Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will take part in the Fall 2023 Net-Zero Leadership Summit: Pre-COP28 Stocktake for Canada, hosted by Canada 2020. Other participants include former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, now Canada 2020 advisory board chair. This event will … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will meet with the Chair of Wallenberg Investments AB, Marcus Wallenberg. In the afternoon, he will attend a local community festival in southwestern Ontario. Following this, he will visit a local grocery store. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Minister for Sport and Physical Activity Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will attend “Game Changers: North American Women Founders Shaping the Sports Industry.” Qualtrough will take part in a fireside chat with Diana Matheson, co-founder of Project 8, the first professional women’s soccer league in Canada. This event will take place at … Read more
Kahnawa:ke Mohawk activist and scholar Taiaiake Alfred launches his new book, It’s All about the Land. Rooted in ancestral spirit, knowledge and law, the book explores the Canadian government’s reconciliation agenda as a new form of colonization. This event will take place at Know History, 384 Bank St., #300. Details online.
ALIGN the World hosts a rally to raise awareness about artificial intelligence (AI), and to call on the Canadian government to take a leadership role at home and abroad to limit the societal harms from AI and the risks of global catastrophes. This event will take place near the Centennial Flame, Parliament Hill. Details online.
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada, the International Development Research Centre, and Carleton University host the Ottawa launch of the Lancet Commission’s report on Peaceful Societies through Health Equity and Gender Equality. Some of the report’s authors, partners, and field experts will discuss the research findings and recommendations, as well as their implications for society, governments, and organizations. This … Read more
The CSA Public Policy Centre hosts “Policy Talks Ottawa: Securing a Disability Inclusive Future.” Panelists include Stephanie Cadieux, Canada’s first Chief Accessibility Officer; Sarah McCarthy, vice president of strategic initiatives, Rick Hansen Foundation; Sherri Torjman, former vice-chair of the disability advisory committee on tax measures reporting to the minister of National Revenue; and Dino Zuppa, chief operating officer, Accessibility Standards Canada. This … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) and Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.) will take part in GreenPAC’s 7th Annual Breakfast on the Hill, bringing together Senators and MPs from all parties with business, academia, nonprofit and youth leaders who care about environmental change. This event will take place at the … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a press conference to call on the government to adopt the NDP’s plan to bring down food prices in the West Block foyer. Call 613-222-2351.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) will make an announcement. Following this, at 4:00 p.m. in Kingston, Freeland will tour a local lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Kingston, Ont. Contact Katherine.Cuplinskas@fin.gc.ca.
