NDP leader to announce tariff response plan

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will speak to media about his plan to respond to Trump’s tariffs. He will be joined by NDP deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie) and NDP candidates Nîma Machouf (Laurier-Ste. Marie), Julie Girard-Lemary (Hochelaga-Rosemont-Est) and Malcolm Lewis-Richmond (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount) in the Vivaldi Room, Delta Hotels Montreal, 475 President Kennedy Ave. … Read more

Solidarity Across Borders to hold press conference

Solidarity Across Borders will hold a press conference to share their reactions regarding President [Donald] Trump’s anti-migrant policies and the responses of Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The event will take place at 4755, Av. Van Horne, Suite 110. Contact solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com. 514-809-0773

Ministers Martinez Ferrada and Champagne meet with business leaders in Montréal

Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.) and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will meet with leaders from different key industries to discuss possible consequences and identify the needs of Quebec businesses, in case customs tariffs are applied on products sold in the U.S. … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary Hepfner to announce support for 2SLGBTQI+ organizations

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Lisa Hepfner (Hamilton Mountain, Ont.) will announce support for projects aimed at advancing equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities across Canada and addressing the rise in hatred. The event will take place at Cabaret Lion d’Or, 1676 Ontario St.E. Details are available online. Contact Emelyana.Titarenko@fegc-wage.gc.ca

Chief of Defence Staff and NORAD Deputy Commander to speak on Arctic defence

Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan will join NORAD’s deputy commander Lt.-Gen. Blaise Frawley at a bilingual lunch event on “Continental and Arctic defence: Meeting today’s global challenges,” hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. The event will take place at Le Westin Montréal, 270 Saint-Antoine Street W. Register online.

Minister Martinez Ferrada to announce support for Quebec’s transition to a green economy

Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.) will announce federal financial support for the Fonds d’action québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD) to contribute to Quebec’s transition to a green economy. Details are available online. Contact media@dec-ced.gc.ca

2025 National Bank Economic Forum

The Montreal Chamber of Commerce will host the 2025 National Bank Economic Forum. National Bank President and CEO Laurent Ferreira and National Bank Chief Economist and Strategist Stéfane Marion will present their take on the economy. The event will take place at the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal, 900 De La Gauchetière St.W. Contact reservations@ccmm.ca

Blanchet to hold press conference on finance

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) will hold a conference at the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) at the Club Saint-James de Montréal, 1145 Union Ave. He will give a speech on his economic vision for Quebec, followed by a discussion with FCCQ President and CEO Véronique Proulx. Call 613-402-0443