Canada 2020 and the Ryerson Leadership Lab will host Sarada Peri, former senior speechwriter to President Barack Obama, who will share her reflections on how to meet populist forces head-on, and how words can still unite in an era of division. This event will take place at the Canada 2020 Studio, 35 O’Connor Street, Suite 302. Details online.
The second youth-led #FridaysForFuture Climate strike will take place, focussed on “climate change and our health.” Medical professionals and concerned citizens will be present in support of the youth-driven climate strike. This will be the second Fridays For Future Strike conducted in Ottawa by youth in solidarity with Greta Thunberg in Sweden who has been striking from school on Fridays for 20 weeks in … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will deliver opening remarks at Canada – Modern Treaty and Self-Governing First Nations Forum. Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.), Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.), and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will also attend. This event will be held at the John G. Diefenbaker … Read more
The University of Ottawa hosts a presentation on “What to do with Canadian Foreign Terrorist Fighters?” Approximately 200 Canadians have elected to leave to fight with terrorist groups abroad such as Al Qaeda, Islamic State, Al Shabaab and others. Some are believed to be dead. Others have apparently returned home, status unknown. What should Canada do about the survivors? What obligations do … Read more
Policy Options magazine and the Max Bell School of Public Policy hosts a conversation on “Improving Canada’s Tax System.” Policy Options‘ editor Jennifer Ditchburn will moderate the discussion featuring Bruce Ball, vice-president, Taxation, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada; Allison Christians, H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University; and Lindsay Tedds, Scientific Director, Fiscal and … Read more
Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, will announce the taxpayers’ federal nice and naughty list, a short list of people and institutions who have saved or cost taxpayers money this year. This event will take place on the southwest corner of Wellington and Metcalfe streets. Call 613-295-8409.
The Hotel Association of Canada will hold a press conference welcoming the Finance committee’s December 2018 Pre-Budget Consultations Report and calling for the federal government to include these recommendations in Budget 2019. Participants will be Alana Baker, Director of Government Relations for the Hotel Association of Canada; and Xavier Gret, Président Directeur général de l’Association hôtellerie Québec. This event will … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette will receive the letters of credence of three new heads of mission: Federico Eduardo Hoyos Salazar (Colombia), Kerim Uras (Turkey) and Sovann Ke (Cambodia). This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 613-990-9324.
The Ethio-Canadian Peacebuilding Network presents “Democratic Transition and Peacebuilding in Ethiopia,” featuring two speakers. Neamin Zeleke, a member of the Executive Council of Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice Freedom and Democracy, will present “From Authoritarian Rule to Democracy in Ethiopia,” and Digafie Debalke, conflict resolution practitioner, will discuss “Building Peace through Traditional and Contemporary Peacebuilding Mechanisms.” … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will attend a roundtable event on gender equality and women’s economic participation in honour of Kate McInturff. Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) and Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister … Read more
