Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) will make an announcement on Canada’s next steps to address methane emissions from the oil and gas sector at the COP28 Global Methane Pledge Ministerial. Call 819-230-1557.
Following the Bank of Canada’s decision on the target for the overnight rate, 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. Details online.
Two Indigenous leaders from the Energy for a Secure Future Advisory Council will take part in press conference taking place at COP28 to comment on the work Indigenous nations are undertaking to advance the Canadian energy security opportunity in the development and delivery of low-emission energy, including liquefied natural gas. Participants include Shannon Joseph, chair, Energy for a … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar: “First Nations and the energy to succeed.” Three leading First Nations proponents for natural resource and pipeline development will explore the challenges, opportunities, risks and benefits from Indigenous participation in planning, construction, operations, and ownership of oil, gas and pipeline projects. This event will take place online.
Longwoods hosts a virtual breakfast event, “‘You Can’t Recruit Your Way Out of a Crisis’: Why Retention is Critical to Today’s Health Workforce Challenges in the Context of a Global Nursing Shortage” featuring Canada’s Chief Nursing Officer Leigh Chapman, and Canadian Nurses Association CEO Tim Guest. This event will take place online.
The First Nations Climate Initiative will hold a briefing for government, industry, stakeholders and media to coincide with the release of its independent study, Western Canadian Gas Exports: Opportunities and Risks in a Low Carbon World. This event will take place online. Contact lianne@story-pr.ca.
The National Citizens’ Inquiry will release its final report resulting from its investigation into Canada’s response to COVID-19, and will release a series of recommendations. A press conference will follow. This event will take place online. Contact press@nationalcitizensinquiry.ca.
Evidence for Democracy will be publishing two new studies providing an update on the status of political interference in science, now a decade after the “war on science”. The findings reveal that interference in science is ongoing in Canada, still prevalent, and is having a disproportionately negative effect on early-career researchers, and individuals who are racialized, living with … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) will virtually join a press conference hosted by Benoit Charette, Quebec’s Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks, on Anticosti Island, Que., regarding the implementation and management of the recognition of Anticosti Island as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Contact Kaitlin.power@ec.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new PBO legislative costing note entitled “Extension of repayment deadline and interest-free period for CEBA loans to 31 Dec. 2024” on the website.
