Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) will speak at the Kanishka Project Opening Conference. The event will be held at the Ballroom B and C, Lower Lobby Level, Delta Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon Street. Call 613-991-0657.
Business students at Carleton University are hosting "Doing Business in Emerging Economies: A Student Showcase," an interactive poster session presenting opportunities for Canadian firms and organizations. The event will be held at the University Centre Galleria, 4th floor, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. More information is available online.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Centre for Research in American Studies at Carleton University presents a panel discussion on “Continuities and Surprises: The American Election" with three well-known U.S. political scientists, Jennifer Lawless, professor Michael Genovese, and Richard A. Fox. The event will be held at 2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. … Read more
The Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (CAPPD), in partnership with Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), will be launching the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship report “State of World Population 2012 – By Choice, Not by Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development," with François M. Farah, UNFPA post 2015/post MDG coordinator. … Read more
Yoram Schweitzer, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel, will discuss “Al Qaeda – Quo Vadis.” Presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. The event will be held at Room 4004, Social Sciences Building, 120 University Street. More information is available online.
Wesley Wark, University of Toronto, will give a talk on “The Communications Security Establishment and Its Privacy Watchdog: From Secrets to Mysteries.” Presented by The Security Series Network at CIPS, University of Ottawa. The event will be held at Room 4004, Social Sciences Building, 120 University Street. More information is available online.
Tom Clark, Global TV, will moderate a luncheon talk with former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins on “What the U.S. Election Results Mean for Canada.” Presented by the Economic Club of Canada. The event will be held at the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street East. More information is available online.
Yoram Schweitzer, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel, will give a talk on “Conversing with the Adversary: Interviews with Failed Suicide Bombers and Their Dispatchers.” Presented by the Centre for Security and Defense Studies, and NPSIA at Carleton University. The event will be held at the Alumni Boardroom, 617 Robertson Hall, Carleton University, … Read more
Conservative MP Bob Zimmer (Prince George-Peace River, B.C.) and Member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, representative of the Minister of Veterans Affairs, will join veterans and students from across the country for a "Wartime Supper." The supper is part of the 'Canada Remembers' theme week at the Historica-Dominion Institute's Encounters with Canada program. … Read more
NDP veterans affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, N.S.), deputy critic Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay-Saint-Constant, Que.) and NDP members of the Standing House Committee on Veterans Affairs will hold a press conference to discuss a variety of concerns related to the care and treatment of Canadian Forces and RCMP veterans and their families. The event will … Read more
