The University of Ottawa hosts a conversation entitled “ArriveCANNED” exploring the circumstances and concerns around the introduction and prolonged use of the federal government’s ArriveCAN app, highlighting key issues at play in this form of surveillance. This event will take place at the University of Ottawa, Fauteux 302, 57 Louis Pasteur. Details online.
Louis Bélanger, past communications director for a former Canadian minister of international development, hosts a workshop for international development policy advocacy professionals looking to learn new skills in engaging with the Canadian government. This event will take place at 39 McArthur Ave. Details online.
Former governor general David Johnston will discuss his new book, Empathy: Turning Compassion into Action. Written for a post-pandemic world and based on Johnson’s personal experiences, this book explores how awakening to the transformative power of listening and caring permanently changes individuals, families, communities, and nations. This event will take place at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St. Details online.
President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will co-host the meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers for Emergency Management. He will be joined by Richard Mostyn, Minister of Community Services of Yukon, and Doyle Piwniuk, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of Manitoba. This event will take place in the Poliquin-Greene Room, 111 … Read more
Carleton University hosts a lecture, “Indigenous Disruptions: How Indigenous Self-Determination Practices Can Deepen and Expand International Theory,” featuring Sheryl Lightfoot, Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics; and associate professor, First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Political Science at the University of British Columbia. This event will take place in Room 2220-2228 Richcraft Building, 1125 Colonel By … Read more
Carleton University hosts a lecture, “Growing disinformation in climate spaces” with Melissa Aronczyk, associate professor at Rutgers University and co-author of A Strategic Nature: Public Relations and the Politics of American Environmentalism. Climate disinformation is sprouting up all over the world: on the ground, on platforms, and throughout public and private airways, landscapes, and flow zones. How bad is … Read more
The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion on “The Future of Canada’s Life Science Industry” featuring Gordon C. McCauley, president and CEO of adMare BioInnovations; Cate Murray, president and CEO of Stem Cell Network; and Rob Annan, president and CEO of Genome Canada. This event will take place at the Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Details … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.), Progressive Senate Group Senator Jane Cordy, U.S. congresswoman Debbie Dingell and U.S. congressman Bill Huizenga will celebrate celebrate 50 years of binational success through the Great Lakes Water quality agreement. They will also be joined by environmental policy expert Cam Davis, who will speak about binational … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) and Bloc parliamentary leader Alain Therrien (La Prairie, Que.) will hold a press conference for the session report of the Bloc Québécois. This event will be held in Room 425, Wellington Building. Call 613-402-3538.
Governor General Mary Simon will invest 14 Officers (O.C.) and 36 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Call 343-573-7563.
