Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will discuss “Business Resiliency” with Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, in a webinar focussed on initiatives to help Greater Vancouver businesses and the pivot to recovery. Details online.
The Canadian Association for Business Economics hosts a series of free webinars highlighting the effects of Covid-19 on the economy. Today’s presentation features Ted Mallett, Vice-President and Chief Economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business on “CFIB’s Latest Business Barometer.” Details online.
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will participate in the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting by video conference. The participating ministers will discuss the transatlantic security implications of the COVID-19 crisis, including the importance of coordinating the international response. Call 343-203-7700.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report, “First Nations Child Welfare: Compensation for Removals” which estimates the financial cost of complying with a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision (2019 CHRT 39) as it relates to First Nations children taken into care. He will also post four PBO legislative costing notes concerning the GST Credit special payment, Insured … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will publish a new report, “Scenario Analysis: COVID-19 Pandemic and Oil Price Shocks,” providing a scenario analysis to help parliamentarians gauge potential economic and fiscal implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent oil market developments. The report will be published online. Call 613-992-8026.
Yves Giroux, Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer, will take part in a webinar on “Are Fiscal Policies Sustainable?” presented by the Canadian Association for Business Economics. Details and login instructions are available online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release a new report, Estimate of the Impacts of the February 2020 Rail Disruption, providing PBO’s estimate of the economic and financial impacts of the February 2020 disruption of rail transportation due to blockades of rail lines and other protests. The report will be released online. Call 613-992-8026.
The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada will table in the House of Commons a Case Report of findings in the matter of an investigation into a disclosure of wrongdoing. The report will be available online. Call 613-946-2138.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled The Government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2020-21, examining the federal government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2020-21, which supports the first two appropriation bills that will seek Parliament’s approval of $125.1 billion. The report will be available online.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report online entitled “Surtaxes on Steel, Aluminum and Other Goods: Issues for Parliamentarians.” The report provides an overview of the revenues and spending measures associated with the Government of Canada’s surtaxes on steel, aluminum, and other goods. Call 613-992-8026.
