Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations) Andrew Leslie (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) will host a public town hall meeting on NAFTA modernization. This event will take place at Calgary Centre, University of Alberta, 333 5 Avenue SW. Call 343-203-7700.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) will launch the Smart Cities Challenge. The event will be held at the North Alberta Institute of Technology, BP Water and Wastewater Lab, 816 55 Avenue N.E. Call 613-219-0149.
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) will announce health research funding. This event will take place in the Atrium, Teaching, Research and Wellness Building, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW. Call 613-957-0200.
Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) will make a clean energy announcement. A media availability will follow the announcement. The event will be held at 109, 505-34 Avenue S.E. Call 343-292-6100.
The C. D. Howe Institute hosts a roundtable luncheon on “Low-Carbon Economy: Clean Energy Future for Canada” featuring Christyne Tremblay, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada and Cécile Siewe, Director General of Innovation and Technology, Natural Resources of Canada. This event will take place at McCarthy Tétrault Offices, 421 7 Ave SW #4000. Details online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, NL) will deliver opening remarks at the International Aboriginal Tourism Conference. The event will be held at the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. Call 343-291-2700.
Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) will deliver remarks at the Neil Squire Telus LipSync Buildathon about the role of makers of assistive technology in creating opportunities for people with disabilities. This event will take place at TELUS, 2912 Memorial Dr. SE, Main Floor. Call 819-934-1122.
The 49th annual Calgary Leadership Prayer Breakfast features former Parliamentarian Preston Manning, founder and president of the Manning Centre, as guest speaker. This event will take place in the Ballroom, Westin Calgary, 320 – 4th Avenue S.W. Details online.
Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) will make a funding announcement to help Canadian athletes. He will be joined by athletes and members of the sport community. This event will take place at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary, WinSport Markin MacPhail Centre, 88 Canada Olympic Road SW. Call 819-639-3645.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) will make an announcement about creating jobs and accelerating growth through the $950-million Innovation Superclusters Initiative. This event will take place at The Enerplus Centre for Innovation, Aldred Centre, Room CA123, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), 1301-16 Avenue NW. Call 343-291-2500.
