Director of Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic David Fewer, associate professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Jeremy de Beer, partner with Fasken Martineau LLP Jay Kerr-Wilson and general counsel of the Copyright Board of Canada Glen Bloom will be in attendance for a panel discussion on “The SCC Copyright … Read more
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa presents the launch of author/diplomat Robert Fowler’s A Season in Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara with Al Qaeda. The event will take place in Room 12102, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East. Call 613-562-5276.
Join guest speaker University of Waterloo's Jennifer Clapp and who will discuss “Hunger in the Balance: The New Politics of Food Aid.” Presented by the International Political Economy Network at the Centre for International Policy Studies. The event will take place in Room 3120, Desmarais Building, University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Avenue East. More information … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the Minister of Labour Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, ON) along with vice-president of the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity National Capital Region Ken Merkley will announce the winners of Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's tenth annual charity gingerbread house competition. Local … Read more
The media is invited to an all-party press conference regarding 26-year old Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil, one of the early leaders in the Tahrir Square Revolution and the launch of the “Egyptian Spring," who was convicted last March and sentenced by a military tribunal to three years in prison in a trial devoid of legality. … Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) will meet with Premier of Alberta Alison Redford. The event will take place in Room 307-S, Centre Block, Office of the Prime Minister, Parliament Hill.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) will deliver a keynote address at the Canadian Science Policy Conference. Goodyear will be available for questions and photos. The event will take place at the Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-960-7728.
In the debate over the so-called “Arab spring” of 2011, almost nobody, least of all observers in the Arab world, asks whether the events are inspired by what happened in Lebanon in 2005. That may be fair as there is no direct link between the two. And yet, what occurred in Lebanon after the assassination … Read more
Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, AB) will open debate on his Private Member’s Bill Bill C-309, the Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act, in the House of Commons on Nov. 17. Bill C-309 proposes to amend sections 65 and 66 of the Criminal Code which outline the penalties … Read more
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2010-2011 Annual Report on the Privacy Act is expected to be tabled in Parliament. The annual report includes summaries of two audits that sought to assess whether specific federal organizations complied with the requirements of the Privacy Act and related policies and regulations. One evaluated the stewardship of personal information … Read more
