Event Location: Online

The Canadian Club of Toronto hosts a webinar on “Reopening Canada: Planning for the Post-Pandemic Recovery” CBC host Adrienne Arsenault will moderate the discussion featuring Dr. Isaac Bogoch, University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases Consultant, Toronto General Hospital; Jennifer Keesmaat, CEO, The Keesmaat Group; Jean McClellan, PwC Canada; and Angus McOuat, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company. This event will take place online.

The University of British Columbia hosts a webinar on “Prime Ministers, Media and Messaging: Communicating About COVID-19.” UBC History Assistant Professor Heidi Tworek will discuss her current project looking at how democratic leaders are communicating about health during the COVID-19 outbreak and what they mean by ‘democracy’. This event will take place online.

McGill University will host former premier of British Columbia Christy Clark,who will speak on “Looking Through the Retro-Scope,” exploring why policy makers missed so many opportunities to prepare for the pandemic, and why governments frequently fail to learn from history. This event will take place online.

Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, will deliver remarks on “Implementing Financial Sector Policy Reforms in Africa,” a webinar hosted by McGill University. This event will take place online.

Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Timothy Lane will deliver remarks on “Policies for the Great Global Shutdown and Beyond” at a videoconference hosted by the CFA Society Winnipeg and the Manitoba Association for Business Economics. This event will take place online.  

The Canadian Association for Business Economics hosts a webinar on “Is COVID-19 the Crisis to Lead us to a Clean Energy Future?” featuring Jatin Nathwani, Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy at the University of Waterloo. This event will take place online.

Canada 2020’s Recovery Project hosts a webinar on “Sub-nationals: The Pivot from Crisis to Recovery” featuring Alison Redford, former premier of Alberta; Gordon Campbell, former premier of British Columbia; and Dannel Malloy, former governor of Connecticut. This event will take place online.

The World Health Organization hosts a virtual edition of its annual World Health Assembly from May 18-19, featuring health ministers from countries around the world. This event will take place online.

Governor General Julie Payette will host a virtual conversation with Hayley Wickenheiser, four-time Olympic gold medallist in women’s hockey now studying Medicine at the University of Calgary. The talk is entitled: “From the podium to the medical frontline: A Conversation with a Great Canadian.” This event will take place online. Call 343-548-1784.

The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a webinar featuring Luz María de la Mora, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade at Mexico’s Ministry of the Economy, who will speak on “The Implementation of CUSMA: Relevance Post- COVID-19.” This event will take place online.