The Pearson Centre hosts a webinar, “The Big Urgent Issues of 2023!” This is a year when governments need to address many urgent public policy issues on many fronts all at one time, and in cooperation with all levels of government. Participants include Jim Stanford, economist and director of The Centre for Future Work, former MP Megan Leslie, now president of the … Read more
The Bank of Canada will release the fourth quarter issue of the Business Outlook Survey and the latest results of the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. These documents will be available online.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “Race to resources? Canada’s new critical minerals strategy.” A panel of experts will discuss how Canada’s new critical minerals strategy will affect our ability to leverage these important natural resources, and how interested are our allies in working with Canada for our mutual benefit and security? This event will take place online.
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) will take part in the third annual Threads Cultural Conversations from Jan. 25-26. Hussen will join Ali Abukar for a conversation on “Journeys from Somalia: Putting Down Roots in Communities.” This event will take place online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new legislative costing note entitled Cost Estimate for the Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit. Call 613-992-8026.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) will make an announcement following a national roundtable with federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous representatives on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people. Contact aissatou.diop@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.
The Group of 78 hosts a webinar, “What did two COPs conferences achieve? Where did they fail?” Jennifer Bansard, political scientist and writer of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, will discuss what happened (and what didn’t) at COP15 and COP27 in 2022. This event will take place online.
Yulia Kovaliv, Ukrainian ambassador to Canada, will take part in a webinar hosted by the Canada International Council, Victoria Branch. Kovaliv will discuss Canada and Ukraine’s diplomatic and economic relations, past and present, the current situation in Ukraine including the Canadian government’s support to Kyiv, and her thoughts about the support coming from Canadians and the Ukrainian diaspora in … Read more
The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and the NATO Association of Canada host a hybrid event, “Reflections on Afghanistan: Between War and Peace” featuring Ben Rowswell, former Canadian representative in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and Lt. Gen, (Retired) Steve Bowes, former deputy chief of staff plans, ISAF Joint Command. This event will take place online.
The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History hosts a conference, “The Restitution Dialogues: Exploring the Vatican Archives.” Panel participants will discuss the broader impact of the contemporary ‘restitution revolution’, the nature and provenance of Canadian Indigenous material in the Vatican collection, institutional best practices in restitution and repatriation, and the cultural impact of return and renewal. This … Read more
