National Defence Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) will hold a media availability following the completion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels. This event will take place online. Call 613-904-3333.
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry V. DeMarco will deliver remarks on “Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change,” part of a webinar hosted by the University of Ottawa. De Marco will present his office’s latest report and the lessons learned from Canada’s record on climate change. This event will take place online.
Canada 2020 hosts a webinar, “Rare Disease in Canada and the Hopeful Future.” Thought leaders in industry and government will discuss the current state of rare disease drugs in Canada and how best to move this sector forward. This event will take place online.
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) will announce support electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This event will take place online. Call 613-447-3488.
Minister for Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) and 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.) will announce a federal investment to improve high-speed Internet access in rural Saskatchewan. This event will take place online. Call 343-571-9582.
On behalf of Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.), Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will announce support under the Economic Recovery for Lac-Mégantic Initiative. This event will take place online. Contact ariane.joazard-belizaire@pch.gc.ca.
On behalf of Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.), National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and Caroline Proulx, Quebec Minister of Tourism, will announce support from the governments of Canada and Quebec for one of Eastern Canada’s largest snow‑removal equipment. This event will take place online. Contact ariane.joazard-belizaire@pch.gc.ca.
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) will host the federal government’s Official Black History Month Virtual Celebration, organized by the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat at Canadian Heritage. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will also take part. This event will take place online.
The University of Ottawa hosts a fireside chat with Yan Campagnolo on his new book, Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy. Campagnolo defends the practice of Cabinet secrecy by demonstrating that it is essential to the proper functioning of responsible government while finding that the secrecy regime at the federal level in Canada is excessively … Read more
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will post two new PBO legislative costing notes: “Temporarily Expanding Eligibility for the Local Lockdown Program” and “Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) under Expanded Eligibility” on the website.
