On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) will announce support for green infrastructure in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. She will be joined by Joanne Vanderheyden, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. This event will take place online. Call 613-447-3488.
Dalhousie University hosts a webinar, “Long-Term Care and the Canada Health Act: The Unfinished Chapter?” Participants include former Liberal health minister Anne McLellan, senior advisor at Bennett Jones LLP; former Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter, Vice Chair at Global Public Affairs; Jason Shannon, president and Chief Operating Officer at Shannex; Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System; and Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Marc Serré (Nickel Belt, Ont.) and Joanne Vanderheyden, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, will virtually announce support for local green initiatives in Southwestern Ontario. Details online. Call 613-907-6395.
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Diane Archie, Northwest Territories’ Minister of Infrastructure, and Natasha Kulikowski, Mayor of the Town of Inuvik, will make an infrastructure funding announcement. Details online. Call 873-355-9576.
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will deliver remarks and participate in a virtual roundtable with women entrepreneurs and Square Canada. Details online. Call 613-612-0482.
Liberal MP Ken Hardie (Fleetwood–Port Kells, B.C.), on behalf ofNatural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), will make an electric vehicle infrastructure announcement. Details online. Call 343-292-6100.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Women in Business Summit: Empowering an Inclusive Recovery. This summit event will feature keynotes and panel discussions that address everything from the challenges faced by women-owned businesses during the pandemic and how to keep women in the workforce, to mental health, the experience of women in Canadian politics, … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post three new legislative costing notes: Increasing Old Age Security for Canadians 75 and Over; Interest-free Loans for Home Retrofits; Update: Bill C-206 – Extension of the exemption for qualifying farming fuel to marketable natural gas and propane. Call 613-992-8026.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), alongside Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) will make an important announcement about high-speed Internet for rural and Indigenous communities in Ontario. Details online. Call 613-295-8123.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Que.) will announce Government of Canada financial assistance to support the growth of OmniFab, an innovative business that has been designing, manufacturing and repairing high-quality mechanical components for over 20 years. Details … Read more
