The Bank of Canada will host its annual economic conference under the theme “Frontiers of Monetary Policy Design.” The webcast will feature the John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture, “The Credibility in Inflation Expectations,” with Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Rhys Mendes and Ricardo Reis of the London School of Economics. For details, contact: communications@banqueducanada.ca
Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled “Costing personal income tax changes: the role of the elasticity of taxable income” on the PBO website. For details, contact: sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca 613-992-8026
The Canadian Health Coalition’s Anne Lagacé Dowson will host a conversation on what we can do about drug poisoning with experts, advocates and harm reduction practitioners, including Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Executive Director DJ Larkin; Friends of Medicare Executive Director Chris Gallaway; and Valerya Edelman, assistant professor at St. Thomas University’s School of Social Work. The event … Read more
The Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on October 23, 2024. The text will be available on the Bank’s website. The full release is available online. Contact communications@bankofcanada.ca
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) will launch the 14th annual Financial Literacy Month during a virtual event under the theme “Talk Money.” Details are available online. Contact: media@fcac-acfc.gc.ca
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled “The Fiscal Implications of Meeting the NATO Military Spending Target.” PBO officials will provide a short presentation and detailed information online at 10:00 a.m. For details, call 613-992-8026
Generation Squeeze will hold a virtual press conference to release poll data that shows the Bloc Québécois’ bid to add billions to Old Age Security for rich and poor seniors alike is out of touch with the priorities of most Canadians, Quebecers and retirees ahead of the Bloc’s Oct. 29 deadline for the Liberal government to meet its … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Canada will hold a media availability with regard to Canada’s Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution system and the 37 hottest heat waves that impacted 17 regions across the country during the summer of 2024. The results will show how much more likely human-caused climate change made each heat wave and how many degrees … Read more
Departmental officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will hold a virtual technical briefing following Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller‘s (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) announcement on immigration levels. For details contact renee.proctor@cic.gc.ca
From Oct.22-29, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts Joshua Kutryk, Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibbons will speak virtually to hundreds of Canadian classrooms about Canada’s role in space exploration and their respective space missions. Details are available online. Contact: asc.medias-media.csa@asc-csa.gc.ca 450-926-4370
