Following the Bank of Canada’s decision on the target for the overnight rate, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a press conference. This event will take place in the Bank of Canada auditorium, 30 Bank St. Details online.
The Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association and the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers host a special screening of the feature-length documentary film Ice Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series, based on the Canada-USSR 1972 hockey series and Gary J. Smith‘s book, Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series. All funds raised will support a scholarship fund for a graduate … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) will hold a media availability to discuss the McKinsey scandal. This event will be held in the House of Commons Foyer, West Block. Call 613-943-0117.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) will hold a press conference regarding the awarding of contracts to the firm McKinsey. He will be joined by Bloc MPs Alain Therrien (La Prairie, Que.), Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, Que.), Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, Que.), Julie Vignola (Beauport–Limoilou, Que.), Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) and René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, Que.) This event will be held on the West Block’s … Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will visit Ottawa to discuss with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) Japan’s priorities for its upcoming G7 Presidency. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
As part of actions taking place across the country this weekend calling on the Trudeau government to cancel its procurement of 16 Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighters for $7 billion, a big banner drop will take place in front of Parliament Hill. The schedule of actions is available online.
The University of Ottawa hosts the launch of Daniel Stockemer‘s new book, Youth Without Representation: The Absence of Young Adults in Parliaments, Cabinets and Candidacies (co-authored with Aksel Sundström). Stockemer will discuss the marginalization of young adults (aged 35 years or under), arguing that youths’ underrepresentation in political office constitutes a democratic deficit and will provide ample evidence for why he thinks … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will take part in a keynote fireside chat, part of the Broadbent Institute’s annual Progress Summit. This year’s theme is “Stronger Together: Forging Unity in a Time of Division.” Also delivering remarks today are Linda Silas, president, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions; Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president, Canadian Medical Association; former NDP MP … Read more
Carleton University hosts a lecture on “China’s Renminbi and Global Monetary Disorder,” part of NPSIA’s seminar series. Gregory T. Chin, associate professor of politics at York University, will discuss why it’s imperative for China to increase the global use of its currency, the Renminbi, amid the fracturing of the global liberal monetary order that has held since the end … Read more
The Canadian Study of Parliament Group hosts a seminar, “Invoking the Emergencies Act: One Year Later,” featuring practitioners and academics who will examine the Emergencies Act, its invocation, and lessons from 2022 for government, Parliament and beyond. This event will take place in the Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Details online.
