The Centre for Immigrant and Community Services hosts a Canadian Parliament Virtual Field Trip for permanent residents ages 8-24 years old and their families. Have you ever wanted to visit the Canadian Parliament buildings? An experienced youth worker will take you on a virtual field trip to see where federal laws are made. This event will take place online.
Ryerson University hosts a webinar on “Representation Matters. Power Matters,” considering the challenges that racialized candidates face in their journey from nomination to the campaign trail to Parliament Hill. Participants include former MP and author Celina Caesar-Chavannes, and Velma Morgan, chair of Operation Black Vote Canada. This event will take place online.
Library and Archives Canada hosts the third edition of the LAC Forum with University Partners: “Memory Institutions as Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Places.” LAC’s university partners and a wide range of participants will discuss the question of equity, diversity and inclusion, including current EDI issues and challenges facing libraries, archives and museums. This event will take … Read more
On behalf of Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will announce support of organizations that prevent and address human trafficking in Newfoundland and Labrador. This event will take place online. Call 613-295-8123.
The Quebec Community Groups Network will hold a bilingual press briefing concerning the Quebec government’s Bill 96: An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec. This event will take place online. Call 514-912-6555.
NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus (Timmis-James Bay, Ont.), and Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont – La-Petite-Patrie, Que.) will hold a press conference to offer reaction on the Ethics Commissioner’s report on WE Charity and a Privacy Commissioner report on the RCMP’s use of facial recognition. This event will take place online. Call 613-222-2351.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) will take part in an infrastructure announcement regarding COVID-19 response for public infrastructure in Eastern PEI. This event will take place online. Call 613-298-7386.
The Canadian Club of Toronto hosts a webinar on “How the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Shape a Recovery Response to COVID-19,” a conversation around how pandemics can pierce through politics, business, media, and public health to force inward reflection of who we want to be as a community and how leaders and citizens can build more … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will take part in a French-language discussion on “Canada’s Foreign Policy Priorities” in a webinar hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. This event will take place online.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will take part in an infrastructure announcement. She will be joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) and Liberal MP Jean Yip (Scarborough–Agincourt, Ont.). This event will take place online. Call 613-298-7386.
