Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk (PSSAR), professors, and the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill to call on the Government of Canada to immediately implement policy changes and prioritize the processing of Palestinian student visas. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact ahmad@gestaltcomms.com.
Leading human rights lawyer Barbara Bedont, joined by Palestinian-Canadian citizen Samir Freij , will expose ongoing serious abuses by the Palestinian Authority and raise urgent questions about Canada’s position on recognizing Palestine and shaping its future role in the Middle East. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact kari@vierimaaconsulting.com.
United States Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will deliver a keynote speech at an event hosted by the Canada International Council. The moderator is Former Ambassador Louise Blais. The event takes place at the KPMG Conference Facility, 150 Elgin St., Suite 1800. Register online.
Community leaders and advocates will hold a press conference to call on Parliament to recognize Israel’s campaign in Gaza as genocide. Justice For All Canada was a key stakeholder in ensuring the recognition of genocide in the House of Commons in relation to the Uyghur genocide and the Rohingya genocide. The press conference will feature remarks from Taha Ghayyur … Read more
The Montreal Institute for Global Security (MIGS) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada (KAS Canada) will host a press conference to launch the new joint research report, Wired for War: How Authoritarian States are Weaponizing AI Against the West. The press conference will focus on the developing threats in information warfare carried out by authoritarian states against democratic countries like Canada and … Read more
The University of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion on “Strengthening the Representation of Women in Diplomacy: Challenges and Policy Solutions,” presenting the work of the LSE IDEAS (London School of Economics) Women in Diplomacy project. Participants include former Canadian ambassador Dr. Lilly Nicholls, uOttawa professor Rebecca Tiessen, London School of Economics professor Karen E. Smith, and Marta Kozielska, co-founder … Read more
The University of Ottawa hosts a talk: “Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence.” Panellists will ask why states desire to possess the North and South poles, how this competition involves how states see themselves, how they desire others to see them, and how others respond to these … Read more
NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) will introduce a private member’s bill to close loopholes in Canada’s arms export laws to prevent Canadian-made weapons and components from fuelling human rights abuses abroad. She says the bill is intended to end Canada’s complicity in genocide by addressing the loophole that allows exports to the United … Read more
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute presents “Charting Canada’s Digital Ambition,” a one-day conference to explore the barriers and the way forward for Canada to meet the digital moment. The goal is to identify actionable policy recommendations for Canada to harness the power of new and advanced technologies to realize its defence, security, and economic ambitions. … Read more
The 23rd Meeting of the Speakers of the Lower Houses of the G7 will take place in Ottawa September 4 – 6. House of Commons Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.) will host this year’s gathering of Presiding Officers of parliaments of the G7, as well as the President of the European Parliament and the Chairman of the … Read more
