Following the Bank of Canada’s decision on the target for the overnight rate at 9:45 a.m., and also the release its Monetary Policy Report, Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a press conference. This event will take place in the Bank of Canada’s auditorium, 30 Bank St. Details online.
The Group of 78 hosts its 2023 Annual Policy Conference from Sept. 26-29 in Ottawa and online. Speakers and panelists will explore peace practices that can effectively prevent or curtail conflict, and inform policies and strategies of intergovernmental bodies, governments and civil society to mitigate violence. Details online.
The Canadian Institute hosts GovConnect Canada from Oct. 4-5, an invitation-only event. The theme is “Digitally Transforming the Relationship Between the Public and Public Services.” Details online.
The House of Commons will resume sitting today. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will adjourn on Friday, Oct. 6, for a week.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), Bloc Québécois Heritage, Arts and Culture Critic Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.) and NDP Canadian Heritage Critic Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) will hold a press conference to discuss the Online News Act and the ongoing work to implement it. This event will be held in Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Contact laura.scaffidi@pch.gc.ca.
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada hosts its 75th national conference from Sept. 13-15, exploring the key role of public administration in a time of instability and social change. The conference will address issues such as the housing crisis, AI & Chat GPT, digital government, mental health, municipal innovation, immigration, and labour shortages. An Indigenous-led panel will discuss … Read more
The Ottawa International Writers’ Festival will take place Oct. 25-20, 2023. Details online.
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will announce new federal support for electric vehicle infrastructure in Ottawa alongside Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. This event will take place at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Call 613-323-7892.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will announce the creation of new child care spaces in Ontario as part of the federal government’s investment in a Canada-wide early learning and child care system. This event will take place at City View Centre for Child & Family Services, 1099 Longfields Dr. Contact philippealexandre.langlois@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
In response to the wildfires, air quality warnings, and other urgent climate impacts across Canada and around the globe this summer, Ottawa-Orléans and Ottawa-Vanier residents will rally outside Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marie-France Lalonde‘s (Orléans, Ont.) office in Orléans and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier‘s (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) office in … Read more
