Minister Clement to hold round-table discussion

Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) will lead a round-table discussion with local business leaders in Montreal, highlighting the latest developments in implementing the Red Tape Reduction Action Plan. The event will take place at 400 Place d’Youville, Suite 601. Call 613-957-2666.

Minister Clement to promote CODE appathon at McGill University

Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) will discuss with McGill University students and technology enthusiasts how they can use Open Data to spur economic growth through innovation in the government’s first national appathon, the Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE). The event will take place at McGill University Room 267, Macdonald Engineering Building – 815 … Read more

Canada Economic Development event

On behalf of 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.), Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) will make an announcement concerning the firm Sonitec-Vortisand Technologies Inc. The event will take … Read more

Ministers MacKay and Leitch to make funding announcement

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) will make a funding announcement. The event will be held at the Girls Action Foundation, Suite 601, 24 Mont-Royal Avenue West. Call 613-992-4621.

NDP leader to celebrate Tết

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will be in Montreal to celebrateTết with the Vietnamese community. The event will take place at Pierre Charbonneau Centre, 3000 Viau Street. Call 613-323-7974.

Bloc Québécois event

The national office of the Bloc Québécois will hold a meeting. Members will adopt a proposal to hold a race for the presidency of the party. A press release will be issued later in the day but there will be no press conference. Call 514-237-2883.

The Importance of Politics and Social Media

The Liberal Party of Canada – Quebec presents several seminars on the Importance of Politics and Social Media (in preparation for the 2015 Election in Montreal.) The event will take place at the Restaurant La Molisana, 1014 Fleury Street East. Call 514-381-8888 or email sbegin@liberal.ca.

Speech by Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada

Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Canadian Club of Montréal on the topic of monetary policy as risk management. The event will be held at the Hilton Bonaventure, Ballroom, 900 de la Gauchetière West. Call 613-782-8782.

Government announcement

Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) will make an announcement that will work to reduce the rates of violence against women with disabilities and Deaf women across Canada, including in the North. The event will take place at  the DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada, 110 Sainte-Thérèse #505. Call 819-953-5646.

Christian Paradis to deliver a speech

International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) will outline Canada's international development priorities in a speech at the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. The event will take place at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West. Call 819-953-6238.