Concordia University presents the 2012 Workshops on Social Science Research. Workshops include “Landing the Big One: Political Science in Pursuit of Power,” with Tom Flanagan and "Decisions: The Road to the White House and Implications of the 2012 Election,” with Thomas Scotto. Email wssr@alcor.concordia.ca.
On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Quebec Conservative Senator Jacques Demers will attend the launch of Pierre Vennat's biography of the late brigadier-general Guy Gauvreau. The event will be held at the Fusiliers Mont-Royal Armoury, 3721 Henri-Julien Street. Call 613-992-7468.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) will announce an innovative research program to be funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) Health Research Foundation. The event will take place at Le Groupe Maurice Theatre Foyer, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Côte-des-Neiges Pavilion, 4565 Queen-Mary Road. Call 613-957-0200.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, BC) will participate in International Polar Year 2012 Conference "From Knowledge to Action." Duncan will appear at the opening ceremony and closing ceremony. The event will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, 5th level, Plenary Hall. Call 514-283-1104.
Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, QC) will address the annual members' meeting of the Conseil du patronat du Quebec. The event will take place at the Salon Saisons, 1st floor, Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, 1050 Sherbrooke Street West. Call 613-995-9001.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) will speak at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations luncheon on the government’s vision for an economic program focused on jobs, growth, and prosperity. The event will take place at Marriott Château Champlain Hotel, 1050 de la Gauchetière Street West, Le salon Cartier. Call 613-952-1650.
The Canadian Coast Guard, the International Polar Year 2012 Conference and ArcticNet are inviting the public to visit the ultramodern research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, which will be docked near the Montreal Science Centre at the Old Port of Montreal. This open house is being held as part of the International Polar Year 2012 Conference. More … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Conservative Quebec Senator Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis will attend a site visit of Habitations communautaires Entre-deux-ages and Cooperative d'habitation Reve Bleu de Verdun. The event will take place at 4390 – 4392 Gaetan-Laberge Boulevard. Call 514-496-1189.
Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, BC) will make an announcement about culture, official languages, and Aboriginal people in Quebec. The event will take place at the Société des arts technologiques, 1201 Saint-Laurent Boulevard. Call 819-997-7788.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada is hosting a citizenship ceremony during which boxing champion Lucian Bute and 30 other new Canadian citizens from 19 different countries will be sworn in. The ceremony will be presided over by Citizenship Judge Gilles H. Duguay. The event will take place at St. Dorothy Elementary School, 8961 6th Avenue. Call … Read more
