interests in the context of an invisible global virus? How might COVID-19 lead to radical changes in the quantity, quality and administration of Canadian development assistance? … Read more

Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will host the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Ottawa Group on World Trade Organization Reform via videoconference. Ministers from the 13 Ottawa Group countries will discuss how the WTO and the rules-based trading system can help mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, lay the groundwork for a sustainable … Read more