St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Please join Canadian Veterans Advocacy and veterans in the Montreal St. Patrick’s Day Parade. There will be festivities following the parade, taking place at Le Nouvel Hotel (front door) 1740 Boul. René Lévesque Ouest. Call 613-915-1516.

Minister MacKay to make an announcement

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will make a justice-related funding announcement. This event will take place at Educaloi, Suite 102, 407 Saint-Laurent Blvd. Call 613-992-4621.

Minister MacKay to make an announcement

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will make a justice-related funding announcement. To obtain the address for this event, please call 613-957-4207.

Mulcair will be in Montreal to address Americana 2015

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will be in Montreal to address Americana 2015 where he’ll discuss the importance of green technology and sustainable development. In the afternoon he will address the Montreal St-Patrick’s Society’s annual luncheon. The speech at Americana 2015 will be held at Palais des congrès, level 200, Exhibition hall, 1001 Jean-Paul-Riopelle Place. The speech at … Read more

NDP leader Mulcair to speak at Force Jeunesse Summit

NDP leader Tom Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will address the Force Jeunesse Summit, where he’ll discuss the importance of youth engagement, job creation and sustainable development. This event will take place in the Banque nationale amphitheatre, HEC Montréal, 3000 Chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine. Call 613-323-7974.

Minister Lebel to make an announcement

Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.), together with Richard St-Pierre, president of C2 Montréal, will make an announcement concerning this year’s international C2 Montréal conference. Media are welcome to this news conference. This event will take place at 8, … Read more

Minister Lebel to make an announcement

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.),  Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) will make an announcement about the center of creation and production of “7 doigts de la main”. This event will … Read more

Liberal leader Trudeau visits Montreal

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will deliver a keynote address at the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. A media availability will follow. This event will take place at the Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom, 1201 Boulevard René-Levesque West. Call 613-947-5100.

Press Conference on Unifor and CN Rail negotiations

Unifor will host a press conference to give an update about negotiations with CN Rail. Unifor reached a tentative agreement with CP on Feb. 14. 2015, but has been unable to reach an agreement with CN after five months of negotiations. CN abruptly halted negotiations on Feb. 15, refusing to meet the Unifor rail pattern. Speakers include Unifor President Jerry Dias, Unifor … Read more

Terrorism in Canada: Domestic or International Challenge?

The Canadian International Council (CIC) Montreal hosts its annual branch meeting, featuring a talk on “Terrorism in Canada: Domestic or International Challenge?” with Ray Boisvert, president of I-Sec Integrated Strategies. This event will take place at the University Club of Montreal, 2047 Mansfield St. Email kmatthews@opencanada.org.