Event Location: Online

The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts a webinar on “Canadian Political and Trade Implications of the United States 2024 Election.” Participants include The German Marshall Fund’s Bruce Stokes; Canadian Chamber of Commerce CEO Perrin Beatty, Future Borders Coalition executive director Laura Dawson, and former Canadian ambassador to the United States Frank McKenna. This event will take place … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new legislative costing note entitled Doubling the rural top-up rate for fuel charge rebates – Update. Call 613-992-8026.

The Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on March 6, 2024. 

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled The Government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2024-25 on the website.

Officials from the Department of Justice will hold a technical briefing related to Justice provisions of Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act. The briefing will focus on changes to the Criminal Code, and the Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service as well as on the Canadian Human Rights Act and reintroduction … Read more

Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) will make a funding announcement in support of Alberta’s official language minority communities. Contact mathis.denis@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

The Famous 5 Foundation hosts a virutal Pink Tea with Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin, the first and only Indigenous Justice on the Supreme Court. This event will take place online.

The Assembly of First Nations hosts the second in its three-part virtual series on “First Nations Women in Leadership 2024.” Today’s panel is “Regional Chiefs/National Chief Leadership” featuring AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Regional Chief Joanna Bernard, and Regional Chief Andrea Paul. This event will take place online.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook — March 2024. This report provides a baseline projection to help parliamentarians gauge potential economic and fiscal outcomes under current policy settings. Call 613-992-8026.

Following the Bank of Canada’s decision on the target for the overnight rate at 9:45 a.m., Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a press conference. This event will take place in the Bank of Canada’s auditorium, 30 Bank St. Details online.