Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will deliver the keynote address at the two-day virtual conference “Bridging The Digital Divide Canada.” This event will take place online.
Independent Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard and Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) will take part in a webinar on “Racism in Canada: Covid and Beyond” hosted by the Pearson Centre. They will be joined by Rose LeMay, CEO, Indigenous Reconciliation Group; and Prof. Wesley Crichlow, Chair, President’s Equity Taskforce, … Read more
The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar on “COVID and the Tourism and Travel Industries” featuring Phil Mondor, President and CEO, Tourism Human Resource Council; Keith Henry, President and CEO, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada; and Sarah Chown, Managing Partner of Metropolitain Brasserie and Ottawa Regional Chair of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association. This event will take place online.
The Public Sector Network hosts a webinar on “The Future of Work 2020 – Canada.” Participants include Gail Johnson, Chief Human Resources Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Simon Gascon, Director, IT Research, Employment and Social Development Canada; and April Howe, Executive Director, People and Culture Division, Nova Scotia Public Service Commission. This event will take place online.
The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada hosts a webinar on “Long-Term Care Policy Under the Microscope.” Patrik Marier, Professor of Political Science at Concordia University and Scientific Director of the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology, will explore the policy legacies circumscribing long-term care, which feature a heavy emphasis on nursing homes, despite provincial priorities emphasizing … Read more
Charlotte Bell, President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, will hold a virtual press conference to launch a broad, industry-developed recovery campaign that seeks sector-specific government support to ensure Canada has a tourism industry post-pandemic. This event will take place online. Call 905-601-0560.
The Canadian Council for the Americas Alberta hosts its annual Breakfast of the Americas. This year’s presentation will be virtual, and will focus on the themes “The New NAFTA” and “The Future of Latin America.” Participants include Dr. Jesus Seade, Under-Secretary for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and Chief Negotiator for Mexico; Matt Rooney, … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will take part in a webinar on “Canada’s Energy Future” along with former Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan, Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones. This event will take place online.
Dalhousie University hosts an “Open Dialogue Live: Policy, politics and pandemic.” Katherine Fierlbeck, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Lori Turnbull, the Director of Dalhousie’s School of Public Administration, will discuss democratic governance in public health emergencies, how political institutions have responded to COVID-19, government accountability, the role of the opposition, … Read more
York University hosts a webinar on “Reimagining long-term residential care in the time of COVID-19” featuring Dr. Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Professor in Sociology and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. This event will take place online.
