Meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Foreign Ministers will be held at NATO Headquarters on April 1st and 2nd, 2014. All information about these meetings will be made available via the NATO website.
Executive director Garry Neil and Trade campaigner Stuart Trew from the Council of Canadians will be in Belgiun to participate in a week-long transatlantic civil society dialogue, including European and U.S. trade justice, labour, environmental, consumer and other organizations. Following the events in Brussels, Trew will travel to Berlin for meetings in the Bundestag on CETA, the … Read more
Following a meeting with José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) will deliver important remarks on regarding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement that is currently under negotiation between Canada and the European Union. The event will be held at the European Commission Headquarters, Berlaymont Building, Rue … Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) will travel to Brussels to meet with the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, with the goal of concluding the CETA negotiations.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) will be in Luxembourg for an event co-hosted by Luxembourg’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and immigration, Jean Asselborn, and the International Peace Institute. Baird and high-level representatives from several countries will be discussing next steps in addressing the Syrian civil war. In Brussels, … Read more
The Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will attend the 25th session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO. More information is available online.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) will lead the Canadian delegation at the annual NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels. This meeting will set the stage for next year’s NATO Leaders’ Summit in Chicago and will focus on a number of security issues. Call 613-995-1874.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) will be available for an on-camera media opportunity from the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers. The Minister will also hold a teleconference to discuss Canadian Forces operations in Libya. The on-camera opportunity will take place in the Lange Room of NATO Headquarters. Call 1-866-250-4877.
The World Copyright Summit is an international, cross-industry event aimed at addressing the future of the creative community and the entertainment business in the digital economy. The summit will take place in the Square Brussels Meeting Centre. More information is available online.
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, AB) to represent Canada at a conference on Haiti titled “Haiti, One Year After the Earthquake: Perspectives on the International Humanitarian Response and the Role of Governance in Rebuilding Haiti." Call 613-995-1851.
