Concordia Univesity hosts a webinar, “50 Years of Implementing the Official Languages Act: Review and Prospects,” featuing the launch of a special issue of the Linguistic Minorities and Society Journal. The 50th anniversary of the OLA is the ideal time to review the Act in regard to its objectives and in light of the aspirations of official language minority … Read more
NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) and Liberal MP Dr. Brendan Hanley (Yukon) will take part in a webinar, “Doing Pharmacare,” part of the Pearson Centre’s 10-part webinar series, “The New Challenges for the Canada We Want.” Davies will be joined by Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses’ Unions, and Steven Staples, Canadian Health Coalition. … Read more
The Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts a webinar: “The Bad and the Ugly: Internet Governance in an Era of Disinformation.” What happens when the tremendous power and reach of the internet is misused and abused through propaganda, lies, and disinformation campaigns? How — and should? — the internet be governed, and by whom? A panel of … Read more
The University of Ottawa presents a lecture on “Climate Change and the Macroeconomy” featuring James H. Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University and Member of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers in 2013-2014. Joining him is former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, now UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance. This … Read more
Ryerson University hosts a webinar, “Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada.” Canada has put serious effort into protecting the public through regulation of corporate behaviour in key economic sectors like transportation, energy, health, finance, construction. But have our public regulators been captured by the corporations they regulate? A panel of experts whose … Read more
Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant will take part in a webinar, “New Growth Sectors for Tomorrow’s Economy,” the final installement of the Pearson Centre’s 10-part webinar series, “The New Challenges for the Canada We Want.” Gallant will be joined by Prof. Barbara J. Orser who will discuss women and innovation, and Pat Dalzell on the growth of medical isotopes. This event will take place online.
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will take part in a webinar, “The Labour and Workers Agenda,” part of the Pearson Centre’s 10-part webinar series, “The New Challenges for the Canada We Want.” He will be joined by Indira Naidoo-Harris, conference co-chair. This event will take place online.
Former lieutenant governor of New Brunswick Margaret McCain will take part in a conversation, part of the Pearson Centre’s 10-part webinar series, “The New Challenges for the Canada We Want.” This event will take place online.
Former Liberal MPs Eleni Bakopanos and Frank Baylis will take part in a webinar, “Democracy in Danger: Polarization, Social Media Common Purpose,” part of the Pearson Centre’s 10-part webinar series, “The New Challenges for the Canada We Want.” They will be joined by former NDP MP and Mayor of Rimouski Guy Caron and David Coletto from Abacus Data. This event will take place online.
Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae and former senator Landon Pearson will take part in a webinar, “#Pearson125: The Pearson Legacy, then, now and next,” part of the Pearson Centre’s 10-part webinar series, “The New Challenges for the Canada We Want.” This event will take place online.
