Event Location: Montreal, QC

Enda Kenny, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister), will visit Canada. He is expected to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) in Montréal on May 4. Call 613-957-5555.

Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) will be at École de technologie supérieure to announce post-secondary infrastructure funding. The event will be held at 1220 Notre-Dame St. W. Call 343-291-2500.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will officially launch Rail Safety Week and make an announcement regarding investments in rail safety. He will be joined by Stephen Covey, Chair, Board of Directors, Operation Lifesaver; Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer, Via Rail Canada; and Françoise Bertrand, Chair, Board of Directors, VIA Rail Canada. This event … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) will speak at the annual general meeting of TechnoMontreal. He will speak about key elements of Budget 2017’s Innovation and Skills Plan and also how key sectors of Quebec’s economy could benefit from innovation. … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Hélène David, Quebec Minister responsible for Higher Education, will announce infrastructure funding and to highlight the benefits of the new Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. This event will take place at Collège de Rosemont, Café Show (Room C-109), 6400 16e Ave. Call 343-291-1777.

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will make an announcement related to rental housing in Canada. This event will take place at the Centre for Sustainable Development, 50 Sainte-Catherine W. Call 819-654-5546.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) will deliver a keynote address to open a conference hosted by Aéro Montréal, a think tank representing Quebec’s world-class aerospace sector. Bains will speak about the economic benefits of defence procurement for the sector. The event will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Jean R. Rioux (Saint-Jean, Que.) will speak at Aéro Montréal’s “Seminar on Defence and Royal Canadian Air Force Projects” about the key challenges and opportunities ahead for the Department of National Defence. The event will be held at Palais des Congrès – Canada, 159 Saint-Antoine Rue O. Call 613-996-2353.

Vanier College hosts the “Conference on Holocaust and Genocide: Justice and Accountability” This major conference, chaired Irwin Cotler, McGill Professor Emeritus,  former Liberal MP and current chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, features leading experts and public figures who will be sharing their insights and experience. Today’s speakers include Senator Murray Sinclair, Parliamentary Secretary to the … Read more

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will be at the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec to announce Budget 2017 measures to help Canadians get the skills they’ll need to find and keep good middle-class jobs. The event will be held at 3535 Saint-Denis Rd. Call 819-994-5559.