Event Location: Montreal, QC

The following people will offer perspectives on the impacts of Bill C-36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, on female, trans and male sex workers in the sex industry: Anna-Aude Caouette and Robyn Maynard, Stella, l’amie de Maimie; Frank Suerich-Gulick and Betty Iglesias, ASTT(e)Q : Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec; Karine Hudon, l’Association québécoise pour la promotion de la santé des … Read more

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will visit Montreal. Trudeau will attend Montréal Pride’s Community Day, participate in celebrations of Pakistan’s independence with the Himalaya Seniors of Quebec and participate in the Hellenic Flame Festival. Later Saturday evening Trudeau will attend Falla alongside Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti ( Saint-Léonard–Saint-Michel, Que.).

On behalf of Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment Colin Carrie (Oshawa , Ont.) will be in Montreal to make an announcement related to weather and environmental services. The event will be held at the Ouranos, 550 Sherbrooke West, West Tower, 19th floor. Call 819-997-1441.

International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) will be in Montréal to engage Quebec actors in Canada’s development priorities. Paradis will meet with members of the Haitian community to discuss the challenges that Haiti faces in creating the conditions necessary for sustainable economic growth and private sector development, as well as the … Read more

Mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre will address members of the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Grand Salon Opera, 1255 Jeanne-Mance St., Montreal. More information is available online.

Christiana Figueres, executive secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, will address members of the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations at a luncheon. The event will be held at Omni Mont-Royal Hotel, Salon des Saisons, 1050 Sherbrooke St. West. More information is available online.

Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) will make an announcement about space technology. The event will be held at Effigis Geo-Solutions Inc., 4101 Molson Street, Suite 400. Call 450-926-4370.

The Centre for International Governance Innovation presents the launch of a new book Canada Among Nations, to be followed by a panel discussion with speakers including Philip Oxhorn, McGill University, and Dale Rowlands, Carleton University. The event will be held at McGill University, Thompson House, Ballroom, 2nd Floor, 3650 McTavish St. More information is available online.

Centre for International Governance Innovation senior fellow Brett House will discuss the theory and practice of debt restructuring, as well as coming policy developments, with the Montreal research community. The event will be held on the McGill Campus, Room 429 Leacock Bldg. More information is available online.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) will hold a Green Train Whistle Stop rally at Montreal Central Station. The cross-Canada Green Train Tour rallies are being held to raise awareness of the crisis in Canadian democracy and to show support for Canada’s rail system. The event will be held at Montreal Central Station, street level, 895 de la … Read more