National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) will make a significant announcement about the care of Canada's ill and injured at CFB Halifax. The event will be held in the Ballroom, Juno Tower (enter through the main gate off Gottingen Street at Stadacona) CFB Halifax. Call 902-427-3766.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, ON) will address the Maritimes Energy Association to discuss Economic Action Plan 2012: Canada's Plan for jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity. The event will be held at the Westin Hotel, Commonwealth Ballroom, 1181 Hollis Street. Call 613-996-2007.
Members of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans will hold public hearings as part of the committee’s ongoing study on East Coast grey seal management. The study is examining such aspects as the current state of the grey seal population and harvest, the potential impacts the growing grey seal population has on fish … Read more
Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON) will address members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce on the importance of cutting red tape to stimulate growth and create jobs. The event will be held at the Delta Halifax Hotel, Bluenose Ballroom, 1990 Barrington Street. Call 613-957-2666.
Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON) will address local business and community leaders on the impact that changing demographics will have on the Canadian labour market. Finley will feature apprenticeships as an important solution to growing skills shortages. The event will take place at Irving Shipbuilding Inc., Halifax Shipyard, 3099 Barrington Street Call 819-994-2482.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) will discuss innovation at a gathering of the Greater Halifax Partnership. The event will take place at Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, 1919 Upper Water Street. Call 613-960-7728.
Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield will connect with students in classrooms across Canada through virtual question and answer sessions. The event will be held at Highland Park Junior High, 3479 Robie Street. Call 902-493-5124.
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Conservative MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, NS) will announce government support to various organizations that will assist local youth in Halifax. The event takes place at the Centre For Entrepreneurship, Education and Development, Halifax Shopping Centre, 7001 Mumford Road, Tower 1, Suite 103. Call 819-994-2482.
The Public Policy Forum presents the 25th Anniversary Lecture Series. Public health reporter for the Globe and Mail André Picard will present "Medicare: can it survive 25 more years?" The event will take place at Dalhousie University. More information is available online.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) will participate in a photo opportunity and media availability with Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Bill Estabrooks and Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality Peter Kelly. The event will take place at Washmill Lake Drive, Bayer's Lake Business Park near Empire Theatres exit. Call 613-991-0700.
