The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new PBO report entitled Federal Program Spending on Housing Affordability in 2021. This report is intended to help parliamentarians understand federal program spending on housing affordability. It provides an update on our 2019 report, Federal Program Spending on Housing Affordability in response to questions raised by parliamentarians. Call 613-992-8026
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.) will take part in a virtual press conference to announce significant support for Canadian youth. Details online. Call 613-295-3617.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) and Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. They will be joined by Chief … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new legislative costing note entitled Tax Credit for Recent Graduates Working in a Designated Region (Bill C-295). Call 613-992-8026.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will make an important funding announcement to address gender-based violence, including to accelerate progress towards a National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence. Details online. Call 613-295-8123.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Western Economic Diversification Canada) and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada Water Agency) Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Man.), will hold a press conference to make an announcement … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul will host a virtual roundtable discussing recent transportation news and the need for public transportation in a green world; Paul will be joined by an expert panel to lay out the case for infrastructure and city planning that allows Canadians to live without cars, provides economic mobility, and protects Indigenous women … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) will announce new funding recipients under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund and the launch of the 2021 call for applications. Details online. Call 613-992-7468.
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) will make a virtual announcement about the Agora des Arts. Details online. Call 819-997-7788.
Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.) will announce financial assistance from the Government of Canada to support the growth of FPInnovations, a non-profit organization specialising in innovation and technology transfer in the forestry sector. This CED financial contribution will be announced on behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.). Details … Read more
