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2026 – 2027 Season
September 22, 2026 - Minister McGuinty opens the Canadian Club of Ottawa’s 2026–2027 Season
The Canadian Club of Ottawa launched its 2026–2027 season on September 22 with a keynote address by the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence.
A full room gathered at the Fairmont Château Laurier for a thoughtful and substantive address on Canada’s defence priorities, the country’s industrial capacity, and the important role Canadian companies and innovators can play in strengthening Canada’s defence capabilities.
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2025–2026 Season
JAN 26 2026: Space: The Defence Imperative for Canada
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September 24, 2025: Homegrown Strength - Growing Canada's Defence Capabilities
The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Chris Pogue, Rakesh Patel, Nicolas Todd, Philippe Lagassé
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September 18, 2025: Look West - With BC Premier David Eby
The Honourable David Eby, David Herle
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2024–2025 Season
June 11, 2025: SPECIAL EVENT: Luncheon with the new U.S. Ambassador
His Excellency Peter Hoekstra, Mercedes Stephenson
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May 28: The Arctic - Four Leaders, Four Perspectives
The Hon. Ranj Pillai, Natan Obed, Lieutenant-General J.S. (Steve) Boivin, Sean Boyd, Anne-Raphaëlle Audoui
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May 14: Canada at a Crossroads: AI Sovereignty in a Shifting Global Order
Erin Kelly, Craig McLellan, Niraj Bhargava, Sean Silcoff
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March 7: International Women's Day - Leading in a Volatile World
Lieutenant-General Lise Bourgon, Kyla Ronellenfitsch, Catherine Clark, Jennifer Stewart, Lisa Weagle, Devinder Gill, Robin Richardson
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February 26: Wake Up Call: Canada/U.S. Relations in the Wake of Tariff Threats
Candace Laing, Jeannine Ritchot, Catherine Cobden, Mikaela McQuade
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January 30: Innovation in Infrastructure: Building More, More Sustainably
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Dr. Wendy Cukier, Sherry Larjani, Stephen Willis, Frederic Bettez, Jennifer Cross
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November 6: Salute to Service and Security: Honouring our Veterans
Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, Commander of the Canadian Army, The Hon. Randeep Sarai, Mercedes Stephenson
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October 1: Toronto To Quebec City Rapid Rail Network: Building Infrastructure for Tomorrow
Martin Imbleau, President & CEO, VIA HFR, Rob Russo, Canada correspondent, The Economist | Veteran political journalist & analyst
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September 26: Canadian Wildfires and the Urgent Need for Resilient Communities
The Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Celyeste Power, President & CEO, IBC
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2023–2024 Season
April 29: Northern Strength is Canada's Advantage
Premier of Nunavut P.J. Akeeagok, MP for Labrador Yvonne Jones, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Sean Boyd, Hannah Thibedeau
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March 21: Plastics — 21st Century Miracle of Engineering Supporting Our Healthy Lifestyle
Veso Sobot, Dr. Calvin Lakhan, Tania Ferlin, Dan Duguay, Tribu Persaud
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March 8: International Women's Day 2024
Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon - Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Josefina Martínez Gramuglia - Ambassador of the Argentina to Canada
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Feb 8: AI Governance: A Board's Compass
Carole Piovesan, Ed Clark, Martin Kon, Heather Bakken, Marc-Etienne Ouimette, Niraj Bhargava
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Jan 29: Innovation, Sustainability, and the Future of Work
The Hon. Randy Boissonnault, Dr. Wendy Cukier, Darian Kovacs, Dr. Patrick Rouble, Kelly Hoey, Valerie Walker, Kerry Smith
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Dec 6: Climate-Smart Agriculture: Canadian Leadership in Agri-Business
Vidya ShankarNarayan, Kurt Buehler, Sonya Shorey, Corey Ellis
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Nov 9: Positioning Canada for global success
Marc Parent, President and CEO, CAE and Louise Blais
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Oct 31: Partners in a chaning economy and world
His Excellency David L. Cohen and Denise Siele
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Sept 27: Finding a common path forward on climate policy in the age of misinformation
with The Hon. Steven Guilbeault and Shawn McCarthy
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