Event Location: Ottawa

iPolitics Live hosts a panel discussion on “Fighting Climate Change from Pasture-to-Plate,” marking the Canadian launch of the UN Food and Agriculture Organizations’ 2019 State of Food and Agriculture Report, “Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction.” Catherine Clark will moderate the panel featuring Jennifer Orgle, Program Director, Collective Impact for Nutrition, CARE USA; Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second … Read more

Conservative Senator Victor Oh and the ASEAN Committee in Ottawa host a seminar on “ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.” Randolf Mank will moderate the discussion featuring Abdul Kadir Jailani, Ambassador of Indonesia to Canada; Thanapol Wang-Om-Klang, Chargé D’affaires, Royal Thai Embassy; and Dr. Julie Nguyen from York University. This event will take place in Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald … Read more

Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France to Canada, will discuss “France and Canada: a strong relation in a challenging world,” part of Carleton University’s Ambassador Speakers Series. This event will take place at the Westin Hotel, 22nd floor. Details online.

Carleton University hosts a lecture on “What to Expect From the New EU Commission” featuring Brussels-based journalist Anca Gurzu, a reporter with POLITICO. This event will take place at 2017 Dunton Tower, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Details online.

The Rideau Institute, Group of 78 and the World Federalist Movement of Canada will host a 2019 holiday celebration, as well as the 70th birthday of Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute. There will be a live music, a cash bar, delicious food and fundraising activities. This event will take place at Knox Presbyterian Church, Garden Entrance, 120 Lisgar St. Register … Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will meet meet with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in the Prime Minister’s Office, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will welcome the newly appointed Ottawa-area cabinet ministers Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.)and Minister of Middle Class Prosperity Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), and present them with a special gift. This event will take place at Mayor’s Reception Area, City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Call 613-580-2424 x 21526.

The University of Ottawa hosts a roundtable discussion on “Southeast Asia: Recent Trends and Perspectives,” featuring Phil Calvert, former Canadian ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos; Susan Gregson, former assistant deputy minister for Asia-Pacific at Global Affairs Canada; Helen Lansdowne, Associate Director, University of Victoria; Melissa Marschke, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa; Kai Ostwald, Director, Centre … Read more

The University of Ottawa hosts a roundtable discussion on “Taiwan’s 2020 Presidential Elections.” Speakers include Robert Henderson, International Assessments and International Elections Monitoring; Ron MacIntosh, former Canadian representative to Taiwan; and Scott Simon, CIPS and School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies. This event will take place in Room 4004, Social Sciences Building, 120 University Priv. Details online.

The University of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion: “What’s Next? Directions for Canadian Foreign Policy After the 2019 Federal Election” Madelaine Drohan, The Economist’s correspondent in Canada, will moderate the discussion featuring Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough–Guildwood, Ont.); Conservative MP Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.); Susan Gregson, Senior Fellow in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University … Read more