Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will welcome the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to Canada. Details online. Contact Isabella.OrozcoMadison@international.gc.ca.
The University of Ottawa hosts an evening with Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for his first and only public Canadian address on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This event will take place in Tabaret Hall, Room TBT112, University of Ottawa, 550 Cumberland St. Details online.
The Canadian Science Policy Centre hosts a panel discussion on results of its project: “Survey of Parliamentarians on the Impact of the Pandemic on the Use of Science in Policy Making”. CSPC’s Evaluation and Reports Committee began the project in 2021, gathering data on the pandemic’s impact on the use of science in policy-making. This event will take place at 1 Wellington St. Details … Read more
Following the Senate’s national finance committee meeting on Bill S-233, An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income, witnesses including former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne will take part in a press conference. They will be joined by ISG Senator Kim Pate and NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.), sponsor of … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon and Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander Royal Canadian Navy, will attend the rededication ceremony of the National Naval Reserve Monument. This event will take place at HMCS Carleton, 79 Prince of Wales Dr. Call 902-943-6413.
World Press Freedom Canada and the Embassy of Ukraine host an interactive discussion, “Countering Disinformation and Propaganda in the Modern World.” Participants include Liubov Tsybulska, founder of the Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security (Ukraine); Anayit Khoperiya, department head with the Centre for Countering Disinformation (Ukraine); and Markus Kolga of DisinfoWatch. Chatham House Rules. Invitation only. … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon will receive the letter of credence from six new heads of mission: Vinh Quang Pham (Vietnam), Dauletbek Kussainov (Kazakhstan), Sarantogos Erdenetsogt (Mongolia), Iddo Moed (Israel), Tan Chin Siong (Singapore) and Ian Dereck Joseph Madeleine (Seychelles). This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 343-573-7563.
The IDRC and the Toronto Centre host a fireside chat on “Building climate resiliency through financial reforms.” Timothy N.J. Antoine, governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, will discuss the effective approaches governments, policy makers, and financial sector leaders can take to accelerate the transition to net zero and sustainable development and mitigate the impacts of climate change … Read more
Elevate International hosts the Elevate Women National Conference 2023. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) has been invited. Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General Shalene Curtis-Micallef is among the speakers. This event will take place at the Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Details … Read more
Carleton University hosts a special lecture with Bill Lomax, president and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada, on “Indigenous Economic Development –The U.S. Tribal Experience,” exploring how tribal economic development in the United States has grown immensely in comparison to Canada. This event will take place at Teraanga Commons 270 (formerly Residence Commons), Carleton University, … Read more
