Media are invited to attend a “Behind the Scenes” tour at Pierre Elliott Trudeau – Montréal Airport for a visit of the temporary port-of-entry designed to facilitate the entrance to Canada of the Syrian refugees. This tour will be followed by a visit to a nearby Welcome Centre, where refugees will be bussed after being … Read more
Evan Siddall, president and CEO of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), will explain “Why Housing Matters” to the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. The event will be held at Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle. Call 613-740-5413.
Members of the media are invited to attend CMHC’s annual Montréal Housing Outlook Conference. CMHC’s experienced Analysts will provide an overview of upcoming trends: What are the most active sectors? What are the forecast scenarios for 2016-2017? Will the resale market get back in stride? What will be the impact of the aging population on … Read more
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East presents this talk in French by Swiss-born intellectual, philosopher and writer Tariq Ramdan on “Wars, Refugees and Revolutions: Addressing the Fears and Fanaticism of our Age.” Ramadan’s talk will center on the upheavals facing the Middle East and the West: the ongoing conflicts, the massive refugee … Read more
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and National Film Board of Canada will co-host an event to start a discussion on the discoverability of content. Matthieu Dugal, host and columnist on Ici Radio-Canada Première and TV5 Monde, will moderate this event focused on French-language markets, featuring Pascal Lechevallier, CEO of What’s Hot, a new media consulting firm. This … Read more
La Gouvernance au Féminin invites both women and men to a cocktail reception with senior vice president and World Bank Group general counsel Anne-Marie Leroy. This event will take place at the Ritz-Carleton Montreal, 1228 Sherbrooke Ouest. Register online.
On the first post-election evening, the Montreal Press Club and the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies present longtime former MP Irwin Cotler as the latest guest in their Distinguished Speakers Series. The event will be held at The University Club of Montreal, 2047 rue Mansfield, Montreal, Que.
The Bloc Québécois is holding an election night rally to watch the poll results as they come in. Party leader Gilles Duceppe will be in attendance. This event will take place at Cabaret La Tulipe, 4530 Papineau Ave. More details are available online.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will attend a campaign event in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The event will be held at Ahuntsic-Cartierville Liberal Campaign Office, 1499 Fleury Street East.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will release the NDP’s Platform in Montreal. The event will be held at Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle.
