Event Location: Ottawa

Senators Art Eggleton, co-chair, Open Caucus, and Raymonde Saint-Germain, co-chair, Open Caucus, are hosting a panel discussion to ask experts: what are the implications of using restorative justice as an additional, alternative or complementary form of justice? Can restorative justice programs provide better justice for victims, offenders and society as a whole? Panelists Include: Jennifer Llewellyn, professor at the Schulich School of Law at … Read more

Petra Molnar, IHRP Research Associate, and Cynthia Khoo, Citizen Lab Research Fellow, will hold a press conference following the release of a report entitled “Bots at the Gate: A Human Rights Analysis of Automated Decision Making in Canada’s Immigration and Refugee System,” by the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law and … Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and Professor Gordon McBean, University of Western Ontario, will hold a press conference to highlight the pressing problem of climate change and the dangers it poses to Canadians. McBean explains how “research indicates that the past three years have been the warmest in recorded history. The inevitable increase … Read more

Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault (Montcalm, Que.) will hold a press conference to launch a petition calling on the Government of Canada to provide adequate support regarding the Toufik Benhamiche case. Thériault will be accompanied by Kahina Bensaadi, wife of Benhamiche, as well as Linda Pellerin, a colleague of Benhamiche. This event will be held in the … Read more

Library and Archives Canada hosts the Wallot-Sylvestre Seminar series, featuring a lecture by Jeff James, Chief Executive and Keeper at The National Archives (UK), on “Archives Matter.” This event will take place at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., 2nd floor. Details online.

The Economic Club of Canada hosts a luncheon presentation on “Growing the Life Sciences Industry: Improving Access, Affordability and Appropriate Use of Medicines – Can we have it all?” Speakers include Hans Erik Henriksen, CEO, Healthcare Denmark; Sheryl Groeneweg, Director General, Manufacturing and Life Sciences Branch, Innovation Sciences and Economic Development Canada; and Ilse Treurnicht, former CEO, MaRS … Read more

MATCH International Women’s Fund will release the findings of a nation-wide survey of millennials and their expectations of achieving gender equality in Canada and around the world. Participants include Jess Tomlin, CEO, The MATCH International Women’s Fund; and Gisèle Baraka Bashige, human rights defender and journalist at Mama Radio, Democratic Republic of Congo. This event will take place … Read more

The Standing Committee on Health will hold a press conference to release the report on its study of organ donation in Canada. This event will take place in the Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-995-4108.

As part of Carleton University’s Ambassador Speakers Series, Selcuk Unal, Ambassador of Turkey, will discuss “Security Challenges in Turkey’s Neighbourhood.” This event will take place at 608 + 617 Robertson Hall, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Details online.

On behalf of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), Liberal MP Chandra Arya (Nepean, Ont.) will make a crime prevention funding announcement. This event will take place at MediaSmarts, 205 Catherine St., Suite 100. Call 613-998-5681.