Event Location: Ottawa

iVote-jeVote hosts a discussion on “A changing world: populism, multilateralism and trans-Atlantic relations” featuring Canada’s Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union Stéphane Dion and Kevin Page, founding President and CEO, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, University of Ottawa This event will take place in Room 107, 115 Séraphin-Marion Pr., University of Ottawa. Details … Read more

The Mowat Centre hosts the presentation and discussion of the results of the 2019 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians, one of the country’s largest and more comprehensive studies of public opinion about the Canadian federation conducted by six leading organizations. Participants include Doug Brown, Brian Mulroney Institute of Government; Félix Mathieu, CAP-CF, UQAM; Keith Neuman, Environics Institute; and Andrew Parkin, the Mowat Centre. This … Read more

CIC’s National Capital Branch hosts Politics at the Pub, on the theme “Women in Diplomacy: Challenges at Home and Abroad.” Panelists include British High Commissioner to Canada Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, former Canadian diplomat Susan Gregson; Lillian Thomsen, Global Affairs Canada; and Michelle Manson Deputy High Commissioner at the Australian High Commission in Ottawa. This event will take place at the … Read more

The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians will hold a press conference concerning some First Nations being kept in the dark on issues of inherent rights and international treaties. Speakers will include AIAI Grand Chief Joel Abram and AIAI Deputy Grand Chief Gordon Peters, as well as other representatives from AIAI communities. This event will take … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Pam Damoff (Oakville North-Burlington, Ont.) will deliver remarks at the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit. Conservative MP Mike Lake (Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, Alta.) will also participate. This event will take place at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 200 Coventry Rd., Room 118. Details online.

Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) will deliver remarks at the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit, taking place April 2-3. Liberal Senator Jim Munson and Independent Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard will also participate. This event will take place at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 200 Coventry Rd., Room 118. Details … Read more

The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance will launch a detailed blueprint for a National Autism Spectrum Disorders Strategy; calling on the federal government to take a leadership role in supporting Autistic Canadians, as well as their families and caregivers. Liberal Senator Jim Munson will host the press conference. This event will take place in 135B Press Conference … Read more

Following a noon rally on Parliament Hill, Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns will hold a press conference calling for a public health focus to the debate around guns and a comprehensive public policy response to this crisis in our communities. This event will take place 135-B Press Conference Room. Call 416-996-0767. Details online.

Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson will deliver the keynote address at the symposium “Breaking New Trail? Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework – From Rhetoric to Results” hosted by Carleton University. Other participants include Sarah Kalhok Bourque, Acting Director, Arctic Science Policy Integration, Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada; Jutta Wark, Director, Nordic and Polar Relations, Global … Read more

The Conference Board of Canada hosts the Canadian Immigration Summit 2019 from May 8-9. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) has been invited to deliver remarks. Confirmed speakers include Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar; Marta Morgan, Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Australian High Commissioner to Canada Natasha Smith; German Ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser; … Read more