Event Location: Across Canada

Thousands of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, professors and community members at 41 universities across Canada will join a nationwide protest to demand increased federal investments in scholarships, fellowships, and research grants so that they can have a livable wage. They are protesting because most federally funded graduate students and postdoctoral scholars have not seen a … Read more

President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender will visit Canada from April 23-26, 2023. They will visit Ottawa, Ont., Vancouver, B.C., and Yellowknife and Tuktoyaktuk, NWT. Steinmeier will be joined by ministers, German members of Parliament, and business leaders. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.

In honour of Earth Day, in Edmonton, Alta., Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will tour a deep energy retrofit with industry experts, and address virtually the Green Party of Nova Scotia Annual General Meeting. In Kitchener, Ont., Green MP Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, Ont.) will participate in park clean-up events. And Deputy Leader Jonathan Pedneault will be in Ukraine celebrating Earth Day virtually. Details online.

Korean War Veterans Day ceremonies will take place in various regions across Canada, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. In Burnaby B.C., Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, Honorary Grand Patron of the Korea Veterans of Canada, Conservative MP Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.), Burnaby MLAs Raj Chouhan, Anne Kang, George Chow, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, Langley Mayor Val van den Broek, Acting Coquitlam Mayor Steve Kim, Burnaby RCMP … Read more

Senators and members of Parliament will adjourn for one week (May 23-27), returning to Ottawa on May 30. Visit the sitting calendars for the House and Senate.

All Parliamentarians are on a two-week break from March 7-18. View the sitting calendars for the House and Senate.

Senators and members of Parliament will be in their constituencies for two weeks, from April 11-22. View the sitting calendars for the House and Senate.

Today is Thanksgiving across Canada. Most offices, shops and schools are closed.

As part of a national “Climate Code Red” week of action (supported by the Council of Canadians, among other groups), local communities from coast to coast are calling on the federal government to implement just transition legislation within the first 100 days of Parliament. Events and actions will take place across the country, including webinars, climate cafes, petition drives, and canvassing to demand meaningful just transition legislation. Details online. Call 613-404-2004.

A federal general election will take place today. Visit Elections Canada for details.