On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), Liberal MP Kody Blois (Kings–Hants, N.S.) will announce support for sustainable communities in the municipality of the County of Kings. This event will take place online. Call 613-447-3488.
Governor General Mary Simon will receive letters of credence for nine new heads of mission to Canada: Teburoro Tito (Kiribati), Viliami Vaʻinga Tōnē (Tonga), Philip Jada Natana (South Sudan), Issimaïl Chanfi (Comoros), Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf (Mauritania), Jean-Claude Félix Do-Rego (Benin), Onkokame Kitso Mokaila (Botswana), Natalie Mensah-Williams (Namibia) and Nicole Catherine Marie Bintner (Luxembourg). This event will take place online. Call 343-573-7563.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post a new PBO report entitled The Government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2022-23, which supports the first two appropriation bills that seek Parliament’s approval of $190.3 billion in budgetary authorities. The report will be available online. Call 613-222-8516.
McGill University hosts a webinar, “Canada and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine,” a panel discussion featuring Canadian perspectives on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Academics and experts will explore the historical, political, and social ties between Canada and Ukraine as well as the role of Canadian foreign policy, especially ongoing sanctions against Russia, in the current conflict. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Francis Drouin (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell, Ont.), will virtually join processors of supply managed commodities to announce investments that will support the continued competitiveness and resilience of the sector. Details online. Call 343-541-9229.
In the spirit of International Women’s Day, women agricultural leaders will participate in a fireside chat, moderated by Vicki Brisson, Member of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council. Participants include: Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.); Margaret Johnson, Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries, N.B.; Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, B.C.; Lisa Thompson, … Read more
On behalf of Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.) will make an announcement regarding support for improving healthy living behaviours in older adults. Call 613-957-0200.
Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Helena Jaczek (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.), will make an important announcement to support a local manufacturing company. Details online. Call 343-552-2375.
Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) and Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) will make a virtual announcement regarding investments to support jobs and economic growth in the Yukon. Details online. Call 819-953-1153.
As the federal government is set to table its 2030 emissions reduction plan, and with sights on achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, Canadian Club Toronto is hosting a timely conversation on the skills and jobs required to realize Canada’s energy transition. Moderated by John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President in the Office of the CEO at RBC, the … Read more
