Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) and the President and CEO of the Port of Halifax, Captain Allan Gray, will provide an announcement on the return of cruise ships in Canada and will announce trade funding for the Port of Halifax. This event will take place at The Pier: Innovation Lab (Port of Halifax), 1209 Marginal Rd. Call 613-993-0055.
National Defence Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) will attend the 13th annual Halifax International Security Forum from Nov. 19-21. She will be joined by Deputy Minister of National Defence Jody Thomas, and Acting Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre. Anand will separately take part in a ceremony with the President of Kosovo, Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, and engage in bilateral meetings. Call 613-996-3100.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will visit Halifax to meet with community leaders and women’s, LGBTQ2, Indigenous and youth organizations. At 8:45 a.m. (local time), she will participate in a Black Women’s roundtable discussion with Hope Blooms. She will be joined by Liberal MPs Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) and Lena Metlege … Read more
The Canadian International Council hosts an in-person event, the first in its new “Canada Speaks” series: “Exploring What Canadians Told Us Mattered To Them About The Arctic During Our Foreign Policy By Canadians Deliberative Democracy Exercise.” Speakers include former Liberal foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy, currently chair of the World Refugee and Migration Council; former Iqaluit mayor Madeleine Redfern, now co-chair of the Gordon Munk … Read more
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will make an announcement. Call 613-627-2384.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) will take part in a public transit infrastructure event. This event will take place at the Ragged Lake Transit Centre,110 Grassy Lake Dr. Call 873-355-9576.
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) will make an important announcement regarding support to the Romeo Dallaire Institute through the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. This event will be held at Dalhousie University, Steele Ocean Science Building, 1355 Oxford St. Call 613-992-7468.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Labi Kousoulis, Nova Scotia Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth, and Cathie O’Toole, General Manager of Halifax Water, will make an infrastructure funding announcement for the Cogswell Redevelopment Area. This event will be held at … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), and Derek Mombourquette, MLA for Sydney—Whitney Pier, will make an announcement regarding COVID-19 response infrastructure for Nova Scotia. This event will be held at Burton Ettinger Elementary, 52 Alex St. Call 613-941-0660.
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will make a tidal energy announcement at the Marine Renewables Canada 2020 Fall Forum. This event will take place at the Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis St. Call 613-447-3488.
