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Blockades Continue as Emergency Committee Meets – February 17, 2020

Peter Van Dusen and Andrew Thomson review today’s emergency meeting in Ottawa on the rail blockades that continue in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, her British Columbia counterpart Adrian Dix, and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart hold a news conference in Vancouver on the response to coronavirus, following their roundtable with members of the Chinese-Canadian community.

Dwight Ball announces his intention to step down as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Marshall McLuhan

This series of biographies portrays great Canadians perceived by Canada’s most renowned writers. Extraordinary Canadians reveals the relationship between the writer and the Canadian they draw inspiration from.

Suzanne Côté

Born in the small village of Cloridorme in the Gaspé region of Quebec, Suzanne Côté never dreamed of becoming a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She was the first female lawyer to work in her region. She quickly ascended to renowned law firms in Montreal as a defence lawyer when she got the call in 2014 to sit on the highest court in the land.

Norman Bethune

Surgeon, inventor and political activist Norman Bethune headed the Canadian Medical Unit during the Spanish Civil War, developing the world’s first mobile medical unit. He later went to China to help the Red Army fight the Japanese, where he died of blood poisoning in 1939. Born in Hong Kong the same year Norman Bethune died, Adrienne Clarkson’s family fell victim to the Japanese invasion and lost their property. Clarkson and her parents came to Canada in 1942. She was appointed Governor General of Canada in 1999.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Arguably Canada’s most popular Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau was elected in 1968 and became the nation’s fifteenth Prime Minister. “Trudeaumania” swept the country soon after but his most notable achievement was paving the way for a bilingual Canada. Author Nino Ricci’s family was part of a wave of Italian immigrants who felt welcomed to Canada as part of Trudeau’s expansive vision of the country.

Suzanne Côté

Born in the small village of Cloridorme in the Gaspé region of Quebec, Suzanne Côté never dreamed of becoming a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She was the first female lawyer to work in her region. She quickly ascended to renowned law firms in Montreal as a defence lawyer when she got the call in 2014 to sit on the highest court in the land.

Blockades Continue as Emergency Committee Meets – February 17, 2020

Peter Van Dusen and Andrew Thomson review today’s emergency meeting in Ottawa on the rail blockades that continue in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, her British Columbia counterpart Adrian Dix, and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart hold a news conference in Vancouver on the response to coronavirus, following their roundtable with members of the Chinese-Canadian community.

Dwight Ball announces his intention to step down as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Tommy Douglas

This series of biographies portrays great Canadians perceived by Canada’s most renowned writers. Extraordinary Canadians reveals the relationship between the writer and the Canadian they draw inspiration from.

Panel Discussion on the Broadcasting and Telecom Report

At the Université de Montréal, Alain Saulnier (acting director of the university’s master’s in journalism program) moderates a discussion on the findings of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel, which released its final report with 97 recommendations on January 29.

Participating in this discussion are review panel members Monique Simard and Pierre Trudel, as well as the following representatives from the cultural and media sectors: Hélène Messier (president and CEO, AQPM), Brian Myles (director, Le Devoir), Stéphanie Hénault (executive director, SARTEC) and Jérôme Payette (executive director, APEM). (February 3, 2020)

Panel on Justin Trudeau and the Politics of Federalism

McGill University and the Institute for Research on Public Policy host a panel discussion with Chantal Hébert of the Toronto Star, Daniel Béland from the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Christopher Ragan of the Max Bell School of Public Policy on the implication of the 2019 federal election results. (January 27, 2020)

AFN 2019 Special Chiefs Assembly: Day and Residential Schools Session

On the second day of the Assembly of First Nations’ special chiefs assembly in Ottawa, First Nations leaders discuss Indian day schools and residential schools. They also debate and vote on resolutions. (December 4, 2019)

Panel Discussion on the Broadcasting and Telecom Report

At the Université de Montréal, Alain Saulnier (acting director of the university’s master’s in journalism program) moderates a discussion on the findings of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel, which released its final report with 97 recommendations on January 29.

Participating in this discussion are review panel members Monique Simard and Pierre Trudel, as well as the following representatives from the cultural and media sectors: Hélène Messier (president and CEO, AQPM), Brian Myles (director, Le Devoir), Stéphanie Hénault (executive director, SARTEC) and Jérôme Payette (executive director, APEM). (February 3, 2020)

Panel on Justin Trudeau and the Politics of Federalism

McGill University and the Institute for Research on Public Policy host a panel discussion with Chantal Hébert of the Toronto Star, Daniel Béland from the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Christopher Ragan of the Max Bell School of Public Policy on the implication of the 2019 federal election results. (January 27, 2020)

U.S.-Iran Tensions: Looking Beyond the Potential For War

Anna Agathangelou (associate professor, York University), Jeremy Wildeman (visiting fellow, University of Bath) and author Farhad Rezaei discuss the factors and events that have contributed to the current state of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. University of Ottawa lecturer Ruby Dagher moderates the discussion, which is presented by the university’s Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and the Fragile States Research Network. (January 23, 2020)

Tuesday

Proceedings from the House of Commons: Tune in for continuous LIVE access to Parliament’s lower house as MPs discuss and debate legislation and issues of national importance.

February 18, 2020

Witness all the action in the House of Commons when Canada’s elected officials meet daily to debate the issues. The government and Opposition exchange questions and answers on how the country is being run and what issues are pressing the political agenda.

Tuesday

Proceedings from the House of Commons: Tune in for continuous LIVE access to Parliament’s Lower House as MPs discuss and debate legislation and issues of national importance.

February 18, 2020

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics. (Public affairs)

February 18, 2020

CPAC’s flagship show is the daily source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill including all of the day’s political highlights in extended, primetime replay.

February 18, 2020

A look at the impacts of decisions made in Ottawa on the lives of Canadians through in-depth analysis, context, and points of view.

February 18, 2020

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics. (Public affairs)

February 18, 2020

A look at the impacts of decisions made in Ottawa on the lives of Canadians through in-depth analysis, context, and points of view.

February 18, 2020

CPAC’s flagship show is the daily source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill including all of the day’s political highlights in extended, primetime replay.

February 18, 2020

Witness all the action in the House of Commons when Canada’s elected officials meet daily to debate the issues. The government and Opposition exchange questions and answers on how the country is being run and what issues are pressing the political agenda.

A Melting Arctic: Impact on Military Operations

The Centre for International Policy Studies and the Observatory on Politics and Security in the Arctic hold a conference at the University of Ottawa to examine the implications of sea ice loss on governing the Arctic. In this panel, Lieutenant Commander Sylvain Bernier (Royal Canadian Navy) and Major Conrad Schubert (Joint Task Force North) explain how climate change and sea ice loss has impacted military operations in the Arctic. (January 30, 2020)

A Melting Arctic: Impact on Arctic Reporting, Shipping and Governance

The Centre for International Policy Studies and the Observatory on Politics and Security in the Arctic hold a conference at the University of Ottawa to examine the implications of sea ice loss on governing the Arctic. In this session, panelists Eilis Quinn (Eye on the Arctic), Alison Cook (University of Ottawa) and Mathieu Landriault (Trent University) discuss how reporting, shipping, and governance in the Arctic are affected by sea ice loss and climate change. (January 30, 2020)

Steven Guilbeault and David Lametti Speak at AFN 2019 Special Chiefs Assembly

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault and Justice Minister David Lametti deliver remarks on the second day of the Assembly of First Nations’ special chiefs assembly in Ottawa.The Liberal cabinet ministers also take questions from chiefs following their addresses. (December 4, 2019)

February 18, 2020

Tune in for uninterrupted coverage of proceedings in Parliament’s upper chamber as senators debate legislation and consider issues of national importance.