The Centre for International Policy Studies and the Circumpolar Speaker Series at the University of Ottawa present Denmark’s Undersecretary for Arctic Affairs Klavs Arnoldi Holm. He will discuss “Denmark’s Arctic Strategy.” The event will be held in Room 4004, Social Sciences Building 120 University Street. More information is available online.
Aga Khan Foundation welcomes Edward Girardet, author of Killing the Cranes: A Reporter’s Journey Though Three Decades of War in Afghanistan, freelance writer and broadcaster Naheed Mustafa, and Toronto Star reporter Paul Watson, for a panel discussion on the challenges of reporting on human development in Afghanistan. The event is moderated by Chris Eaton, World … Read more
Jeffrey Simpson, the Globe and Mail’s National Affairs columnist will speak on his book Chronic Condition: Why Canada’s Health Care System Needs to be Dragged into the 21st Century. The event will be held at Rockcliffe Park Community Hall, 380 Springfield Road. Contact: spdott@gmail.com.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will hold a Change of Command Ceremony for the new Commanding Officer of the RCMP’s “A” Division, assistant commissioner, Gilles Michaud, who will be officially taking over from assistant commissioner François Bidal. The RCMP commissioner, Bob Paulson will be present. The event will be held at Canada Reception Centre, Hangar 11, … Read more
Dr. Robert Morrison, former director general of Uranium and Nuclear Energy at Natural Resources Canada, will deliver the Fall 2012 Sustainable Energy Lecture entitled “Nuclear Energy: Dead or Alive?” The event is presented by the Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre at Carleton University. The event will be held in the Dunton Tower, Room 2017, Carleton … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) and Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, Sask) will participate in a dedication ceremony for the stained-glass window commemorating the legacy of former Indian Residential School students and their families. Duncan and Scheer will be joined by the artist Christi Belcourt, … Read more
Journalist and foreign correspondent Jan Wong will give a talk entitled “Out of the Blue: Speaking about workplace depression, the media, and mental illness.” The event is presented by Carleton University’s Centre for Research on Health, Science, Technology and Policy and the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group. The event will be held in the River … Read more
Carleton University and Natural Resources Canada present the Canadian launch of The International Energy Agency’s 2012 World Energy Outlook. Guest speaker includes Dr. Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency, chief economist and director of Global Energy Economics. The event will be held in the esidence Commons, Third Floor Banquet Room, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) will speak at the launch of the RCMP Human Trafficking National Coordination Centre's Youth Outreach Campaign. The event will be held at the RCMP Musical Ride Visitor's Centre, 1 Sandridge Road. Call 613-991-2924.
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Peru's Minister of the Environment, will describe Peru's environmental agenda for the next few years, natural resources governance, and the evolution of recent social conflicts. Pulgar-Vidal will also talk about the role of research in addressing these issues. The event will be held at International Development Research Centre, W. David Hopper Room, 150 … Read more
