The second leadership debate for the 2026 federal NDP Leadership Race will take place in British Columbia’s lower mainland, moderated by journalist Hannah Thibedeau of Global Public Affairs. Details are available online. Contact media@ndp.ca
Italy’s Ambassador to Canada, Alessandro Cattaneo, will visit British Columbia February 11-12. In Victoria, Cattaneo will meet with Premier David Eby and attend the throne speech for the opening of the legislature. In Vancouver, he will meet with Italian researchers at the TRIUMF research institute and deliver remarks at the Canada-Italy Green Building Forum. Contact ambasciata.ottawa@esteri.it
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Darren Fisher (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.) will participate in a number of events, meetings and activities during the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025, which runs from Feb. 8-16. A full itinerary is available online. Contact wyatt.westover@veterans.gc.ca.
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will visit British Columbia from August 7-9 to discuss investments in Canada’s aerospace sector, housing for Canadian Armed Forces members, and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. Today, he will visit Boeing Vancouver in Richmond and announce investments in the British Columbia aerospace industry. Blair will also visit Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt to make … Read more
In Laxgalts’ap, B.C., NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will attend the Wilps Ni’isjoohl Memorial Totem Pole Rematriation with NDP MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena–Bulkley Valley, B.C.). The ceremony is to celebrate the return of the Wilps Ni’isjoohl Memorial Totem Pole after it was stolen and sold to a Scottish museum in 1929. They will also attend the … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism (Multiculturalism) Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.), on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), will visit several cities in British Columbia on Saturday to meet with representatives of the region’s Indigenous and multicultural communities. At 10:00 a.m. (local time), he will visit the Semiahmoo First … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will visit in British Columbia Tuesday and Wednesday to advance and announce support for climate action in B.C. On Tuesday, McKenna will meet with mechanical engineering students from the University of Victoria to discuss clean energy and technology. Following her discussion with students, she will meet with Environment and Climate Change … Read more
During his visit to greater Vancouver region, International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) deliver a keynote address at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Grand Ballroom, 1088 Burrard St. At 10:00 a.m. (local time), he will attend a etworking event at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, 9100 Stevenson Highway. … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) hosts semi-annual town hall events throughout her riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, specifically on Galiano Island, Saanich, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Sidney and North Saanich, Mayne Island, and Pender Island. A detailed list is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Mark Strahl (Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, B.C.) will make an announcement regarding a hydroelectric development project. The event will be held at Canoe Creek Hydro Powerhouse (Off Hwy 4 approximately 55 km east of Tofino) Site of the Tla-o-qui-aht first run-of-river project (BC). Call 819-997-0002.
