Event Location: Ottawa

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.), Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) are convening provincial, territorial and municipal government … Read more

National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.), and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre will deliver remarks at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence hosted by the CDA Institute. This event will take place at Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Details online.

Máría Vass-Salazar, Hungary’s ambassador to Canada, will deliver remarks on ‘Cooperation between Canada and Hungary on the 60th Anniversary of Establishing Diplomatic Relations,” part of Carleton University’s Ambassadors Speaker Series. This event will take place at the Westin Hotel, 22nd Floor. Details online.

ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks on “More than a Vocation: Canada’s Need for a 21st Century Foreign Service” hosted by Carleton University. This event will take place at 5320D Richcraft Building, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Details online.

Library and Archives Canada hosts the 2024 Scholar Awards Ceremony. Get ready to honour outstanding Canadians who have left an indelible mark on our country’s cultural, literary and historical heritage. This event will take place at 395 Wellington St. Details to follow.

Carleton University’s School of Canadian Studies , Heritage Ottawa and Historic Ottawa Development Inc. host a free-wheeling discussion about 24 Sussex Dr. The prime minister’s residence has been allowed to deteriorate to the point where there is serious discussion of demolition. But that may be pre-mature. Andrew Cohen will moderate the discussion featuring former Cabinet minister Sheila Copps; Marc Denhez, … Read more

Senator Marilou McPhedran and the Baha’i Community of Canada host a breakfast event featuring Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, who will discuss “From Iran to the World: Baha’i Persecution and Trends in Freedom of Religion.” This event will take place at 151 Sparks St. Details online.

As part of Freedom to Read Week from Feb. 19-24, the Ottawa Public Library hosts “The Right to Respect with John Ibbitson“. Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail‘s writer-at-large, will examine the various fronts in the war against words: efforts to excise uncomfortable paragraphs from P.G. Wodehouse or Agatha Christie, proscribing Huckleberry Finn and other books because of their language … Read more

The National Association of Women and the Law will hold a press conference calling on Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) to amend the Divorce Act to address the crisis of “parental alienation” accusations, which often re-victimize women and children who are survivors of family violence in divorce proceedings. … Read more

The Embassy of Mexico and Invest Ottawa host “Innovating Together: The Mexico-Canada AI Journey,” exploring the future of AI collaboration between the two nations in areas like research, ethics, business, fintech and others. This day-long session will mark the beginning of the celebration of 80 years of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Canada. The Innovation MX … Read more