Event Location: Online

CANCELLED: On behalf of Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) will make an infrastructure announcment. He will be joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) and Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables. … Read more

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar: “Out of Bounds: The Alberta Court of Appeal Rules the Impact Assessment Act is Unconstitutional.” Experts will discuss the constitutional questions and implications of the case, the impacts on Indigenous rights, and the prospects for resource, and especially oil and gas, development going forward. This event will take place online.

The Aerospace Industries Association Of Canada hosts a webinar on “Canada’s Space Future: Practical and Sustainable.” Mary Gregory, associate assistant deputy minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, is among the speakers. This event will take place online.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) will take part in the Canada-CARICOM Policy Forum: “Shaping a New Partnership for Recovery and Resilience.” Other participants include High Commissioner of St. Kitts and Nevis to Canada Sherry Tross; Donna Forde, assistant secretary general, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM; Philip Jennings, executive director for … Read more

The University of Saskatchewan hosts a webinar, “LGBTQ2S+ Employees in the Public Sector.” Three panelists will discuss what strategies, policies, or leadership is needed to make the public service a good sector to work in for members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. This event will take place online.

The University of Saskatchewan hosts the 2022 Tansley Lecture, “Smart, Co-operative Action for a Better Future,” featuring the Coalition for a Better Future co-chairs Anne McLellan (former Liberal cabinet minister) and Lisa Raitt (former Conservative cabinet minister). This event will take place online.

The Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts a webinar, “Born in Canada and Stateless: The Intersection of Immigration and Criminal Justice” featuring Deepan Budlakoti, who was recently released from the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, and is stateless, despite being born in Canada. Deepan will speak about his experience, including both immigration and imprisonment. This event will take place online.

The Canadian Public Health Association hosts a webinar on “Infectious Diseases and Climate Change,” the sixth in a series of webinars on “Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate.” Dr. Nick Ogden from the Public Health Agency of Canada will present the methodology and contents of the Infectious Diseases chapter of the recently released report: Health of Canadians … Read more

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new PBO legislative costing note entitled Bill C-218 : This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act in exempting psychotherapy services from the goods and services tax on the website. Call 613-992-8026.

The C.D. Howe Institue hosts a webinar, “The Digital Transformation of Government Services — How Fast, How Far?” discussing the progress made since March 2020 and the challenges in expanding digital government services. Participants include Shaifa Kanji, assistant deputy minister and chief digital officer at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Anant Gadia, managing director, strategy and consulting, Accenture … Read more