The United Nations Association in Canada is pleased to present the Canadian launch of the 2011 Human Development Report, organized in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and Canada’s International Development Research Centre. The event will take place at 150 Kent Street, 8th Floor, Hopper Room. Call 613-696-2075.
Former enemies in Northern Nigeria, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye are now co-directors of the Muslim-Christian Interfaith Mediation Centre in Kaduna State. They will be on a panel discussing how armed conflict transformed to partnership and to discuss the approaches for trustbuilding and reconciliation they have used effectively in their country and beyond. … Read more
Executive vice-president and chief economist of BMO Financial Group Dr. Sherry Cooper will address members of the Canadian Club of Ottawa at a luncheon. The event will take place in the Ballroom, Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online.
Join guest speaker RMCC and CF College's Walter Dorn for a talk on “Keeping Watch: Monitoring Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations.” Presented by Centre for Security and Defence Studies at Carleton University. Details TYBA. The event will take place at Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. More information is available online.
The Canadian Co-operative Association and the Conseil canadien de la coopération de la mutualité will hosting a joint Parliamentary Reception. The reception is a prelude to the UN 2012 International Year of Co-operatives which will be launched across Canada, on Jan. 12, 2012 with the theme: Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World. Co-operative and credit … Read more
The Government Relations Institute of Canada hosts its annual fundraising “Off the Hill” Event. Proceeds will be donated to United Way/Centraide and Ottawa’s Youth Services Bureau. The event will take place in the Aboriginal Room, 160-S Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-796-3853.
Join guest speaker Adjunct Research Professor with the School of Public Policy at Carleton University Stephen L. Harris who will discuss “Financial Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Accountability Problem.” The event will take place in Room A602, Loeb Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. Email anne_farquharson@carleton.ca.
Join guest speaker Country Manager at Visa Canada Jim Allhusen at this Eggs n’ Icons Breakfast, presented by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place at the Rideau Room, Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert Street. More information is available online.
The XVIII Canada-Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Meeting will be held in Ottawa. More information is available online.
One of Canada’s research professionals and commentators Allan Gregg will deliver the Public Policy Forum’s 2011 Gordon Osbaldston Lecture on “Authenticity: Truth and the restoration of faith in politics and government.” The event will take place at the Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive. More information is available online.
