Two days after teaming up with his cabinet colleagues to outline his government’s plan to roll out dollar-for-dollar countertariffs on a wide variety of American products, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to join his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, for what his office is billing as the “Inaugural Finance Ministers’ Economic and Financial Dialogue,” which is slated to get underway in Toronto this morning and “will focus on economic development, financial sector cooperation, and shared international priorities,” as per the notice(8:30 a.m.), and will be followed by a joint media availability. (10:30 a.m.)

Later this morning, the pair will share their respective thoughts on “advancing Canada and India’s shared economic interests” during an on-stage “conversation” hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto. (11:30 a.m.)

Elsewhere in Ontario, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions) Wayne Long joins former Conservative turned Liberal MP Marilyn Gladu at a Sarnia dairy farm to “highlight new measures to protect and support Canadian workers and businesses during these challenging times.” (1 p.m.)

Also on the radar: Justice Minister Sean Fraser drops by the NordSpace Atlantic Spaceport Complex in St. Lawrence, Nfld., to announce —  alongside provincial jobs minister Lin Paddock — a “significant investment that will benefit the space and defence sectors” throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. (10 a.m. NT)

Moving west, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly joins Vancouver-area Liberal MP Wade Grant to reveal the results of the first round of applications under the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program, which was previously known as the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program, and will “provide up to $1 billion over 12 years to support Canadian post-secondary institutions in recruiting exceptional international researchers and expatriate Canadian researchers leading transformational research projects.” (9:30 a.m. PT)

Back in the precinct, Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner will hold what the advisory describes as a “press conference on immigration,” although her latest social media posts suggest that she will likely also reiterate her party’s call for the prime minister to recall Parliament in the wake of the latest escalations in the cross-border trade war, as well as “release the deal” that the government chose to leave on the table when it suspended negotiations last week. (11 a.m.)

Rounding out the roster, Green Party leader Elizabeth May starts her day with a mid-morning media availability at the North Vancouver shipyards alongside North Vancouver — Capilano byelection hopeful Shelley Luce and Cedar George-Parker, a “Tsleil-Waututh Nation member (and) environmental advocate,” to “address concerns regarding the federal government’s approval of dredging at Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet” (10 a.m. PT) before heading out on the hustings with Luce and “campaign volunteers.” (11 a.m. PT)

Later this afternoon, she’ll celebrate the 20th anniversary of her election as party leader alongside Luce and a full contingent of Green supporters, including “founding members” Adrienne Carr and John Kidder — who, as the advisory notes, is now also May’s husband — as well as Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry and the party’s current deputy leader, Rainbow Eyes, among others. (2 p.m. PT)

As for the prime minister himself, he’s staying off the radar today, according to his office.

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