NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Que.), will meet with the Chiefs of Nutashkuan and Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nations. Call 613-222-2351.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will be in Montreal to talk about health care, the environment and actions needed by the federal government with Quebecers. At 10:15 a.m., he will meet with the Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) to discuss solutions to tackle the health-care … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) is expected to attend and respond to a panel discussion titled “An Action Plan to Halt and Reverse Nature Loss in Canada: What is required across the country?” hosted by Nature Canada. Panel participants include Graham Saul, executive director of Nature Canada; Mandy Gull-Masty, the Grand Chief … Read more
Environmental Defence and Keepers of the Water will be holding a press briefing at COP15 about the current and looming threats the tar sands tailings pose to the biodiversity of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the second-largest freshwater delta in the world. Speakers include a Mikisew Cree First Nation representative, various Indigenous experts from Keepers of the … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Stephanie Thorassie, executive director for the Seal River Watershed Alliance, and Jeff Wharton, Minister of Environment, Climate and Parks, Government of Manitoba, will make an announcement on advancing the protection of one of the world’s largest ecologically intact watersheds. This event will be held at the UN Stage at … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will participate in the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference and make several announcements. This event will take place at the Canada Pavilion, Palais des congrès, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle. Call 613-323-7892.
NDP Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) will join Montreal elected officials from various levels of government and civil society stakeholders in calling on the Liberal government to better protect biodiversity on federal lands in Montreal. This event will take place in the atrium of the Maison du développement durable, 50 Saint-Catherine St. W. … Read more
Former Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna, who is now leading the UN High-Level Expert Group, will discuss the conclusions and recommendations of the report published at COP27, Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions, as well as the roles of cities, business, provincial governments and financial institutions in reaching agreed targets for carbon-neutrality. … Read more
Nature Canada will deliver letters, postcards, and artwork addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) expressing excitement and hope for a strong global agreement to halt and reverse nature loss at the UN NatureCOP (COP15) summit. Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) will deliver remarks. This event will be held on the … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) will participate in the opening press conference for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). Call 819-230-1557.
