Event Location: Ottawa

Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Government House Leader Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) and Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will comment on Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s budget. They will be joined by Liberal MP Francis Drouin (Glengarry — Prescott — Russell, Ont.). This event will take place in the House of Commons Foyer, Parliament Hill. Call 613-371-0393.

Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton–Melville, Sask.) hosts the 2019 National Prayer Breakfast, a Christ-centred event held by the Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast Group. This event will take place at Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St. N. Details online.

Ali Velshi, MSNBC anchor and business correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, will deliver the inaugural Herb Gray lecture series, hosted by Carleton University’s Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management. He will speak on “The Weaponization of Culture: The Rise of Identity Politics.” This event will take place at Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington St. … Read more

The Group of 78 hosts a luncheon event on “Responding to the Central American Crisis” featuring Laura Macdonald, professor of Political Science at Carleton University. This event will take place at Palais Imperial Restaurant, 311- 313 Dalhousie St. Details online.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Canada hosts a discussion on “Fostering Canadian Innovation Through Effective IP Policy,” exploring how effective intellectual property (IP) protections underpin the U.S.-Canada bilateral relationship, the ways the IP provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will stimulate innovation and creativity, foster regional economic growth, and support North America’s global competitiveness. This event … Read more

The University of Ottawa hosts a conference on “Bringing Gender into Arctic Governance,” exploring how the inclusion of gender perspectives and emphasis on gender-related issues can contribute to a more dynamic regional system of governance. Participants include Jutta Wark, director of Nordic and Polar Affairs, Global Affairs Canada; Tahnee Prior, co-lead of the Women of the Arctic initiative; and Magalie Quintal-Marineau, researcher, Institut national … Read more

Policy Options and the Max Bell School of Public Policy host the fourth in a series of pre-election breakfast events. Policy Options‘ editor-in-chief Jennifer Ditchburn will moderate a discussion on “Electoral Integrity and Disinformation” featuring Elizabeth Dubois, assistant professor, University of Ottawa; Taylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications, McGill University; and Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief, CBC News. This event … Read more

Following a 10-day visit to Canada, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, will hold a press conference. This event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 41-79-444-4113.

The House of Commons will take a two-week break from April 15-26. Parliamentarians will resume sitting on April 29 and will sit for three consecutive weeks until May 17. The House of Commons sitting calendar is available online.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) will deliver the opening address at the “Water Security for Canadians: Solutions for Canada’s Water Crisis” forum. This event will take place at the Rideau Club, 99 Bank St. Call 613-998-5681.