Event Location: Ottawa

Governor General Mary Simon will receive the letters of credence for eight new heads of mission to Canada: Jari Pekka Olavi Vilén (Finland), Signe Fenja Burgstaller (Sweden), Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos (Dominican Republic), Amal Bint Yahya Al Moallimi (Saudi Arabia), Martin Tlapa (Czech Republic), Carlos Alberto Franco França (Brazil), Gorgui Ciss (Senegal), and Trine Jøranli Eskedal (Norway). This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex … Read more

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) will hold a press conference with Cuban human rights advocate Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat. This event will take place in Room 228, Valour Building, 151 Sparks St. Contact james.mcnaueal.732@parl.gc.ca.

Aga Khan Foundation Canada hosts its book club series, “Global Reads”, featuring former mayor of Calgary Naheed Nenshi as the lead discussant with Dan Breznitz, author of Innovation In Real Places – Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World. This hybrid event will take place at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, 199 Sussex Dr. Details online.

The Canadian Defence and Security Network host “The Year Ahead 2024” featuring expert forecasting of upcoming security and defence challenges for Canada at home and abroad. This event will take place at The Collaboration Centre, 150 Elgin St., #Floor 8. Details online.

Australian High Commissioner to Canada Scott Ryan, Japan’s Ambassador to Canada Yamanouchi Kanji, South Korean’s Ambassador Lim Woongsoon and the Philippines’ Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria will take part in the 2023 Indo-Pacific Strategy Forum hosted by the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy from Dec. 4-5. This event will take place at the Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Dr. Details online.

ISG Senator Kim Pate, Non-affiliated Senator Marilou McPhedran, NDP MPs Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.) and Lindsay Mathyssen (London–Fanshawe, Ont.) and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) host a reception for the first Youth-Parliamentarian Nuclear Summit taking place Nov. 20-21. All MPs are invited. This two-day hybrid summit for high school and university age youth … Read more

The Ottawa Economics Association hosts a hybrid lunch event with Julie Turcotte, acting assistant deputy minister at Finance Canada, who will take part in a Q&A on the Nov. 21 Fall Economic Statement. This event will take place at the Department of Finance Canada, 90 Elgin St. Details online.

Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) will be the special guest at the Mayor’s Breakfast event, hosted by the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal. This event will take place at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Details online.

Library and Archives Canada and the University of Regina Press host the launch of Norman Ravvin‘s new book: Who Gets In: An Immigration Story, an eye-opening account of the Jewish immigration experience in the 1930s, and one man’s battle against anti-Semitic immigration policies. This event will take place at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St. Details online.

Dr. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and UBC policy professor, will be on Parliament Hill to recognize the very first worldwide Intergenerational Fairness Day to call on governments to act urgently to reverse the deteriorating wellbeing of younger and future generations. This event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact paul.kershaw@ubc.ca.