Finance Minister Bill Morneau is in Toronto for the Public Policy Forum’s third annual Canada Growth Summit, where he takes part in an armchair discussion on shared economic growth with Alison Loat, managing director of FCLTGlobal and PPF fellow. (April 12, 2018)

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England and former governor of the Bank of Canada, gives the closing keynote address at the Public Policy Forum’s third annual Canada Growth Summit. Following his speech, Carney participates in an armchair discussion with PPF president Edward Greenspon. (April 12, 2018) (no interpretation)

Leaders from all sectors of society gather at the annual Public Policy Forum Testimonial Dinner in Toronto to pay tribute to distinguished Canadians Mark Carney, Beverley McLachlin, Richard Dicerni, Michael Donovan, Mary Walsh, Francine Pelletier and Caitlin Tolley. The honorees have all made outstanding contributions to public policy and good […]

The faculty of law at the University of Ottawa hosts a conference to mark the retirement of Beverley McLachlin and to examine the former Supreme Court chief justice’s contributions as a jurist and to the administration of justice. The retired chief justice takes part in a discussion with Catherine Clark. […]

Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the provincial budget for 2018-2019, which focuses on health care, education, social services and infrastructure. (April 10, 2018)

Advances in artificial intelligence technology have the potential to alter economic and military balances of power, as the United States and China compete for dominance in the field. The Ottawa branch of the Canadian International Council and thePANEL organize a panel discussion in Ottawa to examine the implications of recent […]

Atlantic Canadian and national leaders gather in Fredericton for the one-day Atlantic Summit organized by the Public Policy Forum (PPF). Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency president Francis McGuire takes part in an armchair discussion with Edward Greenspon, president and CEO of the PPF, on the opportunities available for Atlantic Canadians and […]

Key stakeholders from business, government, service organizations and academia gather in Fredericton for the Public Policy Forum’s Atlantic Summit. Edward Greenspon, president and CEO of the PPF, delivers opening remarks, while former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna outlines the goals of the day-long summit on Atlantic revitalization and immigrant retention. […]

Marta Morgan, federal deputy minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, gives a keynote address at the Public Policy Forum’s Atlantic Summit on Immigration and Revitalization. She then takes part in an armchair discussion on the importance of increasing immigration to Atlantic Canada with Edward Greenspon, president and CEO of the […]

Atlantic Canadian settlement agencies participate in a panel discussion at the Public Policy Forum’s Atlantic Summit, which is looking at the challenges of immigration and immigration retention. Justin Campbell (Newfoundland Association for Newcomers), Nancy Clement (PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada, Alex LeBlanc (New Brunswick Multicultural Council), Gerry Mills (Immigrant […]

Atlantic Canadian business leaders participate in a panel discussion at the Public Policy Forum’s Atlantic Summit. The one-day summit in Fredericton is looking at the challenges of immigration and immigration retention. Chris MacDonald (J.D. Irving, Limited), Chris MacIntosh (IBM) and Mark Osborne (Day & Ross Transportation Group) discuss labour priorities […]

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Karen Casey tables the government’s third balanced budget, with an estimated surplus of $29.4 million for the fiscal year. (March 20, 2018)

Equal Voice celebrates International Women’s Day by honouring Ontario MPP Lisa MacLeod with the 2018 National EVE Award and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with the 2018 Catalyst for Change Award. (March 8, 2018)

Lieutenant Governor Frank F. Fagan delivers the Speech from the Throne to officially open the third session of the Forty-Eighth General Assembly of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. (March 13, 2018)

In his third budget as finance minister, Cameron Friesen unveiled a $17.4-billion spending plan for the 2018-19 fiscal year that calls for a series of cuts to personal and business taxes.

Laura Dawson, director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center, moderates a discussion on the challenges of getting goods to market with Jennifer Fox (NASCO), Bruce Burrows (Chamber of Marine Commerce) and David Miller (CN Rail). This discussion takes place in Ottawa as part of the Canadian Global Affairs […]

Regional leaders present their perspectives at the National Summit on Gun and Gang Violence in Ottawa, which is hosted by federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. John Tory, the mayor of Toronto, Mario Harel, president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, and Assistant Commissioner Jim Gresham, head of […]

Experts, front-line groups and politicians from all levels of government are in Ottawa for the one-day National Summit on Gun and Gang Violence, which is hosted by federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Lisa Janes, director general of border operations for the Canada Border Services Agency, RMCP Inspector Denis Savard […]

The Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa organizes a discussion featuring an all-female panel of ambassadors and high commissioners on the eve of International Women’s Day. The discussion is entitled “Disorder, Disruptions, Directions: A New Era in Global Diplomacy?” Moderated by Madelaine Drohan, Canadian correspondent for […]

The Canadian Global Affairs Institute holds a day-long conference in Ottawa looking at Canada’s state of trade. CGAI vice-president Colin Robertson moderates a discussion about trade restrictions at home and abroad with former finance minister John Manley, former Ontario premier Bob Rae, former trade minister Ed Fast, and Peterson Institute […]

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale hosts a one-day national summit in Ottawa to tackle gun and gang violence. Martin Bouchard, a criminology professor at the Simon Fraser University, and Rob O’Reilly, the director of firearms regulatory services at the RCMP, discuss how gangs operate and use technology, social networking and […]

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale hosts the National Summit on Gun and Gang Violence. The one-day summit in Ottawa brings together a variety of experts and stakeholders, including representatives from law enforcement agencies, all levels of government, community organizations, and academia. During the first presentation, the University of Calgary’s Catherine […]

In this event organized by the Canadian Club Toronto, panellists Colin Bohm (Corus Entertainment), Lisa Kimmel (Edelman Canada), Janice Rubin (Rubin Thomlinson LLP), and moderator Kenneth Fredeen (Deloitte LLP Toronto) discuss the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace and how to find a collective path forward in the wake […]

The Canadian Global Affairs Institute holds a day-long conference in Ottawa looking at Canada’s state of trade at home and beyond. CGAI fellow Sarah Goldfeder moderates a discussion about the “America First” trade agenda with Patrick Leblond (Ottawa University), Meredith Lilly (Carleton University) and Andrea Durkin (Center for Strategic and […]

The Ottawa-based think tank Canada 2020 holds a discussion the morning after the government’s unveiling of its latest federal budget. Liberal MP Mona Fortier delivers opening remarks and Mike Moffatt, director of public policy and research at Canada 2020, moderates the discussion about the Trudeau government’s third budget with Robert […]

The Manning Centre holds its 2018 Networking Conference in Ottawa. Kris Barnier (Genworth Canada), Karen Vecchio (Conservative MP), Bonnie Crombie (Mississauga mayor), Josef Filipowicz (Fraser Institute), David Foster (Canadian Home Builders’ Association), and Robert Hogue (RBC Economics Research) discuss homeownership affordability in Canada. (February 9, 2018)

Conservative commentator David Frum joins journalist Alison Smith in front of a packed audience at the Toronto Reference Library to speak about his new book, “Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic.” In the book, Frum argues that the current administration has undermined America’s most important institutions. The Canadian-born commentator […]

The Manning Centre holds its tenth edition of the Manning Network Conference, one of the largest annual gatherings of Canadian conservatives. Stella Ambler, principal with the Earnscliffe Strategy Group, Conservative MPs Rachael Harder and Lisa Raitt, and Denise Siele, partner with Hill Solutions Public Affairs, discuss how feminism can exist […]

Canada’s Building Trades Unions’ Bob Blakely, Frog Lake Energy Resources Corporation’s Joe Dion and B.C. Liberal MLA Ellis Ross discuss the role resource industries can play in reconciliation with Indigenous people. This is the third panel discussion of the tenth annual Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa. (February 9, 2018)