Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, and her predecessor Richard Fadden, among others. Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 a.m. ET, Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 200 Coventry Rd. Details via Eventbrite. Panel: […]
McKay to host panel on ‘Rethinking the One China Policy’ on April 30 in Ottawa
MONDAY, APRIL 28 Federal Election Day—Canadians from coast to coast to coast will head to the polls to vote in the election called by Prime Minister Mark Carney on March 23. TUESDAY, APRIL 29 Conference: ‘Greenland, NATO, and the Future of the North’—ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver the keynote speech at “Greenland, NATO, and […]
Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23
TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Mayor’s Breakfast—David Coletto, founder, chair, and CEO of Abacus Data, is the special guest at the Mayor’s Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, The Ottawa Business Journal, and the Ottawa Board of Trade. Tuesday, April 22, at 7 a.m. ET Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Details: business.ottawabot.ca. Rose LeMay’s […]
Canadian International Council co-hosts conference on ‘Liberal democracy in the rearview mirror?’ April 15 in Toronto
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Conference: ‘Liberal Democracy in the Rearview Mirror?’—Massey College, Section 1, and the Canadian International Council host a day-long conference on ‘Liberal Democracy in the Rearview Mirror?’ exploring the state of and prospects for liberal constitutionalism at home and in the world. Participants include former German ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser, Canadian political scientist Thomas Homer-Dixon, and […]
Superstore’s Mark McKinney plays Mark Carney on 22 Minutes
Also, Compass Rose’s Marci Surkes and Hill Times’ columnist Scott Taylor each get a Coronation medal, Senate staffer Alison Korn starts a new job, and former CRTC chair John Meisel has died.
Top officials in workshop on Indigenous Peoples’ prosperity across Indo-Pacific on April 8 at uOttawa
MONDAY, APRIL 7—SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Latin American Film Festival—The Group of Embassies of Latin American Countries in Canada hosts the 28th edition of the Latin American Film Festival featuring an extraordinary selection of film productions from 14 countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and […]
Christiane Fox to talk ‘collaborative strategies for interprovincial trade’ on April 3 in Toronto
MONDAY, MARCH 31 Conservative Leader Poilievre to Hold a Rally—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally. Monday, March 31, at 6 p.m. AT at the Fredericton Capital Exhibit Centre, 355 Smythe St., Fredericton, N.B. Details: conservative.ca/events. TUESDAY, APRIL 1 Economic Reconciliation Summit—Canada 2020 hosts “The Indigenous-led Economy: 2025 Economic Reconciliation Summit.” Industry innovators, […]
Pen to paper: recent letter of intent formalizes plan to create Indigenous Peoples Space
The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to be formally set out on paper.
Ex-staffers throw their names into the electoral ring
The list includes recent cabinet chief of staff Marianne Dandurand, who’s running for the Liberals in her one-time boss’ riding of Compton-Stanstead, Que.
Where are they now? Catching up with more ex-staffers
For one, Tyler Norman, a former senior policy adviser to then-deputy PM and finance minister Chrystia Freeland, is now chief of staff to B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey.
