Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) is in Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Details online. Contact media@international.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) will lead the Canadian delegation of 19 participants at the Africa Investment Forum, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Alghabra will take part in AIF panel discussions, including a special session entitled Investing in Women that will be broadcast live across Africa. He will also witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between FinDev Canada and the … Read more
Official Opposition leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will be joining Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and former Prime Ministers to South Africa to honour the life of the late Nelson Mandela. Call 613-323-7974.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) announced that he will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to pay his final respects to Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa. Harper will be accompanied by his wife Laureen Harper and a Canadian delegation. Former Prime Ministers Jean Chrétien, Kim Campbell and Brian Mulroney … Read more
The Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will attend the 59th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Johannesburg. More information is available online.
