The Canadian Association for Business Economics and its British Columbia chapter host a webinar, “An Alberta Pension Plan? Making Sense of an Old Idea.” University of Calgary economics professor Trevor Tombe will explore the risks inherent in such a plan not only for Albertans but other provinces across Canada. This event will take place online.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips and Physical Science Specialist Chantal McCartin will present Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2023. Call 819-938-3338.
The Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on Dec. 6, 2023. This event will take place online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new legislative costing note entitled Amendment to the Excise Tax Act to exempt psychotherapy and mental health support services from the GST. Call 613-992-8026.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “Assessing the Impact of the Impact Assessment Act ruling.” The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Oct. 13 that the majority of the Impact Assessment Act was outside Parliament’s law-making authority and thus unconstitutional. A panel is experts will discuss what this decision means for future assessments of major projects, … Read more
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled Fall Economic Statement 2023: Issues for Parliamentarians on the website. Contact 613-992-8026.
Senior officials from the Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security will hold a news conference to discuss the Cyber Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process: 2023 Update. Contact media@cse-cst.gc.ca.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new legislative costing note entitled Revenue of a Corporate Tax Rate Increase Based on CEO-to-Median Worker Pay Ratio. Call 613-992-8026.
The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar titled “Challenging the Norms: Antisemitism in Education Today.” Panelists include Pat Case, chief equity officer and ADM, Ontario Ministry of Education; Sara Jacobi-Harris, co-founder, No Silence on Race; Ahmed Khalifa, cloud computing instructor, UofT School of Continuing Studies; Dr. Karen Mock, human rights consultant and chair of Pearson Centre for … Read more
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) will hold a press conference regarding the results from the 2022 Statistics Canada Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Forces. Linda Rizzo-Michelin, Chief Operating Officer, Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre and Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan, Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture will provide remarks about … Read more
