Event Location: Online

The Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on Oct. 25. This event will take place online.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Right2YourFace.ca Coalition will hold a press conference regarding the legal status of Facial Recognition Technology in Canada. Call 613-709-6318.

Judith Robertson, Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, and the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, will launch the 13th annual Financial Literacy Month. Contact media@fcac-acfc.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new legislative costing note entitled Regulating activities related to great apes, elephants, and other designated animals. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer will publish a new report entitled The Life Cycle Cost of Canada’s F-35 Program – A Fiscal Analysis. Call 613-992-8026.

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will host a virtual meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Finance Ministers to discuss the Government of Alberta’s proposed withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan. This event will take place online.

Carleton University hosts the 2023 Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture. Ukrainian journalist Veronika Melkozerova from Politico Europe will deliver remarks entitled “Conflicted: a Ukrainian journalist covers her country at war”. This event will take place online.

The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar, “What to Prescribe: A Discussion About the Future of Canada’s Pharmacare,” featuring former Liberal MP Frank Baylis, executive chairman of Baylis Medical Tech; and Brett Skinner, CEO of Canadian Health Policy Institute. This event will take place online.

Frayme’s 2023 Knowledge Series highlights “Wellness in a Wired World,” From Nov. 1-2, stakeholders from across Canada will explore intricacies of the digital world and their impacts on youth people’s well-being. Nov. 1 will cover insights and innovations in e-mental health and artificial intelligence solutions in youth mental health. Nov. 2 will cover shaping a health … Read more

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Grioux will post a new legislative costing note entitled “Applying the Canada Recovery Dividend to Fossil Fuel Companies” on the website.