Event Location: Online

ISG Senator Donna Dasko will take part in the virtual launch of “Balance the Power,” an initiative to increase diversity and representation of women and equity-deserving communities in our elected bodies now. Other participants include Chi Nguyen, Equal Voice; Aline Nizigama, CEO of YMCA Canada; Anuradha Dugal, vice-president of community initiatives, Canadian Women’s Foundation; Shari Graydon, CEO and catalyst, Informed … Read more

The Public Policy Forum hosts a webinar, “How seismic changes in mainstream media are impacting access to health care information, and what Canadians can do about it,” examining the complex issues of trust that underpin the dissemination of health care information in Canada. Participants include Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Kathleen Ross, and Abacus Data’s chair … Read more

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will be the first Canadian to go to the Moon, will talk to students from a dozen schools in remote Indigenous communities about the Artemis II mission and Canada’s role in lunar exploration. Call 450-926-4370.

The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts a webinar: “The Mood of Americans during the 2024 Primary Elections,” looking toward the 2024 United States Presidential Election and its implications for Canada. Moderated by Colin Robertson, participants include The German Marshall Fund’s Bruce Stokes, former Canadian Ambassadors to the U.S. David MacNaughton and Gary Doer, as well as former Canadian … Read more

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled Income dynamics of new immigrants to Canada on the website. Call 613-992-8026.

The University of Ottawa hosts a webinar, “What to Expect on the Canadian National Security Front in 2024.” Sharing their views on what to expect in the year ahead are three recently retired senior officials: Shelly Bruce, former chief (deputy minister) of the Communications Security Establishment from 2018-2022; Daniel Jean, former national security and intelligence advisor to the prime minister from … Read more

The Bank of Canada will release the fourth quarter issue of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. This event will take place online.

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) will take part in a webinar, “Energy, Emissions and Economy: Atlantic Canada’s Unique Road,” hosted by The Pearson Centre. Other participants include St. John’s, N.L. Mayor Danny Breen, and Chief Mi’sel Joe, Miawpukek First Nation. This event will take place online.

The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a webinar, “The Supreme Court, Federal Overreach, and the Green Agenda,” featuring environmental and regulatory law expert Brad Gilmour, and Grant Sprague, former deputy energy minister for Alberta, now senior fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute. This event will take place online.

Carleton University hosts a seminar by Raywat Deonandan, associate professor of health sciences at the University of Ottawa, who will discuss “The Challenges of Public Health Communication in the Age of COVID.” The World Health Organization identified transparency in communication as one of the three best practices for controlling a pandemic. But misinformation and disinformation complicated our … Read more