The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar on “The Role of Clean Fuels in an Energy Transition,” bringing together experts from across the fuels industry spectrum to discuss the innovations they are advancing, and what policies would help them go further. This event will take place online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled Planned Capital Spending under Canada’s Defence Policy: 2024 Update. This report analyses Department of National Defence planned capital spending under Strong, Secure, Engaged, announced in 2017, as of 2024. Call 613-992-8026.
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar, “NATO’s 75th Anniversary: Canada’s Role in the Alliance.” Robert Baines, president and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada, and Université Laval professor Anessa L. Kimballus will discuss NATO’s history, current challenges, and Canada’s contributions to the alliance. This event will take place online.
Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) will take part in the fourth annual Leadership and Black History Symposium, hosted by the Canadian Congress on Inclusive Diversity and Workplace Equity and the International School of Greatness. This year’s theme is: “A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build.” This event will take place online.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled Supplementary Estimates (C) 2023-24 on the website.
Former Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff, now Rector Emeritus of Central European University, will give a talk on “What if Democracy’s Greatest Enemy is Democracy Itself?” hosted by the University of Ottawa. This event will take place online.
PSG Senators Judy White and Michèle Audette will take part in the third and final event in the “First Nations Women in Leadership” speaker series hosted by the Assembly of First Nations. Today’s panel is “Members of Parliament.” Details online.
For International Women’s Day, the Canadian Association for Business Economics hosts a webinar: “Shaping Our Worlds: Perspectives on How Women are Reinventing Our Future,” featuring Marci Surkes, former executive director of policy and cabinet affairs in the PMO now with Compass Rose; Vicky Saunders, founder of Coralus (formerly SheEO); and Dawn Desjardins, chief economist, Deloitte Canada; who … Read more
Carleton University hosts a webinar, “Beyond Borders: Black History Month Perspectives from the Foreign Service.” Participants include Canada’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia Anderson Blanc; Frédérique Delaprée is the Counsellor (Economic Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in France; and Canada’s Ambassador to the African Union Ben Marc Diendéré. This event will take place online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release two new legislative costing notes: Extension of the exemption for qualifying farming fuel to marketable natural gas and propane – Updated cost estimate; and Denying income tax deductions for expenses incurred to earn short-term rental income where non-compliant. Call 613-992-8026.
