Conference: Public Health 2022

The Canadian Public Health Association hosts a conference, “Public Health 2022”, from June 14-16, 2022. Participants include Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam; Chief Statistician of Canada Anil Arora; former Liberal health minister Jane Philpott, dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Harpreet S. Kochhar, president, Public Health Agency of Canada;  Ian Culbert, executive director, Canadian Public Health … Read more

Minister Boissonnault to make an announcement

Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.), Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) and Liberal MP Dr. Brendan Hanley (Yukon) will announce an investment supporting the Yukon tourism industry to adapt and grow beyond the pandemic. … Read more

Parliamentary Budget Officer to release a report

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new report entitled Cost Estimate for Bill C-13: An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages. This report response to a request from the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages to provide an independent analysis of the financial cost of Bill C-13, An Act for the Substantive … Read more

PASS OR FAIL? Native Women’s Association of Canada to Release 1st Annual Report Card of Government’s Progress in Implementing MMIWG National Action Plan

Rescheduled from June 2, the Native Women’s Association of Canada will release its first annual scorecard to assess the federal government’s progress in enacting the National Action Plan and Federal Pathway for meeting the 231 Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.NWAC will also release an analysis of its own progress in meeting the … Read more

PBO to release new report online

The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled Supplementary Estimates (A) 2022-23. This report presents a detailed assessment of the Government’s first Supplementary Estimates for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which seeks Parliament’s approval of $8.8 billion. Call 613-992-8026.

MP Green to take part in webinar

NDP MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) will take part in a webinar, “Local To Global – Black Activism In Canada And Around The World” hosted by CIC Hamilton and Operation Black Vote Canada. Details online.

Canada’s ambassador to UN to deliver remarks

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae will deliver remarks on “The World We’re In: The Impact of Conflict, Energy and Climate Change on Canada” hosted by the Empire Club of Canada. Details online.

Minister Hussen and Senator Yussuff to deliver remarks

Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) and ISG Senator Hassan Yussuff will take part in the webinar, “Human Capital’s Role in the Canadian Economy: Investing in Canada’s Future” hosted by the Empire Club of Canada. Details online.